Thursday, January 15, 2004

Well, at least he didn't compare him to Hitler

Spain's PM Says Bush Acts Like an Emperor - headline on a January 14 CNN story about Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's visit to the White House.

Aznar, who was "warmly welcomed" as one of Bush's staunchest allies on Iraq, tried to explain Bush's bad reviews in Europe. "Let's face it," he said, "who likes an empire."

Remember, this is what his friends think of him.

Update January 18: Maybe Mr. Aznar needs to check in back home. From an editorial in the Spanish newspaper El Pais, January 17:
Lies for the war
There are no mass destruction weapons, no immediate threat; there were no links between Baghdad and Al Qa'ida. And now it comes to light that President George W. Bush had purposed to force a "change of regime" in Iraq seven months before the attacks of September 11, 2001. Little by little, the suspicions about the lies upon which this war was mounted are being confirmed. The affirmations made by Bush's first Treasury secretary, that this aim was proposed in the National Security Council 10 days after the new president entered the White House, have not been denied. However, an inquiry has been opened about a possible violation of official secrecy on Paul O'Neill's part.
A link to El Pais is here, but be forewarned the page is in Spanish and the English-language version requires a subscription.

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