Iraqi insurgents focussed on the mid-term elections

Dick Cheney reckons the increase in attacks in Iraq is an attempt by insurgents to "break the will of the American people" and influence the outcome of the mid-term elections. The BBC reports:

Pentagon spokesman Eric Ruff has echoed the vice-president, saying that the militants are trying to "increase opposition to the war and have an influence against the president".

To be fair, they don't really have to try too hard. The CIA and White House are doing a fine job of that, thank you very much. But Dick Cheney sees no reason not to remain alert to the dangers posed by these propaganda-propagating, jihad-encouraging, mid-term-following insurgents (seriously? The mid-terms? Have some pride, guys!). In fact, with the proliferation of the internet, the threat has grown.

"There isn't anything that's on the internet that's not accessible to them. They're on it all the time. They're very sophisticated users of it," Mr Cheney said.

Leaving aside the fact that Cheney didn't provide any evidence to back up his statement, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Being on the internet all the time can mean only one thing - a porn addiction (relax - the link is safe). And being a 'sophisticated' user just means they know where to find the good porn. Maybe we can get Ted Stevens to explain the nuances of the Internet to Dead Eye Dick. I'm sure the insurgents are already familiar with Stevens' Laws of Tubes.

Seriously though, how sophisticated do you need to be to use Google? And where have I heard these comments before? Oh right.