White House denies Bush God claims

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1587122,00.html

A senior White House official has denied that the US president, George Bush, said God ordered him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.

A spokesman for Mr Bush, Scott McClellan, said the claims, to be broadcast in a TV documentary later this month, were "absurd".

In the BBC film, a former Palestinian foreign minister, Nabil Shaath, says that Mr Bush told a Palestinian delegation in 2003 that God spoke to him and said: "George, go and fight these terrorists in Afghanistan" and also "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq".

House press briefing, Mr McClellan said: "No, that's absurd. He's never made such comments." snip

"History is littered with examples of people doing the most bizarre and sometimes wicked things on this basis," said Andrew Blackstock, director of the British-based Christian Socialist Movement. "If Bush really wants to obey God during his time as president he should start with what is blindingly obvious from the Bible rather than perceived supernatural messages.

[Ready4Change]

1. WH denies Bush=God? I don't believe it.

Just ask Harriet. She'll straighten all this out.

[Sanity Claws]

2. God denies Bush claim

I decided to go off my meds to see if I could hear God again. I did. God just told me that She did not speak to Bush.
:sarcasm:

[H2O Man]

3. And the rooster

crows once.

[LiberalEsto]

4. It's time to subpoena God

and find out who's lying or telling the truth.

[maxsolomon]

5. bush denies his god?

isn't there something in some gospel about that?

[illflem]

6. I think what Scatty was really trying to say

was that bush's claims were absurd

[StefanX]

7. Al-Jazeera: "Bush said God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan"

The U.S. President George W. Bush told two senior Palestinian officials that God gave him a personal message to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new BBC documentary.

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9677

I wonder who "the Arab street" believes - the White House or Al-Jazeera. Maybe they can send in Karen Hughes to talk some sense into them.

Keep recruiting them suicide bombers, Georgie! You're doin' a heckuva job with this Crusade!