Apparently, Canada's Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor's fame is spreading abroad, and not in a good way:
... Hands up those readers who know that Canada's Defence Minister, Gordon O'Connor, actually sent a letter to Rumsfeld two days before his departure in disgrace from the Pentagon, praising this disreputable man's "leadership". Yes, O'Connor wanted "to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your many achievements (sic) as Secretary of Defence, and to recognise the significant contribution you have made in the fight against terrorism". The world, gushed the ridiculous O'Connor, had benefited from Rumsfeld's "leadership in addressing the complex issues in play".
O'Connor tried to shrug off this grovelling note, acquired through the Canadian Access to Information Act, by claiming he merely wanted to thank Rumsfeld for the use of US medical facilities in Germany to ferry wounded Canadian soldiers home from Afghanistan. But he made no mention of this in his preposterous letter. O'Connor, it seems, is just another of the world's illusionists who believe they can ignore the facts - and laud fools - by stating the opposite of the truth.
Author Robert Fisk's major flaw in the above analysis is that he seems to think that, in the world of the neo-con, being dangerously out of touch with reality is a bad thing.
What a silly, silly man.
(Wag of the tail to emailer "tipothecap.")
2 comments:
Hey, hey, hey, hey, HEY! Did Fisk serve in the US military? What's he doing commenting on it?
The way things go south of the border, Rummy could end up being President in the future.
Gordon O'Connor sending a nice letter is a good thing, never burn bridges CC.
Being on good terms means that we will only get killed in friendly fire, not hostile fire, this is much better.:)
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