Another reason to detest Barbara Bush [View All]

[Neecy]

I just finished reading the autobiography of Queen Noor of Jordan, and the following passage written by the American-born Noor of a discussion she had with Barbara Bush during the Gulf War is instructive. It demonstrates in a nutshell how the Bush family feels free to make war upon civilians and infrastructure without conscience, as well as what they really think about our right of free speech.

I tried to explain the mounting concern in the Arab world about Iraqi civilian losses and desperate conditions. Mrs. Bush was unmoved. She was a political wife, and she was going to believe what she needed to believe. I would continue to speak out after the war started about the humanitarian consequences of the war and the suffering of the people of Iraq, which evidently so angered Mrs. Bush that she sent a message to me through an American official that she considered me a traitor. I imagine that the message was intended to stop me from talking about uncomfortable issues for the Bush administration.

Bar sure is the mafia enforcer of the crime family, eh?

I highly recommend Noor's autobiography. She's very liberal, intelligent, and has had quite a fascinating life.