[Still On A] Road To Nowhere

The White House has dismissed former US President Jimmy Carter as "increasingly irrelevant", following his sharp criticism of President George W Bush.

Mr Carter on Saturday said the administration's impact on the world had made it "the worst in history". A White House spokesman responded by saying that Mr Carter had engaged in "reckless personal criticism".

-BBC

Of course, Mr. Bush didn't read this BBC report from last week, did he?

Iraq faces the distinct possibility of collapse and fragmentation, UK foreign policy think tank Chatham House says. Its report says the Iraqi government is now largely powerless and irrelevant in many parts of the country.

-BBC