Have Your Say

When Zarquawi (or his mates - there's no doubt this kidnapping is designed for max media) read posts like this on the BBC, they must have the feeling that Pavlov had when he rang a bell and the dogs all salivated.

It is terribly sad and horrifying to see a man treated in this way. However, and intentionally so, he is being treated exactly in the same way as the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Imprisoned in a small cage with no idea of what the future may bring.

"Yes !"
"He broke the code !"
"High fives !"

As the excellent Eric the Unread says

"Yes, at this very moment George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Colin Powell are standing in line behind a bound Al Qaeda terrorist, captured helping the Taliban create heaven on earth in Afghanistan, reciting the Lord's prayer and the American Declaration of Independence. Soon George will take out his knife and hack off the militant's head. The tapes will then be sent to CNN, with the message that the Western World will be cleansed of non-Christians. Exactly the same."

Not exactly the same, Eric. The beheadee would be an innocent bloke pulled off the street, chosen on racial or religious grounds.

Eric suggests a small competition.

"So, your challenge, should you accept it, is to attempt to get a lunatic Have your Say comment published on any subject. Points will be awarded for pandering to the bias of the BBC Have your Say team, outlandish comparisons, anti-Western sentiment, stupidity, and mentioning Blair is a liar."

Go on, have your say ! Let Eric know about any successes.

I'm hoping my 'as Michael Moore has shown, Iraq was a peaceful country ...' will make it. Fingers crossed.