Secret Iraq meeting in Finland vs Secret Visit to iraq by Jr.

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Seewwww..did Jr go on his secret visit to Iraq because his handlers wanted a photo op that'd distract from the fact that there was a summit in Helsinki w/ Sunni & Shia he (apparently) wasn't invited to and(apparently) was productive?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6977511.stm

[parasim]

1. Leave it to the Finns to try to solve these conflicts...

...with their Crisis Management Initiative. Hey, Finland ain't the sixth most peaceful country in the world (as well as the freest - see below) for nothing.

-snip

Finland is eleventh on the United Nations' Human Development Index and ranked as the sixth happiest nation in the world. According to the World Audit Democracy profile, Finland is the freest nation in the world in terms of civil liberties, freedom of the press, low corruption levels and political rights. Finland is rated the sixth most peaceful country in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and since 1945, Finland has been at peace, adopting neutrality in wartime.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

Suomi, you rock!

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2. apart from BBC, I haven't heard a thing

yet an accord was signed, pledging non-violent resolution to civil war in Iraq
(major paraphrasing)

[parasim]

3. Of course not.

You'll be waiting a long time for the corporate press to admit that this country ain't quite as perfect a society as they want you to believe.