The Politburo Diktat

MiniTruth Overtime

Get those comrades at MiniTruth up. Get to work. You must spin this story properly.

"President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain announced Friday that Libya's leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had agreed to give up all of his nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, a step Mr. Bush said could allow Libya to "regain a secure and respected place" among nations. "In word and action, we have clarified the choices left to potential adversaries," Mr. Bush told reporters. "And when leaders make the wise and responsible choice, when they renounce terror and weapons of mass destruction, as Colonel Qaddafi has now done, they serve the interest of their own people and they add to the security of all nations." per NY Times.

It is too late for Commissar to prepare proper spin. But in the morning, he looks forward to reading the hedges, evasions, spins, denials, and rationalizations of Dean, Kos, Atrios, Agonist, Clark, Yglesias, Hesiod, Krugman, Dowd, and the rest.

Da! Should make for good weekend reading! If not, they will be shot.

Of course, subversive, counter-revolutionary Glenn has his view.

UPDATE: The Commissar has been reading coverage in the BBC and al-Ghardiyan. While amusing, and perhaps commendable, efforts, they will not convince a single reader. Staffs on both papers to be shot.