The pot and the kettle

'In a keynote address at an Asian security conference here, Mr. Rumsfeld argued that China's investment in missiles and up-to-date military technology posed a risk not only to Taiwan and to American interests, but also to nations across Asia that view themselves as China's trading partners, not rivals.

'Mr. Rumsfeld previewed findings of the Pentagon's annual report to Congress on the Chinese military, saying: "China's defence expenditures are much higher than Chinese officials have publicly admitted. It is estimated that China's is the third-largest military budget in the world, and now the largest in Asia."'

<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/04/international/asia/04rumsfeld.html?th&emc=th>

I would like Mr Rumsfeld to inform the world which nations in his opinion take first and second spot in military spending.

The pot can hardly accuse the kettle.

Such blatant hypocrisy has not been heard in this world since the fall of the Third Reich.

I think I am going to grow dreadlocks, join Green Peace and start smoking pot. But then I'll have to learn to tolerate Reggae. Darn! There goes my new career.