Condi Rice coughs up more BS on "This Week", "The cave was a... metaphor"

[grahamhgreen]

"AMANPOUR: You say you were surprised that he was found in that suburb. And even last year, Leon Panetta told ABC, the director of the CIA, that he thought that bin Laden was in a cave. This cave of mythology became conventional wisdom.

RICE: Yes. Yes.

AMANPOUR: Did you really think that?

RICE: Yes.

AMANPOUR: That he was in this cave?

RICE: Yes. Yes, we really did, or in a tribal area. Remember, the tribal areas are not just caves. There are villages in the tribal areas. And so there was some sense that he might be protected within one of the villages, which were fairly hard to get to and fiercely protective of their sovereignty. And so I think the cave was a bit of a metaphor for where he was.

AMANPOUR: Who is it who's responsible for not knowing that Osama bin Laden is hiding right there in a military base, just about?

RICE: Well, I think it is entirely possible -- and I think probable -- that high-ranking people didn't know. But if this happens in your country, you have an obligation to find out and to do a thorough investigation and to punish anybody who might have been responsible. That would be a very important message."

http://abcn.ws/mSHQVu

What kind of pretzel logic is that? First she's surprised he's in the suburbs; then she "really did" think he was in a cave, which she equates to a tribal area that includes the military town that is 50km from the capital of the country.

Then, of course, she defends the Pakistani elites.

The only thing that makes sense is her asking "to do a thorough investigation and to punish anybody who might have been responsible", which is exactly what we need for 9-11.

[leftstreet]

1. There should be a "thorough investigation" of Condi and her war crimes buddies

:puke:

[LiberalFighter]

2. She needs to have her fingers slammed with the piano fall while she plays.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. "...high-ranking people didn't know..." my ASS.

How long before she crawls back under her rock?

[susanna]

7. Better question, yet...why do I care what she thinks?

I have not missed Condi in the least. What is behind her interview? Why was it done? These are the things I am curious about...

[Zambero]

4. Yet another "Not intended to be a factual statement"

Amd now "metaphor" is part of the new conservative vocabulary, handy indeed as a multi-purpose disclaimer whenever events don't quite match up to pronoucements that were made earlier.

[Hotdiggity11]

6. Caves... mansions

it's all the same right?

[Hannah Bell]

5. some interesting background on condi

http://www.minormusings.com/Page/condi.html

[Rex]

8. No she really did believe he was in a cave somewhere.

That is how fucking idiots think or don't. I could careless about what she has to say and more about a criminal investigation into her years working for the BFEE.

[opihimoimoi]

9. She is of EPIC FAIL CATEGORY

[eShirl]

10. so he was actually hiding in Plato's cave

:banghead:

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. Now we know why Condi made the big money.

[liberal N proud]

12. It was a metaphor for the bu$h regime was not looking for him

[Jawja]

14. Bingo.

:thumbsup:

[grahamhgreen]

15. I think you nailed it!

[malaise]

13. She must be thinking about Platonic theory

:rofl:

That woman is losing it. I hope they punish her.

[Javaman]

16. Trying to spin the unspinnable. nt

[WinkyDink]

17. Kind of like "The Metaphor of 'My Husb...'." Or how "My Pet Goat" was a metaphor for OSAMA,

because the GOAT is SATAN'S FAMILIAR. So when My Husb sat all those minutes looking like he was only staring blankly into mid-space, My Husb was ACTUALLY contemplating the Manichean nature of the BATTLE ENGAGED.

[Orsino]

18. "It was a pun." n/t

[eppur_se_muova]

19. For once, I'm disappointed in The Onion. This isn't up to their usual standards.

Oh, wait ...

[Yooperman]

20. Yeah.. it was a metaphor... like the "Mushroom Cloud" was.. and "WMDs? were... Dumbasses...

Why to they even give these criminals air time?

If they are not in prison... at least STFU and don't show your face again in public. That goes for dick n bush, asscroft and rumtard.

YM

[FourScore]

21. how many other metaphors did you use back then condi? n/t

[upi402]

22. why is this meat-unit given airtime to propagandaize?

THAT's the question

[suffragette]

23. Photo of Condi trying to sell this crap:

[Angry Dragon]

24. She is right

The bush administration should be investigated for war crimes and treason.............

[spanone]

25. someone else posted this earlier....

rumsfeld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhGHxw0mSo

[grahamhgreen]

26. OMFG! That magnifies the impact of her BS a thousand-fold. Must see.

[Electric Monk]

27. Thanks, here's a print version of similar