Filipino Monkey

This was supposed to be posted exactly one week ago, but alas - it was lost in transit... It should be noted that since last Tuesday, the radio transmission was allegedly sent by "a local heckler known as the 'Filipino Monkey'." You just can't make this stuff up:

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/01/13/44154.html
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January 8, 2008

I did not want to feel as though it was absolutely necessary to discuss these events, but Iran is very unfortunately back in the news again. Yesterday bore reports that Palestinian militant groups are now employing longer range missiles against Israel courtesy of none other than Iran. That did not seem to merit much a response from Prime Minister Olmert so I did not concern myself too much with this. Now apparently, Iranian speedboats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confronted US Navy warships on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz as they attempted to enter the Persian Gulf. I wish I did not have to approach this story with such skepticism, but at this point in time the legitimacy of almost every event that transpires must be questioned. In the midst of all the excitement surrounding the 2008 election cycle, foreign affairs must not be overlooked, as tempting as doing so might be. This administration has merely a year left to carry out whatever evil misdeeds it stills feels as though are necessary, which should be all the more reason to keep an extremely close eye on it. One matter to consider (as Iranian news agency FARS already has) is the timing of this incident, as ‘President’ Bush will soon be touring the region “encouraging Middle East talks and… conveying a message that Iran continues to pose a serious threat.” The Iranian government attempted to pass off this nearly detrimental event as the kind that happens all the time, but clearly that is not the case. Perhaps ‘President’ Mahmoud Ahmadinej[ih]ad is likewise aware of Bush’s upcoming term limit and desperately seeks to start the war both leaders so desperately desire while both are still around to perpetrate it.