So much for George Bush the Middle East Peacemaker.
Today his government welcomed the assasination of Hizbullah's most senior commanders, Imad Mugnieh.
Hizbullah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, accused Israel of assassinating him by planting a bomb in his car. Tehran blamed Israel but Israel denied any involvement.
According to the Irish Times today the "US applauds assassination of senior Hizbullah leader"
When will the US learn that you cannot declare a "War on Terror" and then aplaude terror tactics when they are used by your allies against their enemies.
"The world is a better place without this man in it. He was a cold-blooded killer, a mass-murderer and a terrorist responsible for countless innocent lives lost," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. "One way or another he was brought to justice."
Justice? How many "countless innocent lives" have been lost in George Bush's war on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Too many! But no-one is advocating blowing him up in his car-well not yet anyway!
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Chomsky does a great analysis on how every single US president since 1945 should be found guilty of war crimes. If only I could find it...
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