Mostly Harmless, or what do you think of Iraq?
Created | Updated Apr 1, 2002
As you might all remember, our dear old Ford Prefect wrote a piece on
Earth quite a while ago (not for the Earth edition, of course), while
being stuck here for 15 years.
You might also remember that his piece went to pieces by the secretaries of the sub-editors (who, of course, stepped out to have lunch), and all that was left was the
phrase: "Mostly Harmless".
What you might not remember, is that Ford was wrong.
The reason he was wrong lies in the fact that Ford did not know Saddam Hussein very well. Or even well enough. At all, really.
The trouble with Mr. Hussein and his country, Iraq, is that they are not so harmless. Maybe like a speeding truck without brakes is harmless. (Add nitroglycerin as cargo for full effect)
Therefore, a new definition must be reached:
IRAQ: MOSTLY HARMFUL
Earth quite a while ago (not for the Earth edition, of course), while
being stuck here for 15 years.
You might also remember that his piece went to pieces by the secretaries of the sub-editors (who, of course, stepped out to have lunch), and all that was left was the
phrase: "Mostly Harmless".
What you might not remember, is that Ford was wrong.
The reason he was wrong lies in the fact that Ford did not know Saddam Hussein very well. Or even well enough. At all, really.
The trouble with Mr. Hussein and his country, Iraq, is that they are not so harmless. Maybe like a speeding truck without brakes is harmless. (Add nitroglycerin as cargo for full effect)
Therefore, a new definition must be reached:
