Speaking of extreme Republican right-wingers (what an example of tautology!), as I was in my last blog, how interesting to see Richard Perle, one of the godfathers of the Party having to resign because of "a possible conflict of interest", i.e. making money out of the war. Watch out for more resignations for this little matter. The whole raison d'etre of this sordid war is money and power.
Somebody said to me the other day that Blair is a brilliant actor. This seemed to me an odd statement, at the time. However, the more I think of it, the truer it seems. Everybody says that Blair truly believes what he says, and whatever you think about his views on the War, you have got to give him the benefit of sticking to what he believes.
Well, I'm not sure about that. How could an intelligent person like the PM accept every piece of nonsense that Bush Jnr. spouts out. For one example the "The Roadmap for peace in the Middle East" [including independence for the Palestinian people]. What a cynical device that was to get countries on board for the War. Blair surely knows this is total bullshit , and doesn't stand a chance of being implemented, with Zionist power deeply "embedded" on the levers of US power, yet he tries to deceive his audience that it is a goer. Blair is as devious as any any politician, he just puts it over in a way that the great Jack Nicholson couldn't compete with. You don't get to where Blair is without pulling mucho strokes.
Meanwhile this immoral unjust war claims more lives. The Republican guard are human beings too and zapped tanks contain ordinary fathers and sons and brothers and grandsons!