American Samizdat

Monday, November 14, 2005. *
The situation now is akin to that of a bully who's authority has been challenged. The road downhill can go further. Having bent the rules of civilised discourse and political behaviour so far, there really isn't a safety net underneath them anymore.

They have made enough internal enemies (Paul O'Neill, Colin Powell, Joe Wilson, Lawrence Wilkerson, John McCain - to name just a few public instances) that first impeachment and later trial for war crimes in the Hague or treason at home are a real possibility. You can push people so far before even your nominal allies come and take you out. Think of Beria's fate. The entire Central Committee turned against him and he was executed after secret trial within two weeks.
posted by alec at 6:32 AM
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