Rationalism

The violence of the powerful is right. The violence of the powerless is wrong.

Intelligence is always bullshit

Bush: “I’m like a lot of Americans that say, ‘Well, if [the fake WMD intelligence] wasn’t right in Iraq, how do you know it’s right in Iran.’” Bush is always good for a chuckle.

Public relations

On Wednesday, Rice and the public relations chief for the Bush administration, Karen Hughes, held a “Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy.” Sponsored by the State Department and the Public Relations Coalition, the summit was held with 150 top public relations professionals and State Department officials “to identify clear action steps the private sector can take to support U.S. public diplomacy.”