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2004-10-12 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2004-10-12 10:30:00 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Tiny, dinky, dirt poor Albania is assisting in once aspect as a partner involved in the global war against jihad-errorism underway in Iraq, but France still refuses. Hats off to Albania!

"After serving for six months in Iraq, you will feel that you have loaded on your shoulders part of the pain the Iraqi people are coping with to finally get rid of a dictatorial past," ," Defense Minister Pandeli Majko said

The Mr. Majko grasps the situation in full. John Kerry would be advised to read this man's comments. Then again...

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-12 3:12:07 AM|| 2004-10-12 3:12:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Albania is still recovering from her own recent history, yet can be so generous to another wounded people. I hope they are being well rewarded. But they are too unimportant, and non-French, for France to learn from their example.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-12 6:51:14 AM|| 2004-10-12 6:51:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Albania? Isn't that the little country north of Greece that looks out over the Adriatic Sea at the boot of Italy? (I just checked the atlas). And here they are, putting major powers to shame.

Posted by Bryan 2004-10-12 7:12:23 AM|| 2004-10-12 7:12:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This is pretty remarkable. Has anyone read P.J. O'Rourke's bit on Albania (it was in either Eat the Rich or Give War a Chance, I think)? That place was totally f*cked up for a long time. Seem to be getting their act together.

Posted by Spot 2004-10-12 9:03:53 AM|| 2004-10-12 9:03:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 good for Albania, our muslim ally.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-10-12 9:09:18 AM|| 2004-10-12 9:09:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Holidays in Hell, perhaps?

from another O'Rourke fan

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-12 9:46:48 AM|| 2004-10-12 9:46:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 A sincere "Thank You" to Albania for bellying up, and helping to stomp and splatter the Islamo-fascist scum.

Posted by Hyper 2004-10-12 10:52:19 AM|| 2004-10-12 10:52:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 RE: O'Rourke

It was "All the Trouble in the World", Chapter title, "Bad Capitalism"

Posted by Eric 2004-10-12 12:39:04 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:39:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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