10 Bitter Ironies of 2005


Gary Scott, a professor of philosophy at Loyola University, has a list of "The Top 10 Bitterest Ironies of 2005". Although he limits the list to US politics it has some merits. Irony of course is not limited to the US even though for cultural reasons it is largely an irony free zone. My favourite is no. 9: "9. Torturous Times: How bitterly ironic was it that George W. Bush (or his dim-witted handlers) chose Panama for the site of Bush's claim that "We do not torture?" That the School of the Americas (widely known as the School of Assassins or the School for Torture) was located in Panama from 1946 to 1984, prior to moving to Ft. Benning, Georgia. The National Security Archives are teeming with reports of atrocities committed by the graduates of the SOA. Nice venue, Dubya. Must have made Daddy proud."

Gary Scott, a professor of philosophy at Loyola University, has a list of "The Top 10 Bitterest Ironies of 2005". Although he limits the list to US politics it has some merits. Irony of course is not limited to the US even though for cultural reasons it is largely an irony free zone. My favourite is no. 9: "9. Torturous Times: How bitterly ironic was it that George W. Bush (or his dim-witted handlers) chose Panama for the site of Bush's claim that "We do not torture?" That the School of the Americas (widely known as the School of Assassins or the School for Torture) was located in Panama from 1946 to 1984, prior to moving to Ft. Benning, Georgia. The National Security Archives are teeming with reports of atrocities committed by the graduates of the SOA. Nice venue, Dubya. Must have made Daddy proud."

Posted: Tue - December 27, 2005 at 02:46 PM        

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