Jerusalem lights to go out so Bush can enjoy sunrise

[TechBear_Seattle]

Crimeny, is it any wonder the spoiled baby has a sense of entitlement?

Jerusalem lights to go out so Bush can enjoy sunrise

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Lights in the Old City of Jerusalem will be turned off before dawn this week so visiting US President George W. Bush can get a better view of the sun rising over its ancient walls.

Bush, who arrives in the Middle East on Wednesday for a visit lasting more than a week, had made a request to watch the sun rise over the Old City from his suite at the King David Hotel, a municipal spokesman said on Tuesday.

To make the scene more dramatic, the authorities have decided to turn off the lights illuminating the limestone walls before dawn on Thursday and Friday, the spokesman told reporters.

The gesture is just one of several that Bush's Israeli hosts will extend to the president of their main ally during his landmark three-day visit this week -- the first by a sitting US president to Israel and the Palestinian territories in nine years.

Awaiting Bush at his King David suite -- reportedly costing 2,600 dollars a night -- will be a white terry bathrobe embroidered with his name in gold, local media have reported.

The article continues at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080108/od_afp/mideastdiplomacyoffbeat_080108184458; I suggest an air sickness bag.

[tekisui]

1. And this

More than 10,000 police will guard Bush during Israel visit



http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,2236522,00.html

[rodeodance]

5. that is in addition to the US military

[onethatcares]

2. the robe will also have

the chimpinchief emblem on the left breast pocket and his name embroidered on the right lapel so he doesn't get confused as to who he is. fucking asshat, the only thing he thinks about is "but i want it"

[rodeodance]

3. we give aide to Israel -they by guns and embroider in gold his bathrobe. makes me sick

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

4. I can't bring myself to read more. I can't wait till this poseur is out of the WH and can't

be feted as the current POTUS anymore.

F***ing Caligula wannabe. :mad: MKJ

[ixion]

6. so they piss and moan about Edward's $400 haircut, but

chimpenfurher staying in a $2,600 a night suite with a glod embossed bathrobe, well, that's just a-okay. :eyes:

[gateley]

Wasted gesture. He'll still be sleeping off his nightly pretzel at sunrise. nt

[Xenotime]

7. It's actions like this that make the world hate us.

[KaryninMiami]

8. Nice. Lights off in Jerusalem while they discuss turning the lights off in Iran.

Still wondering if we (or Israel as promted by us) will nuke Iran in time to stop our election (nothing like a little military action to put us into martial law just before election day here). Maybe we can convince him to simply stay in Isreal and wait out the Rapture?

[Hydra]

9. So Little Boots gets the Kingly treatment from our favorite lil warmongers?

Color me surprised.

Are we still pretending not to be an evil empire?

[JackORoses]

10. I hope it's a cloudy day.

You are no Sun King, GWB.

[Solly Mack]

11. that's a lot of detail for someone so concerned about security

[A Simple Game]

12. I noticed that also. n/t

[Solly Mack]

13. It's odd

Downright suspect

[marmar]

14. I hear the view of the sunrise is beautiful from The Hague, Netherlands....

.... Perhaps * should check out that view. :think:

[cureautismnow]

15. 1000's of people will never see another sunrise...

...since Junior murdered them.

I hope it rains all week there.