Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 wait..you mean he's not vegan? President's pig tales at summit show his disengagement BY TIMOTHY M. PHELPS Newsday Washington Bureau Chief July 16, 2006 WASHINGTON -- As Israeli warplanes were preparing an attack on Lebanon Thursday afternoon, and a Lebanese militia was aiming a rocket at the ancient Israeli city of Safed, President George W. Bush was bantering with reporters in Germany about a pig. Bush kept bringing up the roast wild boar he was about to dine on at a banquet that night, even when asked about the swelling crisis in the Middle East, where pig meat is forbidden to religious Jews and Muslims. " Does it concern you that the Beirut airport has been bombed? " a reporter asked. " And do you see a risk of triggering a wider war? " " I thought you were going to ask me about the pig, " Bush replied blithely. Then he brought the pig up again - for the fifth time - before giving a long answer that ended with his saying Israel needed to protect itself. " He was asked a serious question, " said Ian Lustick, a Middle East expert now at the University of Pennsylvania, and his answer " epitomized his disengagement in the Middle East. " " NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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