Okay, so I know there are obvious language barriers (like the guys seeming obsession with shoes), but even then, there are some real gems here.
My personal favourites:
The Iraqi strategic session was called off early.
You wanna think about that one again?
The shovels being the most important aspect of US weaponry.
*My potential father-in-law. *
This reminds me of my second cousins wedding.
The CNN newsreporters apparently suffering recurring bouts of diarrhea before the interview.
Psychological warfare at it’s most potent.
A standard complaint among gays.
On the Al Gore look-a-likes.
That’s accuracy for ya.
Comforting.
Thanks.
A diplomatic answer to a tough question.
This was LMAO No#1.
This was LMAO No#2. I snorted lime juice through my nose when I read this one. Note: the minister may also watch re-runs of the Sopranos during weekends
And you thought GWB was inconsistent?
His academic summary of European history in medieval times.
The standard Iraqi tactic when being bombarded by hordes of daisy-cutters.
Just so you know, in Islamic cultures the soles of your feet/shoes are thought to be unclean, and therefore to “dirty” your opponents with your shoes is considered a great offense. (Remember the images of Baghdad residents beating Saddam Hussein’s statue with their shoes after it was toppled?) The Information Miinister wasn’t obsessed with shoes as much as showing contempt toward American and British troops. Not that he doesn’t still deserve our derision, but there’s a real idea behind the shoe statements.
To add to what Earthling said, hitting someone with a shoe is considered a great insult in Iraq. There was a famous clip going around the media after the fall of Saddam of a guy hitting an image of the dictator with his shoe, as a symbol of his disgust.
If life throws you lemons, and you are the Iraqi Information Minister, then insist that despite the heinous lies of the infidels that they are, in fact, lemonade.
No I know. Hitting someone with shoes is an grave insult in many countries. In a lot of other languages, it actually sounds like a funny insult too (kind of like, “I’m gonna kick your ass” - only more insulting). Hence I mentioned the language barriers (what sounds like a lousy insult in one language actually sounds very funny/rude in another).
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