From handing over control of Iraqi oil fields to his big oil buddies, to gutting our nation’s coffers, to dismantling many of our civil rights, Bush knew invading Iraq would reap many rewards.

I bet he smiled when this occurred too:

Five members of the London-based Caribbean Steel International band were aboard a flight waiting to fly from the island of Sardinia to London on Dec. 31, 2006, when a passenger alerted the crew of “suspicious” behavior.
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The men were removed from the plane by Italian police with guns drawn, though they were later cleared by airport security. The pilot refused to let them back onboard, citing the “anxiety” of the other passengers.
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In the judgment, [District Judge Roger] Southcombe said the damages awarded reflected the band members’ “embarrassment at being the only black persons removed from the aircraft at gunpoint for no just reason, their inability to be with their families and friends on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (and) the overnight stay in the cold in Liverpool.”

The men were flown to Liverpool and spent the night of Jan. 1 outside the bus station after missing the last bus to London.

Ah, fear. The Bush gift that keeps on giving.

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