Loose cannons

Could have been the wedding cake

"We are aware of reports of civilian casualties, but don't know if casualties were caused as a result of the bomb." — Pentagon spokesperson Lieutenant Comm- ander Jeff Davis, commenting on the US military's July 1 slaughter of Afghan villagers.

Overstated

"We've believed from the start that the perception of these negative items has been overstated... We have begun to institute a number of things that I believe will restore public confidence." — WorldCom CEO John Sidgmore, quoted in PR Week magazine the day before WorldCom's fraudulent accou- nting practices were publicly exposed.

Like bombing Afghan villagers

"But corporate America has got to understand there's a higher calling than trying to fudge the numbers, trying to slip a billion here or a billion there and may hope nobody notices." — George "The Crusader" Bush, commenting on the WorldCom scandal.

Must be a sado-masochist

"A country which has been under attack can respond by loving your neighbour like you'd like to be loved yourself." — George the Crusader again.

From Green Left Weekly, July 10, 2002.

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