Nuclear Beef

Richard Armitage: They Ought To Hang (via FoS)

April 30, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - The State Department's No. 2 official said yesterday that those guilty of corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program "ought to hang."

The blunt remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to a House subcommittee were the strongest comments the Bush administration has made since accusations surfaced in January that Saddam Hussein ripped off $10 billion from the program.
...
He noted that the department has taken what he called the "extraordinary" step of turning over sensitive documents to investigators on the matter, "because we want to get to the bottom of it as much as you do."

"And if someone is found guilty they ought to hang," Armitage said.

Can anyone explain to me how in the hell Richard Armitage became a DIPLOMAT?

I mean, we here at The Beef love the crazy bastard but I can't imagine how he can be a successful diplomat while being so.. colorful.

One thing that is clear from this Google image search is that there are two faces of Richard Armitage.

Happy-Go Lucky Glad-Hand Armitage
and his evil twin,
Upset Uncle Fester Armitage

* (because the resolutions that they constantly pass.. say nothing to dictators about their lives..)