Which One Is Not A Poodle ?

Alright, Zooheads, its time to see if you have been paying attention.

One of the creatures pictured here is a standard poodle and the other is, by his own firm declaration, "not a poodle".
At least not George Bush's poodle. No, no, let's be fair. He said he is "nobody's poodle".

Coupled with his denial of being a poodle, our Mystery Guest also denied being a "military dictator" although he admitted it was "ironic" that he was "sitting here in uniform talking of democracy." Well, that gives it away. If you haven't already guessed, the one on the left is not a standard poodle, but rather General Perez Musharraf, the "democratic" leader of Pakistan and nobody's poodle.

You should read this interview in The Guardian, you really should. Its full of the kind of stuff we would try to make up here at the Zoo, but refrain because we know the reality will outstrip us every time. Try this morsel.

Pakistan, the General assures us, makes every effort to minimize "collateral damage" while fighting al-Quaida in Waziristan, which includes the border area with Afghanistan. Any women and children who are killed are "supporters and abetters of terrorism", so too bad for them. They should know better than to hang around their husbands and fathers.

The good General also reports that the war against al-Quaida in Waziristan is going well and is "almost won". That's the good news. The bad news is that the Taliban is resurgent in the same area and its influence is spreading in to other areas. We guess that's "ironic", too. We wonder if the killing of the female and infant "supporters and abetters" might be having an impact. That would even be more ironic.

We hope you all passed this little quiz and that you all

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