We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories. You remember when Colin Powell stood up in front of the world, and he said, Iraq has got laboratories, mobile labs to build biological weapons. They're illegal. They're against the United Nations resolutions, and we've so far discovered two.

George W. Bush
Interview with TVP Poland
May 29, 2003

The President is indeed satisfied with the intelligence that he received. And I think that's borne out by the fact that, just as Secretary Powell described at the United Nations, we have found the bio trucks that can be used only for the purpose of producing biological weapons. That's proof-perfect that the intelligence in that regard was right on target.

Ari Fleischer
Press Briefing
May 29, 2003

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Ahh, well, as (Stalin's chief of mayhem) Beria put it so eloquently, "it's easy to commit the perfect crime if you're in charge of the investigation"  Or, even more pithily, "Any amateur can fake a suicide. But it takes a real artist to cause one." Among many other things, Comrade Beria was a master of the one-liner. 

On other more musical notes, all the drywall's up, the cleraning crew comes in tomorrow, the electrician Wednesday, and the equipment starts rolling in Friday, so soon, my long silent night will end, music-wise.  In other words, my studio's about three weeks from completion, plus maybe two weeks of trouble-shooting and screwing around. 

In other musical notes, Will Sexton has just joined Michelle Branch's (!) band, joining my good friends Kevin Lovejoy and Kenny Aronoff in what will apparently be a year-long tour, starting out opening up for the Dixie Chicks, those well-known Commies.  I suggest buying front row tickets, and rudely shouting "NFU!!" during the quiet numbers.

In other musical notes, Bukka Allen has, with his cohorts cellist Brian Standifer, and six-stringer Rob Gjersoe, put together a benefit record for a children's hospital in Baghdad.  It's an all-Austin artist record, which I suggested we call "We're Not All Like That Bozo National Guard Deserter Ex-Cheerleader Buffoon that Used To Be Governor Here In Texas, So Here's Some Money For Bandages! Please Don't Blame Us For The Self Aggrandizing Policies of That Group Of Pimps, Liars, and Murderous Crooks That He's Fronting! We're Sorry That You Got Blown To Shit"  Bukka, ever the conservative, feels that title might be too long for a pop record.  He wants to call it "Honeydew", or "Thornless Rose", or something like that.  Chickenshit.

Anyway,  love to all,

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