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Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraqi Leader’s Office

Drudge Report

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush ducked two shoes thrown at him by an unidentified man during a press conference in the Iraqi prime minister’s office.

Bush wasn’t hit by the shoes, one of which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said “I’m OK” after the incident in Baghdad today. “All I can report is it is a size 10,” Bush said.

In Arab culture, throwing shoes is a grave show of disrespect. The man shouted an Arabic phrase, which an Iraqi present said translated as “this is a farewell kiss, dog.”

Bloomberg

Well Bush will add this incident to his collection along with the bird dropping he received earlier

Update
Saudi offers to purchase the shoe for $10 million. Wow!

Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraqi Leader’s Office

Drudge Report

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush ducked two shoes thrown at him by an unidentified man during a press conference in the Iraqi prime minister’s office.

Bush wasn’t hit by the shoes, one of which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said “I’m OK” after the incident in Baghdad today. “All I can report is it is a size 10,” Bush said.

In Arab culture, throwing shoes is a grave show of disrespect. The man shouted an Arabic phrase, which an Iraqi present said translated as “this is a farewell kiss, dog.”

Bloomberg

Well Bush will add this incident to his collection along with the bird dropping he received earlier

The Triumph of the Ego

All hail our savior, our general, our commander in chief, the implementer of justice who will bless this anarchy with something called democracy… someday or the other.

Our general is reported to have said that he and he alone can lead Pakistan to democracy. Certainly, I do not wish to disagree with him for the fear of my little blog being “blacked out”.

Despite all hate on the net and within myself, I am amazed by his talents. This man has taken hostage a nation, USA and world peace all at once. I am surprised by his skills to manipulate the situation and still find something positive to inflate his ego. Unquestionably, he is the best we have produced so far, and I certainly do not desire for more.

Here is some food for thought

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the supply lines are “very real areas of concern” because about 75 percent of the supplies, including 40 percent of vehicle fuel supplies, either go through or over Pakistan.

Source

Here is the map of countries around Afghanistan

So lets see, China will not do the job fr them, Ahmadenijad would rather sing Holocaust songs than help them, Uzbekistan has this little problem of “Islamism” (plus it kicked US out of its bases), Turkmenistan is no exception when it comes to soviet-style leadership with “Islamic” touch.

Now let me think, how would America get supplies to its soldiers? what is the most reliable and shortest route? Obviously its Pakistan!

The Triumph of the Ego

All hail our savior, our general, our commander in chief, the implementer of justice who will bless this anarchy with something called democracy… someday or the other.

Our general is reported to have said that he and he alone can lead Pakistan to democracy. Certainly, I do not wish to disagree with him for the fear of my little blog being “blacked out”.

Despite all hate on the net and within myself, I am amazed by his talents. This man has taken hostage a nation, USA and world peace all at once. I am surprised by his skills to manipulate the situation and still find something positive to inflate his ego. Unquestionably, he is the best we have produced so far, and I certainly do not desire for more.

Here is some food for thought

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the supply lines are “very real areas of concern” because about 75 percent of the supplies, including 40 percent of vehicle fuel supplies, either go through or over Pakistan.

Source

Here is the map of countries around Afghanistan

So lets see, China will not do the job fr them, Ahmadenijad would rather sing Holocaust songs than help them, Uzbekistan has this little problem of “Islamism” (plus it kicked US out of its bases), Turkmenistan is no exception when it comes to soviet-style leadership with “Islamic” touch.

Now let me think, how would America get supplies to its soldiers? what is the most reliable and shortest route? Obviously its Pakistan!

A burning question…

An interesting video regarding “How Long Will Americans Stay Apathetic To The Reality”. This goes for Pakistanis as well. Stand up speak up, wake up… because it is you who has to run the show.

How Long Will Americans Stay Apathetic To The Reality – For more amazing video clips, click here

A burning question…

An interesting video regarding “How Long Will Americans Stay Apathetic To The Reality”. This goes for Pakistanis as well. Stand up speak up, wake up… because it is you who has to run the show.

How Long Will Americans Stay Apathetic To The Reality – For more amazing video clips, click here

Musharraf and BB – Love affair now over

What will Musharraf do now?

That is the ultimate question on everybody’s mind. Certainly the unavoidable is about to happen.

With the ‘deal’ now in shambles and taliban now taunting musharraf, it appears musharraf is cornered. With events such as the pathetic Earthquake Relief Operations, Chief Justice sacking, Red Mosque blunder, Waziristan mayhem, Bugti Killing and now this section of Northern Bypass crumbling and a lot of blood on Musharrafs hands, times are testing.

From a citizen’s perspective, life has been tough here lately. We have suffered the worst days of our lives, in the horrible traffic jams of Karachi or without power with mercury levels touching 40+ C. Bad infrastructure is not only the worry, but corrupt government officials add to the misery.

So what are the prospects for Musharraf? Bright! Why?

The very reason being that he has incompetent opponents, who do not know how to run the country. Lets start with Benazir, her terms have seen widespread corrupt practices accounting for billions of dollars that largely came from “commisions” on business deals for Pakistan government. The most famous being the kickback on 32 Mirge Planes and the controversial thermal Independant Power Projects (we could have established hydro based projects which were sustainable and had low operating expense) the effects of which are seen to this day. During here tenure we saw lack of concrete economic policies to utilize the rich resource base of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif has been another thorn in Pakistan’s history. As usual he has been corrupt and inefficient. The much hyped “Karz utaro Mulk Sawaro” (Payoff Debt, Enervate the Country) called for the public to donate its money to help Pakistan pay-off its mounting debt. As usual our patriotic public gave loads of money which ended up paying for the decorated mansions of Raiwind (a place in Punjab) for Nawaz. Pakistan went through the worst economic crisis in his tenure as sanctions were imposed after we went Nuclear (This one glorious gift helped deflate India’s ever-growing ego). Kargil War added to the miseries, and eventually he was dethroned by Musharraf.

Musharraf siezed power in 1998 from Nawaz. A brilliant strategist or not, that I cannot conclude due to the lack of evidence. However, the experts believe that Kargil conflict “showed a shocking lack of strategy” on Musharraf’s part. Educated in Turkey, he has grown fond of Kemal Ataturk’s view of a secular nation. This is why we have been seeing a lot of “enlightened moderation” speeches lately. On the whole “our leader” likes to feed his ego. One good thing he did was revive the economy when it was in a state of neglect.

At the time Musharraf took over the government, Pakistan was regarded as a failed state by many international experts, as it was close to bankrupt. Total foreign exchange reserves were less than one month’s import. Investor confidence was at an all-time low. – Wikipeda

The bottomline

Pakistan was in an economic mess before 1998. We saw decline in FDI, high debt levels, high unemployment etc. And now we are growing at 7% per annum.

It is unlikely that either BB or Nawaz take charge due to a strong opposition by business community and particularly by foreign investors, that now act as a natural hedge for a new five-year term for Musharraf. It is due to the billions of dollars invested here, “altruistic” Uncle Sam do not want us to get rid of the dictator. The fear of another “radical Islamist” (after Iran) rattling nukes makes the west wet their pants. So the dictator is not going anywhere, strap on and enjoy the ride.

Musharraf and BB – Love affair now over

What will Musharraf do now?

That is the ultimate question on everybody’s mind. Certainly the unavoidable is about to happen.

With the ‘deal’ now in shambles and taliban now taunting musharraf, it appears musharraf is cornered. With events such as the pathetic Earthquake Relief Operations, Chief Justice sacking, Red Mosque blunder, Waziristan mayhem, Bugti Killing and now this section of Northern Bypass crumbling and a lot of blood on Musharrafs hands, times are testing.

From a citizen’s perspective, life has been tough here lately. We have suffered the worst days of our lives, in the horrible traffic jams of Karachi or without power with mercury levels touching 40+ C. Bad infrastructure is not only the worry, but corrupt government officials add to the misery.

So what are the prospects for Musharraf? Bright! Why?

The very reason being that he has incompetent opponents, who do not know how to run the country. Lets start with Benazir, her terms have seen widespread corrupt practices accounting for billions of dollars that largely came from “commisions” on business deals for Pakistan government. The most famous being the kickback on 32 Mirge Planes and the controversial thermal Independant Power Projects (we could have established hydro based projects which were sustainable and had low operating expense) the effects of which are seen to this day. During here tenure we saw lack of concrete economic policies to utilize the rich resource base of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif has been another thorn in Pakistan’s history. As usual he has been corrupt and inefficient. The much hyped “Karz utaro Mulk Sawaro” (Payoff Debt, Enervate the Country) called for the public to donate its money to help Pakistan pay-off its mounting debt. As usual our patriotic public gave loads of money which ended up paying for the decorated mansions of Raiwind (a place in Punjab) for Nawaz. Pakistan went through the worst economic crisis in his tenure as sanctions were imposed after we went Nuclear (This one glorious gift helped deflate India’s ever-growing ego). Kargil War added to the miseries, and eventually he was dethroned by Musharraf.

Musharraf siezed power in 1998 from Nawaz. A brilliant strategist or not, that I cannot conclude due to the lack of evidence. However, the experts believe that Kargil conflict “showed a shocking lack of strategy” on Musharraf’s part. Educated in Turkey, he has grown fond of Kemal Ataturk’s view of a secular nation. This is why we have been seeing a lot of “enlightened moderation” speeches lately. On the whole “our leader” likes to feed his ego. One good thing he did was revive the economy when it was in a state of neglect.

At the time Musharraf took over the government, Pakistan was regarded as a failed state by many international experts, as it was close to bankrupt. Total foreign exchange reserves were less than one month’s import. Investor confidence was at an all-time low. – Wikipeda

The bottomline

Pakistan was in an economic mess before 1998. We saw decline in FDI, high debt levels, high unemployment etc. And now we are growing at 7% per annum.

It is unlikely that either BB or Nawaz take charge due to a strong opposition by business community and particularly by foreign investors, that now act as a natural hedge for a new five-year term for Musharraf. It is due to the billions of dollars invested here, “altruistic” Uncle Sam do not want us to get rid of the dictator. The fear of another “radical Islamist” (after Iran) rattling nukes makes the west wet their pants. So the dictator is not going anywhere, strap on and enjoy the ride.

Give a Monkey a Machine Gun and Let Him Loose

Latest: As President Bush took a question Thursday in the White House Rose Garden about scandals involving his Attorney General, he remarked, “I’ve got confidence in Al Gonzales doin’ the job.” Simultaneously, a sparrow flew overhead and left a splash on the President’s sleeve, which Bush tried several times to wipe off. ABC News

Birds are giving Bush a piece of their mind, precision targeting by the sparrow though. Will we have war on bird now?

It is interesting that how one ‘crazy’ person can turn the world into his own battlefield. Presently, “war games” are being conducted right outside Iran’s territorial waters. The reason is same, “to pressurize Iran to quit its pursuit of of Nuclear Enrichment (which will be done to make WMDs)”.

However, is the stance justified? Five states are recognized in the NPT as Nuclear Weapons States; USA, UK, China, Russia and France. The reason why “only” these powers were granted the “holy” right to hold nuclear weapons remains a mystery.

The double-standards by US itself in using the NPT to its advantage are evident. The five NWS agree not to transfer nuclear technology to Non-nuclear states for military use. However, peaceful use is allowed.

This is why the recent US-India nuclear energy deal has come under (legal) controversy as it threatens to undermine the global nuclear non-proliferation regime exploiting the loophole granted by the nature of dual-use technology, as has the Russia-Iran uranium deal.
Wikipedia

Yet again the world falls prey to the hypocrisy of the powerful.