“The president wants the Security Council to act quickly and there is no need for a lengthy debate,” spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters. For more details of the rise of The Authority, this story isn’t too bad a starting point.
It does feel rather as though Ari Fleischer and the Iraqi Information Minister should be going into business together. Between “there is no need for a lengthy debate” and “there are no US troops north of Basra” very little ground lies. I think the business potential would be enormous, and surely the next step on the neo-liberal road is an entire privatisation of government propaganda?
All they really need is a good translator, and a decent chunk of Iraqi oil for venture capital. And a good name of course. Any suggestions?