Billmon on how other nations adopt the Bush vision of democracy.
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January 26, 2005
Billmon: A Vison of Democracy
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People are now confronting the most important issues of the millennium: war and peace, life and death. Yet who is shaping the discourse? Generals, corporate executives, and government officials.
Posted by: Uncle $cam | Jan 26 2005 16:15 utc | 1
Benjamin: Empire is the style of revolutionary terrorism, for which the state is an end in itself.
All those Bush inagural platitudes notwithstanding.
“End of the state.” No way, Jose.
Posted by: slothrop | Jan 26 2005 17:03 utc | 2
Billmon, if you’re reading comments, along with the preznit’s quote about “spending your money wisely” you should add a quote about the new american embassy in Baghdad, at a price tag of $1.5 billion.
Link Bush to seek $80 billion
The money quote is here:
Aides said about three-fourths of the $80 billion was expected to be for the Army, which is bearing the brunt of the fighting in Iraq. It also was expected to include money for building a U.S. embassy in Baghdad, which has been estimated to cost $1.5 billion.
(emphasis added to increase everyone’s disgust and amazement)
Posted by: four legs good | Jan 26 2005 17:14 utc | 3
Yet who is shaping the discourse?
Madmen and fools.
Posted by: four legs good | Jan 26 2005 17:15 utc | 4
this may be a little OT but since we are talking about democracy it kinda fits…..
ACLU Pizza
Posted by: dan of steele | Jan 27 2005 8:32 utc | 5