Look, Saddam was a Dick-tater, you know what a Dick-tater is Tom? A Dick-tater is a guy who likes to boss you around--to tell you what you can do and don't-what not- you can do. A Dick-tater basically Dick-tates. And a Dick-tater hates freedom, hates people, even hates love. Not like us--we don't dick-tate, we have what they call a de-mocracy. We love and they hate. And we welcome people from all faiths. Even homsexyals may have good hearts!

And to answer your question, Tom...I never said Saddam planned 9-11. I said he was a terrorist, you know, someone who disagrees with our plans, not necessarily makes his own. Those are two different things....fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...uh...can't fool me again! Next question!

Thank, you, Dr. Wilson, for another outstanding column.

- Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar to US President George W Bush, from the "Crawford Transcript" of February 22, 2003

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA

Bush's faith run over by history

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ19Ak01.html

(A recently published transcript of a discussion held in February 2003 - nearly a month before the Iraq war began - between US President George W Bush and Jose Maria Aznar, then prime minister of Spain, throws into sharp focus the attitudes and character of a president who was "at peace with himself". His "gift" then of confusing uplifting rhetoric and faith with reality remains undimmed today - he remains at peace with himself, we are told. - Mark Danner, courtesy of the New York Review of Books (Oct 18, '07))

A. Guns? Why do ya need guns? Why, as of today, I am forming "Freedom Militias' which will patrol all streets of all US cities, to make sure youre getting a proper dosage of freedom. These militias will answer directly to me, and will be up of alphabet agency agents, like the ATF or DEA, known for their freedom loving tactics. You've probably heard of the 'no-knock freedom check', to make sure that Ahmadinedude doesnt try to take your freedoms from you, which is by the way why they hate us. So you dont need dem guns.

A. Ahh, well, ahh, Ron, as you know, is a, ahh, Ron is from Texas like me and he seems to have a lot of grassroots support. My, ahh, advisors tell me that what Ron is advocating wouldn't be good for America nor the American people. You see, well, I'm the decider and I know what's best for America. And the things that Ron is saying, well, lets be honest, if his policies were implimented it would set our quest for a New World Order back a hunnert years. The abolishment of the IRS, the disbanding of the CIA, closing America's borders, bringin' the troops home, shuttin' down the Federal Reserve... let's face it. The average American is against doin' this stuff. They are against it 'cause, well ahh, I'm the decider and I say it's bad. We hope that the American people see through our hypocritical stance on Ron, ahh, I mean Ron's hypocritical standing on...we hope he don't get nominated. And I got full bi-partisan support on that one.
Did you say Thomas Jefferson? I don't think I ever heard of you. Are you kin to William Jefferson Clinton. Now he's a good friend of mine...

A. Well, this will prove that I can work with a bipartisan Congress. They have given the Lama a medal, and I'm going to present it to him. I just hope that he's not like his pesky cousins, the camels. I had one spit on me the last time I was in Iraq. But I do look forward to a visit to the zoo. I serve the people, and the people's time is valuable. While at the zoo seeing the Lama, I'll visit the chicken hawks; I am, as you know, partial to them.

A. No sir, see we've got to keep those names so those Southern boys will keep fightin' our wars for us, at least until I get enough Mexican mercenaries up here. It's the same thing with those Texans; we really need their support. That's why I claim to be one of them. My accent ain't too bad for a Connecticut Yankee, is it? But I'm hedging my bets; that's why I've learned Spanish; and I've had Laura buy me a sombrero.