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Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Quoting Bush Quoting Camus

WIIIAI has read aWol's speech in Brussels so we don't have to. Here's a selection from WIIIAI's commentary:
You know the old joke

In heaven:
The English are the police,
The Germans are the mechanics,
The Swiss are the administrators,
The French are the lovers,
The Italians are the cooks.

In hell:
The English are the cooks,
The French are the mechanics,
The Swiss are the lovers,
The Italians are the administrators,
The Germans are the police.

Well, according to Bush, “the Afghan people know the world is with them. After all, Germany is providing vital police training. ... Italy is giving assistance on judicial reform.”
WIIIAI also quotes Bush quoting Camus, badly out of context. He adds in a later post:
More from the Bush speech: “The Palestinian people deserve a government that is representative, honest and peaceful.” So do we, but look what we’re stuck with instead.