Read the actual CAPTION (strange looking pic)

[underpants]

An Iraqi with a prosthetic hand listens as U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks in the Oval Office May 25, 2004 to a group of seven Iraqis who all had their hands cut off by Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime. The seven Iraqis have all received medical treatment and prosthetic hands in the U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

[BurtWorm]

1. I thought it said, "An Iraqi prosthetic hand listens..."

It looks like a still from a Hitchcockian movie. There's something in that hand! :o

[skypilot]

2. "Talk to the hand, bitch!!!"

*

[fryguy]

4. I read it like that too

[fryguy]

3. holy crap!

I saw this story about the Iraqi's who were brought to the US for medical treatment and the first thing that came to mind was, chirst almighty, we can fly seven people around the world for treatment but 1/3 of American's (if not more) don't have access to any health care right here in their own cities and towns? - :wtf: is going on here....

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. For some reason, this really made my blood boil!!!

He'll acknowledge people who were maimed by SADDAM; what about all the Iraqis (and U.S. soldiers) who have been maimed by YOUR unnecessary war, MISTER BUSH?????

[Pert_UK]

9. "An Iraqi who was sodomised with broom handles by US troops.....

is still unable to sit down in order to listen to anybody, but has yet to receive the good fortune of a flight to America and reconstructive surgery...."

:eyes:

I mean OK, don't knock the help given to these poor bastards, but the words "token effort" spring to mind, closely followed by, "photo" and "opportunity".

P.

[Zuni]

14. at least someone is helping

That is good, even if Bush uses it for cheap political points

[underpants]

7. That came to mind last night during the speech

HE spoke of rebuilding the Iraqi infrastructure (which according to many reports has ground ot a halt) and schols and "they (terrists) don't build hopsitals we do" type of quotes and I thought 'Wow sounds great how about trying that here'.

[wysimdnwyg]

5. W: Hey, we're not so bad!

If you were in there NOW, we would only beat the crap out of you. You know, good, frat-boy pranks!

[Beware the Beast Man]

8. "You know what the Bible says about not forgiving people..."

"It's against it."


Someone on DU has to get this reference.

[Career Prole]

10. I saw the story about these guys.

bush* is using these seven guys who lost their hands to saddam as a some sort of sick proof that we're really the good guys.
So when does he plan on replacing the thousands of limbs blown off by his stupid war? The story never mentioned that.
What a crock of shit.

Edited to apologize for getting pissy in the Lounge. Just caught me before my first coffee... :)

[cosmicdot]

11. I can't get 'Chucky' out my head

and, that's awful
:spank:

all-in-all, a freaky photo taken by a psychopathic White House ... we're in the Twilight Zone ...

[havocmom]

12. Did all seven of them get prosthetic hands without thumbs?

From the camera angle, looks like they got the ones that slipped by Inspector #12.

[Pert_UK]

17. No, they ALL got prosthetic hands with thumbs......

but they disagreed with Bush's policy on the handover of power so he chopped them off....

:evilgrin:

"See! We're not as evil as Saddam! We only chop off prosthetic thumbs!"

P.

[havocmom]

21. LOL! Good one! Give me a high five...

err, four?

[BringEmOn]

13. Wooden head talks to wooden hand

[tandot]

15. two things really p*ss me off: First: How many people lost their

limbs and how many have we tortured and killed in Bush's war?

Secondly: How many poor Americans who lost their arm/leg can afford an expensive prosthetic devise?

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. were they Italian mafia Iraqis?

what's with the pinkie ring?

[Pert_UK]

18. (INSERT HAPPY GILMORE JOKE HERE).....

You took Chubbs' hand!

Don't worry about that - it's made of wood, real sturdy...

Does anybody else think that it looks like a left hand that they've attached upside down to the right wrist?

P.

[voice of reason]

19. yeah but in the end

chubbs and the gator were happy together in heaven

[BringEmOn]

20. "Saddan's torture chambers are now under new management.....

If you survive our torture, we'll replace any lost body parts."

[trof]

22. "The hand that shook the hand

of the pResident of the United States."
unbelievable

[radwriter0555]

23. bush has a lot in common with thieves it seems, no wonder he's

trotting them out for photo ops. Kinship.

[cosmicdot]

24. W: fancy a fine cigar or a game of darts?

[skip fox]

25. " . . . but like that's gotta throw off your judgment, right?

Like when you're trying to decide to do what you want or not . . . and like my dad said, 'Numbnuts? You take a shit in your right hand, and you grab your wishes in your left. Then see which one weighs more.' . . . I mean, how can you expect to get an accurate measure? . . ."