Bush takes a tongue-lashing from the Pope -a Brit headline not in US Media

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1232050,00.html

Bush takes a tongue-lashing from the Pope over Iraq

John Hooper in Rome and John Aglionby in Singapore Saturday June 5, 2004 The Guardian

The Pope yesterday subjected George Bush to a very public, relentlessly critical assessment of the US administration's performance in Iraq, attacking "deplorable" abuses of prisoners and calling for an international solution to the country's crisis.

During the president's visit to the Vatican, which the administration had hoped would help him win Catholic votes in November's presidential election, the Pope warned Mr Bush he would never succeed in the war on terrorism if he failed to ensure respect for basic human rights.

And he urged him to involve the United Nations in an operation for the swift return of sovereignty to Iraq.

In a clear reference to the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib jail, the pontiff said: "In the past few weeks _ deplorable events have come to light which have troubled the civic and religious conscience of all and made more difficult a serene and resolute commitment to shared human values.

"In the absence of such a commitment, neither war nor terrorism will ever be overcome." <snip>

[Submariner]

1. The Pope better

check the brakes on his 'Popemobile'...often.

[Warpy]

2. Bush looked like he swallowed a mildewed slug

he clearly didn't appreciate the criticism.

[Leilani]

3. Gee, not the story I saw!

I saw smiley faces, President & Pope photo ops, & reports that this will help Bush with Catholic voters.

Half of Europe is in an uproar because Dim Son has arrived, & we see the boy in the bubble, acting {Presidential.}

[Warpy]

4. You had to watch the whole thing on the BBC tonight

US sources showed him slurring his way through a bromide about freedom and giving the medal to the pope. The bit before then, while he was getting lectured, was priceless.