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Posts Tagged ‘saddam hussein’

John McCain Pal’d Around With Saddam Hussein Or Something

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

John McCain has selected someone to head his — get this — “White House transition team,” and of course the person is an old corrupt Washington lobbyist, so basically JOHN MCCAIN IS PAYING THE LOBBYISTS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T EXIST. But! More Scandal! This terrible lobbyist is one William Timmons, a famous goat warlock from Narnia. (Or was that Tumnus? Whatever, they are all hobbits from fantasy closets.) He was also best friends with Saddam Hussein forever, until John McCain killed Saddam Hussein on a cellphone video several years ago. MORE »


Pentagon Makes Controversial Report More Controversial By Trying To Keep It Quiet

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Remember this guy? Yeah, us neitherNow another branch of our wonderful government has released a report that concludes, upon thorough review of over 600,000 documents, what many people have sort of figured out anyway: in the months before 9/11, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was not gently humping al Qaeda mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on the banks of the Tigris. In fact, there was no connection of any sort between Iraq and al Qaeda, even though the President and his ghoulish cadre of advisors insisted there was. In a clever attempt to keep this shocking information from the American people, the government decided not to write a press release about it. MORE »


Saddam the Beloved

Monday, December 31st, 2007
  • Though he is “of a tender age,” Benazir Bhutto’s teenage son is now the head of her party. Democracy lives! Yay! [BBC, New York Times, Washington Post]
  • On the anniversary of the day his head popped off, Iraqis remember their bro Saddam Hussein. [Los Angeles Times]
  • Geez, we wish these two would just fuck and get it over with already. [New York Times, New York Times]
  • John McCain is back, very much like Jesus Christ. [Washington Post]
  • Wyoming is upstaged by Iowa and New Hampshire probably because it’s Wyoming. [Washington Times]
  • Hillary is relying on Bill? Really? [Politico]

Bush Determined to Strike in Iraq

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

This war'll be a lotta fun for both of us! - WonketteIn the weeks before the Iraq war, Bush’s public face was impatient, eager to begin the invasion, and unwilling to acknowledge the validity of opposing viewpoints. In private, his attitude, as the transcript of a conversation between him and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar released by El Pais today reveals… was, uh, exactly the same. Pretty much. MORE »


Country That Doesn’t Even Have President Mocking Ours

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Macleans_Oct1.JPGNow that their “dollar” is no longer worth less than a real dollar (but they still have to pay more for our hardcover books, suckers!), the Canadians are getting uppity. The October cover of their cute “political magazine” Maclean’s portrays our President as a distinguished gay British army general Saddam Hussein. Shocking! And kinda funny! Look, they gave him a mustache! Spy probably did this already but do Canadians know what Spy is? It seems like they might not have enough bloggers. Also our northern neighbors are praying for poor Britney Spears.

How George Bush Became the New Saddam [Maclean's]


Old Jazzbo Hippie Claims Cheney Just Invaded Iraq For The Oil

Monday, September 17th, 2007

hippie - WonketteSome little hipster clarinet player from NYU is claiming the Iraq invasion and occupation was all about securing oil supplies for America. Oh and what is that sticking out of Jazzbo Al’s tattered raincoat? A worn paperback of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,” which he actually first read when she was writing it, when he was screwing some gal in Rand’s “inner circle” and writing angry letters to the New York Times about how “parasites who persistently avoid either purpose or reason perish as they should.” That’s right, we’re talking about former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan! MORE »


Area Protester Fooled by Satire

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

protester.jpgFaithful reader Sean spotted this intrepid protester outside the McPherson Square metro this morning. The lady is quite upset about the administration’s plans to re-hang Saddam “Suddan” Hussein — plans she presumably read about in The Onion.

U.S. To Re-Hang Saddam Hussein [The Onion]


Dick Cheney Used To Be Kind of Honest

Monday, August 13th, 2007


Hey everybody, here’s the video you’re all talking about — shocking proof that not so long ago, Dick Cheney obviously knew better than to invade Crazy Land and try to control it post-Saddam. We’re not sure why this video is suddenly going around today, because these points made by Cheney also appeared in the New York Times about 11 years ago and have been transcribed and quoted pretty regularly since 2003, but maybe it’s just easier to get things across with the talking pictures. The only real question is What changed Cheney’s mind?

We’ve read a hundred theories about the “real plan” for Iraq, etc., and none have come close to offering a clear explanation of the blood-soaked clusterfuck that is America’s Occupation of Iraq by people who knew from the start that they couldn’t successfully occupy Iraq.


No Confidence Monday!

Friday, June 8th, 2007

* Congress plans Gonzo no confidence vote for Monday and Bush called it “political theater,” which, you know, means a lot coming from President Check-Out-My-Package-In-This-Flightsuit. [CNN]
* Cyclone that’s going to fuck up the Middle East supposedly has nothing to do with Bush. [Passport]
* But Iraq is so complex, we shouldn’t be worried that it’s all fucked up. [Redstate]
* Whoa, we had no idea that any of this other shit happened either. [The Swamp]
* Some good natured ribbing for a misunderstood president. Don’t worry George, history will vindicate you, you imbecile. [IMAO]
* The first Saddam execution video was so popular, a sequel was only a matter of time. [Iraq Slogger]


Happy Anniversary, Liberated Baghdad!

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Smashing shit -- for freedom! - WonketteIt was four short years ago that American troops freed the beautiful city of Baghdad from years of tyranny. On this day in 2003, a Bluto-esque motorcycle enthusiast impulsively grabbed a sledgehammer and single-handedly took down a nearby statue of Saddam Hussein, with help from a convenient American tank and winch, and with photographers and TV crews coincidentally set up to record the moment. MORE »


LA Times Offered $$$ Guest-Editor Spots To Rumsfeld, Nixon & Saddam

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Rumsfeld, Hiller & Hussein at the gym. - WonketteThe “scandal” at the Los Angeles Times op-ed department about celebrity guest editors or whatever was only of interest to the 97,839 current and former reporters from the little-known California newspaper — until shamed Pentagon criminal Donald Rumsfeld was brought into the mix this weekend.

Learn about the most boring whiny-assed people in the world (journalists) and their banal problems, after the jump.

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Islamo-Facism (and Lil’ Kim) At Your Fingertips!

Friday, January 19th, 2007

Metro Section: Quick & Dirty

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

* Review of Wonderland’s inaugural brunch. All you can eat bacon. [Brightest Young Things]
* Supper Clubs forming in DC. [DCFUD]
* More fun than a double-ended dildo: two DC blogger happy hours in one week. Even if you don’t read the blogs, don’t miss the chance to hang out at RFD. [Yeah, so I'm...]
* “Shame on the Post for publishing such a shallow, one-sided view of the surveillance society.” [TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS]
* Sadam’s Cat. [Son of Clown Ops!]