In the run-up to the war with Iraq, Kristol told me that Europe was now unfit to lead because it was "corrupted by secularism," as was the developing world, which was "corrupted by poverty."

After Bush's speech to Congress following the Sept. 11 attacks, Frum writes that Gerson called up his boss and said, "Mr. President, when I saw you on television, I thought?God wanted you there." According to Frum, the president replied, "He wants us all here, Gerson."
Theologian Martin Marty voices the concern of many when he says, "The problem isn't with Bush's sincerity, but with his evident conviction that he's doing God's will." It is a source of comfort and strength but not of wisdom."

C.S. Lewis wrote that he supported democracy not because people were good, but rather because they often were not

America's foreign policy is more than pre-emptive, it is theologically presumptuous; not only unilateral, but dangerously messianic; not just arrogant, but bordering on the idolatrous and blasphemous.

Jefferson said famously, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."

If a regime change were to take place in Iraq, other nations pursuing weapons of mass destruction "would get the message that having them . . . is attracting attention that is not favorable and is not helpful," he says.

?If David Kelly were a tax inspector, he would recoup Britain?s entire national debt.

Dr. Kelly doesn't leave a suicide note and chooses a suicide method only used by approximately 10-15% of suiciders

the bodybuilder who would be governor brushed aside questions with the declaration, "The public doesn't care about figures." This was "fuzzy math" on steroids. In fact, one reason Gray Davis is so unpopular is that, unlike the challengers, he has actually had to take painful steps to close the budget gap. Although news reports continue, inexplicably, to talk about a $38 billion deficit, the projected gap for next year is only $8 billion.

Gov. Jeb Bush dispatched state lawyers to court here today to argue that the fetus of a retarded rape victim is entitled to its own guardian

The frightening possibility that Chalabi knew it, the Americans knew it, the UN didn't and the Americans did nothing to improve security at the UN headquarters will only benefit one player: the Pentagon.

The Pentagon's response is predictable. It will send more troops. Not regular troops, but most of its 29,000 specialists in repression of urban guerrilla and terrorist groups with military training. They may kill thousands more Iraqis, but they won't kill a national liberation movement, operated by people who lived for years in a militarized society awash with weapons. And the message of this national liberation movement to those who concocted and want to profit from the invasion of their country is stark: welcome to hell.

Perhaps MCI-WorldCom will overcome its lack of experience, $5.5 billion in post-bankruptcy debt and an extensive criminal record in order to provide the people of occupied Iraq with affordable, crystal-clear cellphone service that never drops calls or loses voicemail for hours at a time. But sleazy back-room deals with Halliburton and MCI-WorldCom belie America's supposed faith in the transparency of free markets and their relationship to spreading democracy. They do more damage to our tattered relationship with the people of Iraq than any suicide bomb. And they prove beyond a reasonable doubt that George W. Bush's commitment to fight corporate fraud is just another lie.

In any case, this story is not closed for us, and it is not a British story. It is clearly as American as it is British, as both Blair and Bush are identical twins and partners in crime in this scandal of deceit.
The British press is questioning whether the BBC or Blair is to blame for his suicide, but who is questioning the suicide?
We are not asserting that we know it was a murder. Maybe he did kill himself, calmly, methodically, walked out to the woods, brought pain killers to ensure his slash would be successful, succeeded in killing himself with a wrist slash on the first try - when the reality is that wrist slashing is an incredibly unsuccessful method of suicide, and usually ends up in the 'attempted suicide' category.

Now you have two people asserting very possible suicide. For all they know, there are fifty ice pick wounds in the man?s back ? but before they even wait for the details, they begin to imply suicide from a few weeks of media pressure. They seem to be pretty certain whatever wounds or cause of death will appear will allow the possibility of suicide.

"Q: And when did you start to think that perhaps Iraq had something to do with (9/11)?
A: I?m not sure even now that I would say Iraq had something to do with it."
This was Deputy Director of Defense Paul Wolfowitz' answer to a question posed by Nancy Collins of the conservative Laura Ingraham talk radio show, as reported in a transcript on the Department of Defense website.

Southwest Airlines - Thank God, they created a cheap way to get the hell out of that hateful heat trap.

Now officially named the Axis of Murdoch, the United States, Britain, and Australia are, "on a non-ending mission to secure whatever assets I tell them to," said the News Corp. owning media mogul.

mr ed: the scariest thing of all in the world is murdochs media interests in china and india. what hath hell unleathed?

In 2001, the National Enquirer [see "Arnold's Mistress"] reported on this affair, naming Goyette. That report said the couple met when she was 16 and he was 28 and unmarried, and they had sex. That would be a crime, I believe, to have sex with an under-aged girl, even in California.
She also explained Schwarzenegger?s fondness for groping this way: ?Sure, he will sometimes grab a woman?s ass and say, like, ?Hey, you?ve got a nice ass.? But it is just, like, his way of making them feel better. Every woman likes to get a compliment from time to time.?
Finally, it was expected that someone like Rob Lowe, who once video-taped a sexual session of him in bed with two women ? one of whom was under-aged - during a Democratic National Convention, would join Schwarzenegger?s campaign.

The Salt Lake Tribune, home state paper of Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), is reporting that the Senator has proposed amending the US Constitution to allow naturalized immigrants, such as his good friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, to run for President.

SLITTING WRISTS OR OTHER (pathetic):
Time: Minutes if major artery cut, eternity otherwise
Available: You really need a razor sharp knife. Razors are pretty tricky to hold when they are covered with blood Certainty: Uncertain if you cut an artery, highly improbable otherwise
Notes: Painful at first. Danger of discovery. This is a very common suicide `gesture' and hardly ever results in anything other than a scar. A lot of will power required to cut deeply into groin or carotid arteries, which are the only ones likely to kill you. Don't bother with this method. Cutting your throat is difficult due to the fact that the carotid arteries are protected by your windpipe (feel where your arteries are with your fingertips, & slice from the side). I've seen photos of people who have used this method - the depth of the cut required is amazing. If you want to cut your wrists, cut along the blue line (vein) on the underside of your wrist, but cut deeply so that the artery underneath is exposed. Cut this lengthways with a razor or similar. The traditional hot bath does help, since it keeps the blood flowing quickly, slows down clotting, and is nice to lie back and relax in. Position yourself so that your wrists don't fall inwards against your body, blocking off blood flow.

The body was discovered lying face down.
No note was found either at the scene or at Kelly's house, the police said.

When TV presenter Anna Richardson interviewed Arnold for Big Screen at the Dorchester Hotel, he asked her pointblank if her breasts were real. He then pulled her onto his knee, circled her nipple with his finger, squeezed it and announced: ?Yeah, they are real.?
And when Denise Van Outen interviewed him for The Big Breakfast, he slapped her bottom then brushed his arm against her breast.