[LJ2ME] convenient

"you know, bob, what we need to take the media firmly away from this whole iraq fiasco is a good, old fashioned calamity."

"we could never rig another 9/11"

"oh, heavens, no, i don't mean to our people, it needs to happen to a whole bunch of people who we don't need for anything, who are nicely far away, and have no resources with which to recover or smell a rat"

"they'll need to be absolutely devastated by it, so the whole focus is on the tragedy"

"yep, and, get this: we can look good by helping rebuild"

"using our own people wherever possible to siphon aid money back to our shores, if we actually deliver a fraction of what we promise"

"of course. lastly, we'll need it to happen when people are most receptive, emotionally, to empathise, focus on aid and grief, and have a good long time to soak it all up as the media coverage builds to a solid stream."

"a holiday, say?"

"i like your thinking."