September 28, 2004
Two Naomis
Last week i listened to Naomi Klein(No Logo) on Air America explain how rebuilding Iraq was sluggish to say the least given that all the rebuilding work is only farmed out to contractors from the 'Coalition of the Willing'. Building materials which could be manufactured by Iraqis are instead imported at great expense etc. She said she only saw one industrial crane during her entire trip to Baghdad which far from actually rebuilding anything was in fact hoisting a huge advertisement for Saudi honey. It sounds as if noone's particularly concerned with rebuilding the country when a quick profit at Iraq's expense is the sexier alternative.
In contrast Naomi Wolf (The Beauty Myth) has written an extraordinary piece accusing Teresa Heinz Kerry of cuckolding the hapless John Kerry with her dead husband. Poor John Kerry who is currently being called gay and French(not that there's anything wrong with that) is now according to Wolf, a cuckold to a dead guy. This is surely one of the most unusual observations from this campaign especially since it's coming from a liberal.
I drew the above cartoon just after the initial bombing of Baghdad and sadly it still remains relevant. What a mess!