Who is the Coward, Condi?

Secretary Rice called Moqtada al-Sadr a "coward" for remaining in Iran.

Let's examine that a little. Rice made an "unannounced" trip to Iraq. When Bush visits Iraq, the flights are top secret until after he has left. When Bush goes anywhere within this country, no air traffic is permitted at the places he visits.

"No person may operate an aircraft over or in the vicinity of any area to be visited or traveled by the President, the Vice President, or other public figures contrary to the restrictions established by the Administrator and published in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)."- Federal Air Regulation 91.141

Generally, when he does visit somewhere, the FAA bans all air traffic below 18,000 feet within 10 miles of his location.

This is the Chimpy Protective Zone over his father's place in Maine:

And this is the one over the Chimpy Cattle-Free Ranch in Texas:

Each place is surrounded by a 24/7 no-fly zone that is three miles in diameter and 5,000' high. When Der Monkey Fuhrer is in residence, the no-fly zone expands to 10 miles and 18,000' and the restricted flying zone is from 10-30 miles.

And then there are the Bush Bubbles with the "No Free Speech Wherever He Can See You" zones and his "town hall" meetings, stuffed chock-a-block with pre-screened sycophants, all to make it certain that His Despicableness is never confronted with any evidence of dissent.

Indeed, a few years ago when an Irish television reporter had the unmitigated gall to actually ask some hard questions of Disgustus Maximus, he was so outraged that he had an official protest lodged with the Irish embassy.

So, Condi, before you call anybody else on the planet a "coward," you had better take a really hard look at the one you have been working for all of these years.