Democracy dies in yet another country

Remember how the Neocons said how the Iraq War would kick start a whole wave of revolutions for Democracy across the whole world?

Well, take that, and turn it to the complete opposite. THEN you've got something truthful.

"Both the Bush administration and Congress are growing exasperated over Ethiopia's backsliding from democracy but are wary of applying too much pressure against a country that has become an important anti-terror ally in East Africa.

Members of the Democratic-controlled Congress are under fewer restraints than President George W. Bush's administration, which has relied on the help of Ethiopian troops in ousting Islamic militants from power in parts of neighboring Somalia.

In the House of Representatives, the Africa subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee is completing work Wednesday on legislation that decries Ethiopia's recent human rights record and opens the door for sanctions. The subcommittee's approval would be a first major step, but the bill still would have to be passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by Bush.

Democratic Rep. Donald Payne, the subcommittee's chairman, told The Associated Press he has had no response to his bill from White House officials, but "I think they would prefer if we just left it alone." "

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/america/NA-GEN-US-Ethiopia.php

"But we just, like, totally cream our diapers at the idea of setting up a puppet regime of sold-out clowns who will do our bidding and let us rape the oil fields. Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL,
BELOVED REPUBLICON CHICKENHAWK DESERTER