I've Had it up to Here with Joe Wilson IV

Start off by reading Ann Coulter's effective slam on Joe Wilson IV.

Remember that this blogger has a bit of intel experience behind him. Which, of course, is why I never liked Smokin' Joe's account of his Africa trip. Imagine an interchange like the following, occurring in Niger shortly after Joe gets off the plane:

Joe Wilson IV: Hello, Bellman, I'm happy to be here in the heart of Africa, a continent known for being rife with corruption in every State at every level of government.

Bellman: Please sit here, Sir. Welcome to Niger. Please, sit here next to my friend, the Honorable Corrupt Official of Niger.

Honorable Corrupt Official of Niger: I hear you're looking for something nefarious in my land?

JWIV: Why yes. Please tell me, and co be honest... Did you or anyone else in your corrupt government violate myriad international agreements and decrees, to which your government in past incarnations was a party?

HCON: Uhh....

JWIV: Let me restate my question - Did you, in violation of international law, sell or agree to sell or consider selling any uranium or uranium byproducts to the government of Saddam Hussein?

HCON: Well, actually...

JWIV: No, no, don't answer yet. Let me make sure you understand. Did your government sell this uranium or otherwise deal in uranium with the Saddam government, an act which would bring upon you and your friends in the Nigerien government tremendous international scrutiny and the entire weight of the American political-military complex pressing down on the small of your collective back?

HCON: Umm... No.

JWIV: Thank you! My work is done here.


And so, Mr. Wilson returned from Africa and told the world of the amazingly simple interchange of truth and honesty he encountered among the forthright officials of Niger.