Bush Administration tells truth for once, apologizes for doing so

An embarrassed White House apologized on Tuesday for an "unfortunate mistake" — the distribution of less-than-flattering biography of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at the Group of Eight summit. Still, the gaffe led to headlines in Italy.

The summary of Berlusconi was buried in a nearly inch-thick tome of background that the White House distributed at the summit of major economic powers. The press kit was handed out to the White House traveling press corps.

The biography described Berlusconi as one of the "most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice."

The biography, written by Encyclopedia of World Biography, said Berlusconi burst onto the political scene with no experience and used his "vast network of media holdings" to finance his campaign on a promise to "purge the notoriously lackadaisical Italian government of corruption."

The biography went on to say that Berlusconi was appointed to the prime minister's office in 1994, "however, he and his fellow Forza Italia Party leaders soon found themselves accused of the very corruption he had vowed to eradicate."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g84jw0cporiuCCpZutTRi6YsyOMAD91PLGD03

Let's see here:
Repression of the Roma population
Created the Yellowcake forgeries
Censored opponents in the media

This must be a sign of the apocalypse, Bush finally tells the truth, but then apologizes for it.

:wow:

that stayed the Four Horsemen from their final ride.

I have to wonder if they're pissed at getting called out early. You would think our species would have a few hundred years left in it...but maybe not.

It's been a big advantage for him. Obviously.

Makes it seem like Bush and Berlusconi are competing as to who can be the more corrupt, eh?

... of having elected clowns like this to represent us on the world forum?