Al Maliki is a dictator.

[Smith_3]

If he weren't a fucking dictator he would have stopped this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7785338.stm

[malaise]

1. But, but, but

he was first beaten in the presence of the great freedom lover, the decider, the...cough, cough, cough...war criminal. Journalists in Iraq (other than embedded hacks) have been Bushco's enemy from day one of the invasion and occupation, so don't expect the freedom loving hacks on M$Greedia to discuss Zeidi. They haven't yet spoken out for the journalists murdered in Iraq.

[bigtree]

2. so is Bush

. . . otherwise, he'd stop it.

[lunatica]

3. What do you expect? He's a Bush appointee

Or do you think Iraq had a real Democratic election with all those purple thumbs?

[Smith_3]

4. I don't believe for a second that Iraq had real elections. nt

[lunatica]

6. I forgot the sarcasm thingy...

It was meant as a rhetorical question.

[madrchsod]

5. he was`t beat`n- he was "tuned up".........

of course he`s the dictator of the moment and once we leave all bets are off who`s going the next one.

[spanone]

7. i bet bu$h* gave him some torture hints