Condi speak

[donsu]

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C02%5C13%5Cstory_13-2-2006_pg7_49


Cartoon controversy could spin out of control: Rice

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed concern on Sunday that Muslim outrage over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) could “spin out of control”, particularly if fuelled by countries like Iran and Syria.

Speaking on ABC Television, Rice stood by her assertion last week that Tehran and Damascus were using the furore over the publication of the caricatures to inflame anti-West sentiment and incite violence for their own purposes.

“Certainly, if governments do not act responsibly, we could face a sense of outrage that spins out of control, and particularly if people continue to incite it, it could spin out of control,” she said.

The chief US diplomat brushed aside comments by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that he had no proof of Iranian or Syrian involvement in the protests, which spread through the Muslim world and resulted in several deaths. “I can say that the Syrians tightly control their society and the Iranians even more tightly,” she said. “It is well known that Iran and Syria bring protesters into the streets when they wish, to make a point.”

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Responding to a British report that US military strategists were drawing up plans for military action against Iran as a last resort, Rice stressed: “The United States remains dedicated to a diplomatic approach to this. “We believe that a diplomatic approach that is as robust as the one that we now anticipate, with Russia and China and others united about this, will give us a way to resolve this problem.”

She said President George W Bush “never takes any of his options off the table. ... but there is a diplomatic solution to this”.

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snips hold more of the same

I know where I'd like to put smirk's options

[gratuitous]

1. Pre-emptive washing of hands

"See? It spun out of control! Those ragheads can't handle free speech. We have to invade Iran, otherwise these protests, which have spun out of control could be a threat to our nation's liberty and security! We can't allow that, and so it's not our fault that their outrage spun out of control."

See if you can spot the operative phrase on which the next invasion will be launched. (Hint: Look for the italics.)

I also note that Condi says that the Syrians can run protesters out into the streets whenever they wish. When the protesters were saying things the corrupt Bush administration liked, they claimed it was a spontaneous outpouring of public opinion. When protesters say things they don't like, then it's all a product of a government that tightly controls its society.

[donsu]

2. yep, condi speak - and how about the gang of protesters they sent

down to Fl. to stop the vote counting. eh?

[Supersedeas]

3. A tightly controlled society means that we can ignore all evidence to the

contrary.