Comments on: Meet The New Boss… http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Aaron http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/comment-page-1/#comment-186225 Aaron Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:32:20 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/#comment-186225 Ban sounds a lot better than Annan so far. I still wish we could have gotten Lech Walesa instead. Ban sounds a lot better than Annan so far. I still wish we could have gotten Lech Walesa instead.

]]> By: Andy http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/comment-page-1/#comment-186189 Andy Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:02:03 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/#comment-186189 During the run up and half-day after the execution, it was said that the event would be video-taped and released to the press. As time went on, they kept pushing back the release. In retrospect, there was no way that official video was going to be released w/o major cleanup. I guess we can thank the cell videographer for saving Maliki from his "<strike>Watergate</strike>" Saddam-gate moment. Imagine the greater uproar, if a cleaned up version had been released then along came this? Any way we slice/dice this, Maliki needs to go. He is so in bed with the Sadrists During the run up and half-day after the execution, it was said that the event would be video-taped and released to the press. As time went on, they kept pushing back the release. In retrospect, there was no way that official video was going to be released w/o major cleanup.

I guess we can thank the cell videographer for saving Maliki from his “Watergate” Saddam-gate moment. Imagine the greater uproar, if a cleaned up version had been released then along came this?

Any way we slice/dice this, Maliki needs to go. He is so in bed with the Sadrists

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/comment-page-1/#comment-186062 Fargus Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:26:03 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/#comment-186062 Heh, disregard that first comment (as though you wouldn't have read the linked piece anyway). I hadn't seen that you'd posted on that article already. Heh, disregard that first comment (as though you wouldn’t have read the linked piece anyway). I hadn’t seen that you’d posted on that article already.

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/comment-page-1/#comment-186052 Fargus Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:05:59 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/#comment-186052 Also, Mark, Josh Marshall has been doing a good job of rounding up all the relevant info about who had the cell phone, what they said then, what they're saying now, etc. Also, Mark, Josh Marshall has been doing a good job of rounding up all the relevant info about who had the cell phone, what they said then, what they’re saying now, etc.

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/comment-page-1/#comment-186047 Fargus Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:00:03 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/03/meet-the-new-boss-2/#comment-186047 I agree totally with Hitchens on the issue: http://www.slate.com/id/2156776 I agree totally with Hitchens on the issue:

http://www.slate.com/id/2156776

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