October 21, 2004

CRAZY WORLD

In an otherwise standard Paul McGeough piece, the Sydney Morning Herald’s mope in the Middle East actually writes something positive:

The relative safety of the Afghan capital and a stunning demonstration of the people's yearning for a new life when they came out to vote in their millions on October 9 are proof that good things might happen in this crazy world.

Deposing murderous lunatics somehow leads to goodness. It’s just crazy, is what it is! Meanwhile, an earlier McGeough report has attracted some high-level criticism:

A senior Bush administration official has rejected as "nonsense" claims Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi personally executed six suspected insurgents in June.

US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said he believed he had evidence that the claim by two alleged unnamed witnesses, as reported on the front page of The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age on July 17, was not true.

Happy now, Paul?

Posted by Tim Blair at October 21, 2004 04:19 PM
Comments

McGeough, McGeough... he's a child molester isn't he?
Some guys told me.
Somebody stop him.

Posted by: Some Guy at October 21, 2004 at 04:53 PM

The thrust of the article is standard McGeough Bush is a fool material with such profound lines as "there are huge differences and, alas, great similarities".

My favourite is the ending "There is a momentum here, but it is so fragile. There is peace, but it's a dangerous peace and the risk in all this naive talk of success, is that the world will move on."

Vision this. McGeough's 3 year old shows him a picture of a puppy and asks him if he likes it. Paul responds "It is premature to talk of liking your picture, lets put that off until you can keep within the lines".

Posted by: Greg at October 21, 2004 at 05:00 PM

I think they honestly prefer the Taliban.

The taliban fit their desire for a self imposed ruling class. The total nanny state with them in charge would be "different this time".

Posted by: Rob Read at October 21, 2004 at 09:48 PM

Paul McGeough and the robot from Red Dwarf are one and the same guy.

Posted by: Le clerc at October 21, 2004 at 11:10 PM

I'm suprised fairfax hasn't overhauled its entire editorial staff after their massive "intelligence failure" with regard to the election.

Posted by: Jonny at October 22, 2004 at 07:07 AM

SMH LIED!!!! LEFTIES CRIED!!!!

Posted by: RhikoR at October 22, 2004 at 11:31 AM

Mcgeough must be doing a good job to elicit such hatred from the right.
Read albritton's back to iraq last night about his friend martinkus.Seems that he is telling the truth.
Good story on the oz about the mercs today,they all agree that the yanks are stuffed-what hope have we relying on those turkeys?
I have a friend just back from the green zone who says also says that the americans are trigger happy dickheads.

Posted by: marklatham at October 23, 2004 at 10:44 PM

Oh well thats all right then.If dick amrmitage says it's not true then that is gospel,isn't it?

Posted by: marklatham at October 23, 2004 at 10:46 PM