Mais uma do BoingBoing, que daqui a pouco vou ter que incluir na listinha ali do lado:

The two were clearly on the outs back during the Gulf War, when Cheney was Secretary of Defense, and the first President Bush dubbed Saddam “Hitler revisited.” Then Cheney moved to the private sector and suddenly things between him and Saddam warmed up considerably. With Cheney in the CEO’s seat, Halliburton helped Iraq reconstruct its war-torn oil industry with $73 million worth of equipment and services — becoming Baghdad’s biggest such supplier. Kinda nice how that worked out for the vice-president, really: oversee the destruction of an industry that you then profit from by rebuilding.

When, during the 2000 campaign, Cheney was asked about his company’s Iraqi escapades, he flat out denied them. But the truth remains: When it came to making a buck, Cheney apparently had no qualms about doing business with “Hitler revisited.”

Ou seja: o cara declara guerra, destrói tudo, cobra US$73 mi pra reconstruir e depois acha melhor destruir tudo de novo. Gente boa esse Careca Cheney. Aliás, se tem alguém mais podre que o Jorge W é o vice dele…

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Mas hoje é meu aniversário! Vamos falar de coisas boas!