Red Queen Logic - International Social/Political

It is true we live in a topsy-turvy world of irrationality, very ill logic and injustice. We ARE a society of morons who accept punishment or jail for minor misdemeanours while our lunatic, criminal rulers remain unpunished for committing unspeakable cruelties and monstrous crimes against humanity. Who is the more culpable in these situations the people or their rulers/governments?

Not in living memory has the world witnessed such profound incompetence as that displayed by the new conservatives or neo-cons as they are dis-affectionately known. Their delinquent actions have resulted in the destruction of an entire nation and millions of innocent deaths; yet as if to deflect their culpability, they rant that others are to blame and that an attack on them is imminent in order to restore/preserve the ‘freedom’ to slaughter others who may unfortunately possess resources or strategic territory that PIG AMERICA covets!

Perhaps we should obtain one of those magic bullets that turns corners and follows an impossible trajectory to finally blow the brain from the skull of a Irish Catholic Democrat President who attracted the scorn of conservatives of that period.

But we are I’m sorry to say, beyond redemption for allowing ourselves to be led by heinous criminals and the dregs of humanity. The worst is yet to come and our irrational fears will soon be justified – do we actually expect improvement by allowing the same forces to act as overlords over their own private serfdoms?

Carnage is my name and I promise you a hell ON EARTH worse than any Hades described in any text written by man; but I couldn’t have done it without YOUR contribution. In fact, you have made it ALL possible, you have earned your reward, and it couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch.

Iran says it will make a formal protest to Iraq on Wednesday over the arrest and detention of seven of its nationals by US troops in Baghdad.

The men were seized from one of the city's main hotels and led away blindfolded and in handcuffs.

The Iranian embassy in Baghdad says the men were experts helping to rebuild electricity power stations in Iraq.

The US military declined to comment, saying that the action was part of an operation that had not been completed.

The group was detained at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel. Video footage showed soldiers leading the men out of the building.

Other soldiers were seen carrying what appeared to be luggage and a laptop computer bag.

'Murderous activities'

The arrests came shortly after a speech by US President George W Bush in which he criticised Iranian interference in Iraq.

Tension between the US and Iran is running high - with the US accusing Iran of providing arms, money and military training to Shia insurgents in Iraq.

President Bush stated that he had authorised his military commanders in Iraq to confront what he called Iran's "murderous activities" in the country.

He also said the entire region would be under the shadow of a "nuclear holocaust" if Iran developed nuclear weapons. Tehran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful.

Earlier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that US power in Iraq was on the verge of collapse and this would lead to "a huge vacuum" which Iran would be willing to fill.

In January, five Iranians - who the US say are linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and were training militants in Iraq - were captured in the northern city of Irbil.

The five remain in US custody.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq: U.S. troops raided a Baghdad hotel Tuesday night and detained about 10 people. A U.S.-funded radio station said the group included six members of an Iranian delegation here to negotiate contacts with the Iraqis.

The Iranian Embassy said seven Iranians including an embassy employee and six members of a delegation from Iran's Electricity Ministry were staying at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel, which American forces entered late Tuesday.

Videotape shot by Associated Press Television News showed the Americans leading about 10 men — blindfolded and with their hands cuffed — out of the hotel in central Baghdad.

Other U.S. soldiers were seen leaving the hotel carrying what appeared to be luggage and at least one briefcase and a laptop computer bag.

U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Garver declined to comment, saying the action was part of an ongoing operation.

The Web site of Radio Sawa, an Arabic language station financed by the United States, said the Iranian delegation was in Baghdad to negotiate contracts on electric power stations. The report said the Iranians were detained and taken to an unknown location.

An Iranian diplomat told The Associated Press that Tehran's embassy had notified Iraqi authorities about the Radio Sawa report. The diplomat refused to give his name.

Tension between the United States and Iran is running high with the Americans accusing Tehran of arming Shiite militias in Iraq, a charge the Iranians deny.

On Jan. 11, U.S. troops detained five Iranians in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. U.S. authorities have said the five included the operations chief and other members of Iran's elite Quds Force, which is accused of arming and training Iraqi militants.

The five remain in U.S. custody.

© 2007 the International Herald Tribune

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