‘I hate all Iranians,’
said senior Pentagon official Debra Cagan to a group of British MPs. “The six MPs were taken aback by the hardline approach of the Pentagon and in particular Ms Cagan, one of Mr Bush’s foreign policy advisers.” Cagan “also accused Britain of ‘dismantling’ the Anglo-US-led coalition in Iraq by pulling troops out of Basra too soon.”
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Who is this freak? One look at her picture makes me really wonder what in the hell is going on at the Pentagon.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:03 amThis woman is an odious human being.
We must work hard to remove people with such ignorant and bellicose opinions from positions of power.
Prevent a war with IRAN; Begin Impeachment NOW!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:03 amBesides her somewhat disturbing physical appearance, what’s that pendant hanging from her necklace, a mother of pearl Iron Cross?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:05 amgeez, TP. You could have posted a warning for those who want to click through to the article.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:05 amShe hates 65 million people. Typical Bible carrying hypocritical Republican.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:08 amIt certainly is an iron cross…
I’m just a lttle… stunned. Fraulein Kagan is one scary lookin’…
October 1st, 2007 at 10:08 amTRoS,
Don’t you mean Frau Blucher?
*horses whinnying*
October 1st, 2007 at 10:09 amSporting an iron cross and wearing a red leather ( can’t see the blood spatters from the torture ) jacket.
why am I not supprised?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:12 amRed must be her daylight attire.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:12 amDon’t you mean Frau Blucher?
*horses whinnying*
Comment by Zooey — October 1, 2007 @ 10:09 am
Come to think of it…
Frau Cagan is scarier, ’cause apparently she’s real. Where do they find them? I thin k we’ve found at least one of the folks in the Bush Admin who ENJOYED the Abu Ghraib torture photos.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:16 amAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUGH!!!!!!!! *whew* she is one scary lady!
Mornin Zooey! Nice Young Frankenstein reference, if I am correct..
:D
October 1st, 2007 at 10:16 amyeah,yeah,yeah, and Bush hates Black people. we know…
*sigh*
October 1st, 2007 at 10:18 amI heard she’s the Rovian Stormtrooper Commanders girlfriend.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:19 amok - you guys made me look…
aaaack! it’s way to early in the morning for that…
did you notice that her “friend” behind her is sporting a similar hair-do?
but this is the “mail” - the equivalent to our “enquirer”?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:21 amfrom the pics to the right, i’d say “yep”…
.
I heard she’s the Rovian Stormtrooper Commanders girlfriend.
Comment by Nevar — October 1, 2007 @ 10:19 am
oh! i heard that also! …let’s spread the wonderful news!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am…
I bet she has a black whip in her closet.
Comment by margaret — October 1, 2007 @ 10:21 am
Bet she has more than a black whip in that closet.
Is her nickname around the WH “The Iron Maiden”?
If I’m not mistaken, there is a certain similarity to Anne Coulter there, no? Dye the hair blond…
October 1st, 2007 at 10:24 amI heard she is the Rovian Stormtrooper Commander…
October 1st, 2007 at 10:25 amShe is one scary lookin’_______, but can we stay on what she said?
“I hate all Iranians”. Now that’s scary!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:27 amThat’s a whole lot of ugly for one person. She woke up that day and decided on that outfit. Yikes!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:28 amCagan must be why McCain wants a Christian U.S. Probably not a good idea to have a Jew like Cagan as a foreign policy adviser on issues like Iran.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:29 amgross.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:29 amGood grief! Not only is she revealing profound ignorance, but she is wearing an iron cross — a member of the crusading army?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:30 amIf she represents the diplomacy commiottee of the Pentagon, we are in more trouble than I thought.
It’s too early for Halloween isn’t it?
She could be Hitler’s daughter.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:31 amI bet she wouldn’t even be able to explain WHY she she “hates†Iranians.
Comment by margaret — October 1, 2007 @ 10:27 am
Yer probably right about that. And in my experience, if you ask them to explain why, they tend to get really upset at YOU next.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:31 amIt’s too early for Halloween isn’t it?
Comment by Marie — October 1, 2007 @ 10:30 am
Apparently not…
Perhaps the red leather jacket & Iron Cross is the new WH Staff uniform.
Remember when Nixon wanted to redesign the uniforms of the WH guards?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:33 amShe could be Hitler’s daughter.
Comment by sdunes — October 1, 2007 @ 10:31 am
More likely his grand daughter, which means Adolph Jr is out there, somewhere…
October 1st, 2007 at 10:34 amWhen I first saw the picture, I thought it was a joke. Unfortunately, I guess it isn’t.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:36 amShe’s “so ugly, she’s got ugly she hasn’t even used …”
- a very obscure reference.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:37 amI’m not so sure Ms. Cagan is a she.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:40 am“Of course I’ve never actually met and Iranian”, Ms. Cagen said, “but all my friends tell me they’re really icky people who don’t dress very well.”
October 1st, 2007 at 10:40 amUtterly astounding that a senior advisor would make such a statement. As a Pentagon official, is she not a federal employee? Isn’t such speech prohibited as an ethnic slur? I’m sure no manager of a federal agency can walk into the office and proclaim he/she “hates Hispanics.” Any difference?
October 1st, 2007 at 10:40 amOne time I saw Minor Threat. One goofball in the audience slapped the singer in the face. The singer was taken aback and said, “You can’t hate me. You don’t even know me.”
Also, WTF is wrong with this woman’s appearance? She looks like she’s made of saran wrap!
October 1st, 2007 at 10:42 am‘I hate all Iranians’
So, it looks like subtlety is out the window. Stay tuned for Chimpy’s press conference, in which he states that Iranians don’t actually have souls, and Ahmenidijad’s favorite dish is stewed Jew baby.
The words have changed, but I still recognize the tune.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:43 amShe looks like she’s made of saran wrap!
Comment by stewarjt — October 1, 2007 @ 10:42 am
When face lifts go bad…
October 1st, 2007 at 10:47 amNo doubt she’s very popular around the WH, where she’s seen as being quite the cut up and one snappy dresser.
Prescott would have approved.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:48 amTP needs to warn people…
Distubing Image Alert: This person’s appearance actually matches their ideology
October 1st, 2007 at 10:50 amMornin Zooey! Nice Young Frankenstein reference, if I am correct..
:D
Comment by whiteyfresh — October 1, 2007 @ 10:16 am
You win the prize, whitey!
Good morning! :-)
October 1st, 2007 at 11:00 amZooey/Whitey: remember, it’s pronounced “Frahn-ken-steen”…
October 1st, 2007 at 11:06 amaaaaaahhhh…you are correct,Dogfather
October 1st, 2007 at 11:10 amIt’s not actually an iron cross but a Maltese cross, from which the German iron cross was derived. One can assume, however, that the divine Ms. Cagan’s motives for wearing such a baubel are less than innocent.
These people are profoundly frightening, the moreso because they have the ear of our Boy King.
jb
October 1st, 2007 at 11:15 amFascinating find, Margaret. Obviously, the paper couldn’t be bothered to find a more recent picture of the woman - maybe all the cameras broke. (Gee whiz, I’m beginning to sound like so-called Republican “humorists” who think personal attacks are funny).
Her comments, while not surprising, make one wonder how someone apparantly so inept at diplomancy wound up in this critical position - to make sweeping and seemingly bigoted statements and then to start attacking her hosts. Typical Republican “not my fault” behavior.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:19 amThis has to be a joke………just has to be.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:19 amZooey/Whitey: remember, it’s pronounced “Frahn-ken-steenâ€â€¦
Comment by The Dogfather — October 1, 2007 @ 11:06 am
Duly noted. :-D
October 1st, 2007 at 11:19 amOMG, it’s John Kerry in drag…
October 1st, 2007 at 11:27 amI rest my case.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:28 amI presume she can only be photographed at night in garlic-free environs? Wramongering requires hate–I guess the right wing has plenty of that to dispense, eh?
October 1st, 2007 at 11:31 amI wonder when Michael Jackson will want his costume back. And why, ahem, is “she” covering her Adam’s apple? Also, the cross bears a strong resemblance to a Czarist military award, the Cross of St. George. Why “she”‘d be wearing it I have no idea. These people are so insane.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:32 amCivil service medical/health benefits are good, as it appears to cover sex-change operations!
Comment by C T V 1 — October 1, 2007 @ 11:35 am
That would certainly benefit you. Oh, my bad… it doesn’t cover “trans-species” operations…
October 1st, 2007 at 11:40 amHer comments, while not surprising, make one wonder how someone apparantly so inept at diplomancy wound up in this critical position - to make sweeping and seemingly bigoted statements and then to start attacking her hosts. Typical Republican “not my fault†behavior.
Comment by TheToonGuy — October 1, 2007 @ 11:19 am
You have read some of John Bolton’s comments in the past, no?
October 1st, 2007 at 11:42 amAnd in my experience, if you ask them to explain why, they tend to get really upset at YOU next.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — October 1, 2007 @ 10:31 am
Of course. And as soon as you dare to suggest that the hated group might actually be made up of real human beings, you’re seen as a terrorist supporter, America hater, etc.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:42 amI’m wondering if anyone has any information linking Ms. Cagan to Philip Cagan, the Republican economic professor affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute? She seems about the correct age to be his daughter.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:50 amWhy do the Arabs hate us ? IDK.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:50 am“… you’re seen as a terrorist supporter, America hater, etc.”
Comment by progressive homeschooler — October 1, 2007 @ 11:42 am
It’s so much easier to hate whole groups if you don’t have to EXPLAIN why you hate them.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:50 amThose words sound so like heard them before except take out Iranians and replace it with Blacks. Yes that was back in 1952. My how some things never change just put a different name in the place of the phase. Now the White House aide lady or man is scary but speaking what the White House thinks. I hope people of other cultures don’t say that about White people in America because that would be totally disrespectful and out right wrong. To use prejudice against all people of one country. The United States is the example for others to follow we are the Leader of the Free World and only want others to have the same Freedoms, Equal Rights, Woman’s Rights and Liberties that make up our Great Country.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:54 amNow would you like to buy the Brooklyn Bridge?
Don’t you mean Frau Blucher?
*horses whinnying*
Comment by Zooey
I saw Young Frankenstein when I was 10.
One of my fav movies of all times. Thanks!!!
October 1st, 2007 at 12:00 pmFalse Face! It just hit me. She IS the villain from the old Batman TV series!
October 1st, 2007 at 12:04 pmSounds like Debra Cagen also hates Americans and doesn’t care if Americans die. What a creep. I have a friend from Iran and she is very peaceful. She sent me pictures of Iran. What a beautiful country with many historic sites.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:05 pmRe: Cagan “also accused Britain of ‘dismantling’ the Anglo-US-led coalition in Iraq by pulling troops out of Basra too soon.â€
—————
But…but…but…the surge is working and many Iraqis are returning to a normal way of life and John McCain can walk down the streets of Baghdad and Lindsey Graham can buy some rugs and Baghdad resembles an outdoor market in Middle America in the summer…and…and…
October 1st, 2007 at 12:10 pmHistorical background of Persia:
The charter of Cyrus the Great, a baked-clay Aryan language (Old Persian) cuneiform cylinder, was discovered in 1878 in excavation of the site of Babylon. In it, Cyrus the Great described his human treatment of the inhabitants of Babylonia after its conquest by the Iranians.
The document has been hailed as the first charter of human rights, and in 1971 the United Nations was published translation of it in all the official U.N. languages. “May Ahura Mazda protect this land, this nation, from rancor, from foes, from falsehood, and from drought”. Selected from the book “The Eternal Land”.
Those damned Iranians!!!
October 1st, 2007 at 12:13 pmHeh! Heh! I could see her involved in one of Scalia’s and Bolton’s orgies…..
“Hey you two Johns………I’m strapping it on, are ya ready?”
October 1st, 2007 at 12:21 pmBy making such a blanket statement, this woman shows she wears her bigotry with pride and without apology. WHY is such a woman working as a foreign policy advisor to the White House? Oh wait…never mind. The White House pretty much hates foreigners too — unless they’re the Saudi royal family or anyone else who keeps the oil gushing our way.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:42 pmThe woman GOPer looks like a NAZI bull-dyke. She is a certified freak.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:48 pmReally! The disgustingly sexist remarks about her appearance are out of place in a story about yet another Bush appointee whose ideology is totally unsuited to a position in State.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:53 pmWhen the dems take over in ‘08, these people in State and the Pentagon need to be swept to the garbage dump where they belong.
I’m a big dumb southern white dummy.
My first employer was an Iranian pizza shop owner here in Dallas.
He was simply the nicest most rational hard working man I ever met.
He fled Iran in ‘79.
Americans who blindly hate can go to hell.
Especially the ones in my government.
October 1st, 2007 at 12:57 pmCivil service medical/health benefits are good, as it appears to cover sex-change operations!
Comment by C T V 1 — October 1, 2007 @ 11:35 am
heh… pretty good!
why can’t you ALWAYS be so smart!?
October 1st, 2007 at 1:04 pm…
That ain’t ugly; that’s super ugly.
Looks like a Jay Leno gone transvestite.
∞
October 1st, 2007 at 1:38 pmGosh, is s/he Ann Coulter’s ugly sister…?
Yikes.
October 1st, 2007 at 2:00 pmEven Catherine Bell, who played a Jag officer? Or David Safavian, disgraced former chief of staff of the GSA in the Bush administration?
October 1st, 2007 at 2:03 pmYou all have it right. She looks like a cross between crazy Catherine Harris and the Frau (one of Dr. Evil’s henchman) from the Austin Powers movies.
These folks have some serious mental issues. Like we can trust anything that they say about Iran.
October 1st, 2007 at 2:25 pmJust think, in one year we can send this stupid person back to Stepford where she belongs.
October 1st, 2007 at 3:22 pmI bet she has a black whip in her closet.
Comment by margaret — October 1, 2007 @ 10:21 am
I don’t think you’d want to know what’s in her closet.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:59 pmWhat an ugly broad! That’s all I can say!
October 2nd, 2007 at 12:13 amIf we really are the good guys, how come our government officials look like villians from G.I. Joe?
October 2nd, 2007 at 2:52 amThis ugly sh*t is a present day Republican enjoy!
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:46 amThe woman GOPer looks like a NAZI bull-dyke. She is a certified freak.
Comment by Jay Randal — October 1, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
Another gay slam. ;)
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:02 pm