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Fat-Cat Irish Politicians Too Fat for Flak-Jackets - No Kabul

category national | miscellaneous | other press author Sunday November 07, 2010 19:48author by Saoirsí

"Read to Beleive"

"They can't go to Kabul - because of overload!"
"Irish legislators can't go to Kabul, because they don't have bullet-proof vests in their size."
"Read to Believe: They can't go to Kabul - because of overload!"
"Read to Believe: They can't go to Kabul - because of overload!"

The popular Mexican newspaper, Reforma, reports today - Sunday 7th November, 2010 - that some Irish legislators or politicians have been prevented from going to visit Kabul, Afghanistan. The reason? We don't apparently have bullet-proof jackets that will actually fit them.

Perhaps the rest of us are not the ones who need to tighten our belts?

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Related Link: http://www.reforma.com/


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