It was hard to write the headline for this post, because everything I came up with was either too long winded or too showboaty. I went with showboaty, because it is true -- Charles Black is a friend of dictators, both Jonas Savimbi, the ever-popular Ferdinand Marcos, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, and President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somali. O.K., maybe it's inaccurate to say "friend" -- client is more accurate -- tho possibly even less comforting. According to this Guardian article on Black, he also has impeccable far-right credentials.
This guy isn't some social or religious acquaintance of McSame's, he is a key member of the campaign staff. This is an entirely different level of association than the whole "pastor war" that went on a while back, and reflects darkly on McSame's intended policies, should he (God forbid) become president.
Here's a capper from the Guardian article:
Black's remarks to Fortune magazine that a terrorist attack on US soil would be a "big advantage" to McCain's election campaign may seem a no-brainer behind closed doors among hard-nosed political strategists. Out in the open, they seem a tad insensitive, even for McCain himself, who had to distance himself from the remarks.
So lets not forget about the upcoming election entirely (as I almost did). I mean, it would be nice, but its too important to let go.
Enjoy coming back into society,
Bp
[article via Babs, photo credit in linked article]
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More on Mr. Black:
influential WA lobbyist, including for the tobacco industry.
Impeccable neocon credentials, having worked for Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II.
While he was only stating the obvious, and while I am (reasonably) sure he is not hoping for any more than a small scale terrorist attack, someone in his postion should have better brain-mouth coordination.
Expect to see Mr. Black hustled off to a less visible (but no less influential) position in the McCain campaign any minute now -- if that has not happened already.
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