Yes, I would be equally puzzled if Nelson Mandela left out the racism charge and supported President Bush while saying the American people do not care about others; it's only about oil; and insulted Prime Minister Tony Blair.

   "They don't care for human beings" is the Salon quote.

   Some of the quotes by themselves amount to just name calling. Children calling each other names is childish. For a statesman to resort to baseless name calling in such a life-or-death matter is reprehensible. If all that can be done is name calling then the next step may very well be bloodshed.

   For me, the transcript may flesh out the quotes.

      Paul