FWD: Monty Python about the Iraq War, Part One

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> Subject: A letter to the London Observer from Terry Jones (of Monty
Python)
>
> > Letter to the Observer - Sunday January 26, 2003
> >
> > I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's
> > running out of patience. And so am I! For some time now I've been really
> > pissed off with Mr Johnson, who lives a couple of doors down the street.
> > Well, him and Mr Patel, who runs the health food shop. They both give me
> > queer looks, and I'm sure Mr Johnson is planning something nasty
> > for me, but so far I haven't been able to discover what.
> >
> > I've been round to his place a few times to see what he's up to, but
he's
> > got everything well hidden. That's how devious he is. As for Mr Patel,
> > don't
> > ask me how I know, I just know - from very good sources - that he is, in
> > reality, a Mass Murderer. I have leafleted the street telling
> > them that if we don't act first, he'll pick us off one by one. Some of
my
> > neighbours say, if I've got proof, why don't I go to the police? But
> > that's
> > simply ridiculous. The police will say that they need evidence of a
crime
> > with which to charge my neighbours. They'll come up with endless red
tape
> > and quibbling about the rights and wrongs of a pre-emptive strike and
> > all the while Mr Johnson will be finalising his plans to do terrible
> > things
> > to me, while Mr Patel will be secretly murdering people.
> >
> > Since I'm the only one in the street with a decent range of automatic
> > firearms, I reckon it's up to me to keep the peace. But until recently
> > that's been a little difficult. Now, however, George W. Bush has made it
> > clear that all I need to do is run out of patience, and then I can wade
in
> >
> > and do whatever I want!
> >
> > And let's face it, Mr Bush's carefully thought-out policy towards Iraq
is
> > the only way to bring about international peace and security. The one
> > certain way to stop Muslim fundamentalist suicide bombers targeting the
US
> >
> > or the UK is to bomb a few Muslim countries that have never threatened
us.
> 


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