John Bolton and Andrew Marr

[nekokate]

This is a fairly trivial post but I just had to make some mention of John Bolton being interviewed on The Daily Politics by Andrew Marr. It's literally just finished airing as I type this.

Bolton is absolutely unbelievable. He was still talking about the existence of WMD and how great he thinks Bush is.

He defended against Marr's point that opinion polls across Europe show that Bush has made the USA the most unpopular it's ever been by pointing out that there was actually a poll in France in the late 1940s that was even less favourable. Oh, so that's alright then! Jeeeez.

He told Marr with a straight face that the invasion of Iraq was necessary because Iraq posed a direct threat "even to Europe". As though he doesn't realise that Iraq is closer to Europe than America.

And right at the end of the interview - this is the best bit! - he actually said... wait for it... "Since when have terrorists ever given a warning about their intended actions?!"

As the GG man might say, I'll just leave that one hanging in the air for a while...

[faceless]

he sounds like a thief caught in the act, but blatantly denying he's got anything to do with anything...

That last bit about terrorists not warning is mental - I imagine he's probably talking about those Israeli terrorists blowing up that hotel in 1947?

[Iro]

He's a character ill give him that. Read his book a while ago and it was a revelation in its straight talking nature.

The fact that there are people like him, shouting loudly and proudly in the world makes it so much easier to criticise the policies he advocates.

[luke]

i thought i'd post this in here, as its from marrs book, about the build up to the war and the media;