It is, but I believe that Rumsfeld harkens from Kenilworth, a lakeside 'burb where the Scots sneer at the WASPs. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine
________________________________ From: PEN-L list on behalf of Michael Perelman Sent: Mon 2/7/2005 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] More incendiary talk from Churchill I did not know that Cicero was in the North of Chi. On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 04:56:16PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: > When I was young and lived in the suburbs North of Chicago, the father > of a friend belonged to an informal group of rich men who admired Gen. > Patton, Gen. MacArthur, and Churchill. Among others, then-Congressman > Rumsfeld was part of this group. > > Jim Devine, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/ > > > > > I found a good one too: > > > > "I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. I am > > strongly > > in favour of using [it] against uncivilised tribes." > > > > Winston Churchill, Secretary of State, British War Office, 1919, > > authorising > > use of chemical weapons against Iraqis.. in the first of 6 invasions > > of Iraq > > by agents of Anglo Iranian Oil (British Petroleum) in the last 100 > > years. > > > > http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Winston-Churchill/1/index.html > > > > > > So now we know where the WMD threat originated: "Chemical Winston." > > > > mbs > > > > Counterpunch, February 7, 2005 > > Dogs in the Manger > > Warning: More Hate Speech from W. Churchill > > > > By MICKEY Z > > > > Alert O'Reilly...send word to both the limo liberals and the Soldier > > of > > Fortune crowd...Pataki, Zahn, and Hannity take note...we have > > another > > repugnant quote from W. Churchill: > > > > "I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to > > the > > manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do > > not > > admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong > > has been > > done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. > > I do > > not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact > > that a > > stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put > > it that > > way, has come in and taken their place." > > > > Oops...my bad. That wasn't Ward Churchill who said that. It was > > Winston > > Churchill. Sir Winston Churchill. The man U.S. News and World Report > > called > > "The Last Hero." The legend who also said this: "I am strongly in > > favor of > > using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes." The icon/terrorist > > who asked > > British scientists to cook up "a new kind of weather" for the > > citizens of > > Dresden. > > > > Do you think the good folks at Hamilton College would get any death > > threats > > if they invited Sir Winston to give a talk? > > > > Mickey Z. is the author of four books, most recently: "The Seven > > Deadly > > Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind War Propaganda" (Common Courage > > Press). He > > can be found on the Web at http://www.mickeyz.net. > > > > -- > > > > www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
