Subj : Re: hey euro-brits! To : alt.tv.farscape From : Tim Weaver Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 18:57:20 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > Congratulations on your new security adviser! Once again you show us > up. > > > 'He was permanent secretary at the Department of Transport when, on > September 11 2001, Jo Moore, an aide to Stephen Byers, then secretary of > state, told officials in an email that it would be "a very good day" to > "get out anything we want to bury". A few months later, in February > 2002, Ms Moore and Martin Sixsmith, the department's director of > communications, allegedly discussed whether the day of Princess > Margaret's funeral would be a good time to release potentially damaging > figures about the state of the railways. > > It was subsequently announced that both Ms Moore and Mr Sixsmith had > resigned. Mr Sixsmith denied this, and Mr Byers, who did later resign, > gave a confusing account in the Commons about what had gone on. Sir > Richard put it more succinctly. He is said to have told a colleague: > "We're all fucked. I'm fucked. You're fucked. The whole department's > fucked. It's been the biggest cock-up ever and we're all completely > fucked."' > > (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1580619,00.html) > > If only this administration could produce someone so forthright. > Unfortunately it is filled with Moores and Sixsmiths, and they only have > their own interests at heart. We're all fucked... etc. > Bush rules, man!!! -- Tim Weaver I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I am not so sure what you heard is not what I meant. .