US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales arrives in Baghdad

[DoYouEverWonder]

More soon.

Up on the BBC. No link to the story yet.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/default.stm


Why are they sending Gonzo Boy to Baghdad? I bet he's scared shitless right now.


Edit to add link:

Attorney General Arrives in Baghdad
By Associated Press

August 29, 2006, 6:05 AM EDT

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a key architect of U.S. policy on the treatment of prisoners and the rule of law in Iraq, arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday.

Gonzales, a former White House counsel, was holding meetings in the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraq's government and the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Elizabeth Colton said. Meetings would include Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and U.S. Justice Department officials working in Iraq.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-attorney-general,0,7635997.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[ixion]

1. Turn the little smurf loose outside the 'Green Zone', and let him explain

to ordinary Iraqis how he feels about the Geneva Conventions, particularly when talking about torture.

Just a thought.

[Dinger]

25. Oh, That Would Be Sweet!

How tall is "Little Me" anyway?

[Xipe Totec]

2. Is it his turn in the barrel? n/t

[xchrom]

3. i'll be interested in finding out why he's there.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. They say criminals

always like to return to the scene of their crimes?

[Democrat 4 Ever]

5. The Bushbots are desperate. Gonzo has no business in Iraq

period. He has no authority over there, nothing to offer, and no expertise to contribute but there he is, taking up resources to protect his sorry ass for another photo op. His venue is trashing the Constitution in THIS country. Just another attempt to change the subject. I say give the man a uniform, a gun and tell him to hit the streets and do something useful.

[Vidar]

6. As in "die".

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Don't get your hopes up

These bastards seem to live forever.

[Vidar]

9. Fastest reply I've ever received--less than a minute. Your point

is well taken.

[xchrom]

7. lol -- now there's a picture.

kind of like an arsonist viewing his handy-work.

[Vinca]

10. Shouldn't the headline read

"US Attorney Alberto Gonzales arrives in the Green Zone?" The neckless wonder is unlikely to take many walks outside it.

[coalition_unwilling]

29. More like "Torturer in Chief arrives at Fort Apache" (n/t)

[Lerkfish]

11. torture boy wants a turn behind the whip

tired of just providing excuses for waterboarding, he wants to witness a few and then join in a circle jerk with the blackwater mercenary torturers.

I'm just speculating.

No legitimate reason for him to be there, otherwise.

[librechik]

23. yeh, my thoughts exactly--the pictures weren't enough n/t

evil perverted bastards, all of them

[Barrett808]

12. Gonzales in Iraq to push 'rule of law'

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, an architect of America's heavily criticized prisoner of war policy, met Tuesday with Iraq's deputy prime minister during a visit he said was to promote "the rule of law."

Gonzales, a former White House counsel, met Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh in the heavily fortified Green Zone in the center of the city. The attorney general also was to visit the Iraqi High Tribunal to meet with officials there, said U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Elizabeth Colton.

The tribunal is trying former leader Saddam Hussein and six other defendants on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Gonzales told reporters after the meeting with Saleh that his visit was aimed at providing "what we can ... to help promote the rule of law and also help promote security in this country."

He reiterated the "commitment of the United States government and helping you with the dreams of your government."

(more)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_attorney_general

[acmavm]

13. What an idiot. Like anyone in Iraq gives a fat rat's ass what

Gonzales has to say.

And he's talking to the wrong people anyway. It's al Sadr who's gonna end up running the show.

[lisby]

14. He needs to practice that at home first

before calling the Iraqis on it.

:eyes:


Lisby

[Briar]

15. What does he know about the rule of law?

All he knows about is dismantling it.

[peekaloo]

16. Take his little rat ass out for a walking tour to show him the true

"rule of law" his Masters have imposed on Eye-Rack.

[HuffleClaw]

17. 'the rule of law' my ass

he's there to DICTATE to them about saddam, to tell 'em excactly how to TIME his 'conviction'.

[Jawja]

18. Rule of Law????

From an "Above the Law" Republican???

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Double T]

19. When ALL else HAS FAILED, bring in the lawyers.............

to REALLY F--K things up.

[hobbit709]

21. Old William had it right

"First thing we do is kill all the lawyers"

[RaleighNCDUer]

20. Not to wish ill on anybody, but as long as he's in Iraq he should be

made a guest of some Iraqis whose relatives have similarly been guests of the Americans. Let him explore for himself what constitutes torture, and re-examine why guerilla forces should be treated with the same Geneva Convention restrictions as conventional soldiers.

It would at least make a good screenplay.

[Jacobin]

22. Just testing out the new torture rack he designed, I'm sure

[DoYouEverWonder]

24. Maybe someone big is about to get indicted

and Gonzo wanted to be as far away as possible. I sort of remember them doing the same sort of thing when Scooter Libby got indicted?

[Supersedeas]

26. key architect of the...rule of law in Iraq (say WHAT???)

[PATRICK]

27. Going to the empty Abu Graib

prison with buckets, mops and Lysol cleaner.

[rocktivity]

28. ..

:boring:
rocknation