BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 05:02 PM

I wonder what future dictators are currently being given the red carpet treatment. Or for that matter, what present dictators who are still seen as friends and allies...

Saddam Hussein...Osama Bin Laden...Vladimir Putin...

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 10:28 AM

Does that mean that Detroit has to grant Saddam sactuary if he wants it ? - exiled to Detroit - nearly as bad a punishment as being exiled to Hull.

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: Hrothgar
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 06:45 AM

Of course, twenty years ago Saddam was a favourite with the US President because he was having a stoush with the Iranians - and that US President was the well known liberal pinko, um, ooh, can't quite remember - who was it, Doug?

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: harpgirl
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 07:43 PM

...if I am remembering correctly Coleman Young was the mayor of Detroit at the time. He was almost as corrupt as Saddam and successfully looted Detroit's coffers and reigned over the demise of a once great city, IMHO. (former Detroiter, hg)

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: Beccy
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 02:47 PM

I guess it just goes to show you that breathing too many automobile exhaust fumes really IS bad for you.

Beccy

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 02:03 PM

"Could we have our key back?"

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 12:12 PM

I watched this short black and white film clip a few days ago...and the Military flunkies ON THE STAGE with him looked paralitic as well.

However, I guess it doesn't matter what kind of tyrant you are as long as you cough up some dough.

I spent a LONGGG time wandering around a Glasgow Cathedral a few years ago (St. Mungo's I think) and couldn't help but notice that quite a few "civilians" were buried in big time crypts over the centuries. I asked a person standing there whether these would be war heroes or politicians. He said, "They might have been, but they only got here cuz they left all their money to the church.

Cheers

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 11:02 AM

Gawd, Rick, it'd be hard to play to a house so nervous as that! I hope that our country will stop its own megalomaniacs before it comes to that here!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: GUEST,Mars
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 11:00 AM

Al Capone was known to be a kind, generous man too...

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 10:43 AM

kind of like ashcroft eh?

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 10:27 AM

Fascinating kat. I always thought that was some kind of 'urban myth'. One of the things that really gives me the chills about this guy, was how in those days, (when he came to power) he would "OUT" supposed traitors in his audience, FROM the PODIUM! I saw the films where the police would come down the isle and simply grab someone...who would never be seen again. Can you IMAGINE the nervousness and nausea in THAT audience.

Nice guy

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: DougR
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 01:49 AM

I think there should be protestors in the streets of Detroit, and the Mayor, assuming he is still alive, run out of the city on a rail!

DougR

Subject: BS: Detroit gave Saddam key to city
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 10:09 PM

My, my what twenty years will do. Yet, it's not really that long ago in the greater scheme of things. At any rate, Detroit did indeed give a key to the city to Saddam Husein and made him an honorary citizen.

REad it here.

From friend to foe,
The wind doth blow
Fellows such as these. **BG**

kat