In Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs, a major three-part series on BBC TWO (at 9.00pm on Monday 10, Monday 17 and Monday 24 October), Abu Mazen, Palestinian Prime Minister, and Nabil Shaath, his Foreign Minister, describe their first meeting with President Bush in June 2003.
Nabil Shaath says: "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did, and then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq . . ." And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, "Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East." And by God I'm gonna do it.'"
(Via Boing Boing.)
I wonder what God thinks of global warming and unregulated industrial emissions.
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All I can think of reading this is "Son of Sam". Let us just hope God/Sam does not suggest to George to start murdering young girls. Oh my, he has already murdered 2000 young American men and women with his pointless war in Iraq and no one knows how many citizens of Iraq; perhaps things could not get any worse.
If you're a pervert who hears God telling you to do things, you're crazy. If you're rich and connected and you hear God telling you to to things, there's a good chance you're President of the United States.
God also told Osama bin Laden to orchestrate 9/11. That two-faced bastard! ;)
I wonder what God thinks of global warming and unregulated industrial emissions.
Personally...I'm guessing he's all for it.
Did said leprechaun turn out to be real at the end of that episode? I like bear's idea of the Cheney implant, i'll be laughing about that all day long!
>>"It's all just more BBC propaganda, folks. Do you believe EVERYTHING you read, so long as it agrees with your preconceived biases?"
Maybe there was a misunderstanding and Bush did not claim to actually hear God's voice talking to him. Nevertheless, he might have said something like this: "I think I am doing God's will. I know God's will because I pray to God every day." There is no doubt that if you asked George Bush if this last statement was accurate, he would say yes. For all practical purposes what is the difference between this and hearing voices? None!
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