You have nothing on me, Senator, except my name on lists of names from Iraq, many of which have been drawn up after the installation of your puppet government in Baghdad. There were 270 names on that list originally. That's somehow been filleted down to the names you chose to deal with in this committee. Some of the names on that committee included the former secretary to his Holiness Pope John Paul II, the former head of the African National Congress Presidential office and many others who had one defining characteristic in common: they all stood against the policy of sanctions and war which you vociferously prosecuted and which has led us to this disaster.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues the list of names he is accused of ties to a government installed by the opposing side and includes many legitimate figures.
- In plain terms
- He says the names on the list were from the other side's government and include respected people.
- What can you take from it?
- Contextualize accusations by examining the source of evidence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who decides who is on a blacklist?
- How reliable are government lists?
Another view
The argument relies on the legitimacy of the 'puppet government' which is contested.
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