Posted on 10/25/2003 6:51:39 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
... And so do we.
Germany, France won't pledge funds at Iraqi conference
Iraqi leader warns of possible backlash
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- The level of Germany and France's participation in an international conference aimed at raising more funds to rebuild Iraq prompted reaction Thursday from a top Iraqi official, who warned of a possible backlash.
Ayad Allawi, the current head of Iraq's U.S.-appointed governing council, said he hoped German and French officials would reconsider their decision not to boost their contributions beyond funds already pledged through the European Union.
"As far as Germany and France are concerned, really, this was a regrettable position they had," Allawi said. "I don't think the Iraqis are going to forget easily that in the hour of need, those countries wanted to neglect Iraq."
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Clintonites caught in bedroom farce: From Nantucket comes this surprising story concerning the recent wedding of Sky Raiser, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton's chief of protocol, Molly Raiser.
After a night of partying on the Massachusetts island, bridesmaid Lyn Stout decided to play a practical joke on the bride and her groom, David Perlin. Stout crept through the Raisers' darkened house into what she thought was the happy couple's room and did a swan dive into the bed.
"I'm here to spice up your life!" she announced.
Unfortunately, it was the wrong bed. Former Clinton national security adviser Anthony Lake, who'd been fast asleep next to the mother of the bride, immediately awoke and sat bolt-upright. (Molly Raiser's sleep was apparently undisturbed.) The quick-thinking Lake quipped to the mortified Stout: "Must've been quite a party!" NY Daily News
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Shut up, Chris Matthews:
Vice President Dick Cheney better remain in a secure, undisclosed location - at least if MSNBC's Chris Matthews is lurking. Speaking at Brown University this week, the "Hardball" player told students that the White House's rationale for invading Iraq was "totally dishonest" and that the Veep "is behind it all. The whole neo-conservative power vortex, it all goes through his office. He has become the chief executive ...It's scary."
Cheney and the neo-cons saw in George W. Bush "a man who never read any books, who didn't think too deeply, and they gave him something to think about for the first time in his life," Matthews said, according to Rhode Island's Woonsocket Call.
A White House spokesman tells us Matthews' analysis is "disrespectful, totally false and irresponsible. Mr. Matthews has lost touch with reality. The President made the decision to go to war using the same facts as the previous administration and the United Nations, which judged Saddam Hussein as a threat to the region." source.
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Say it isn't so!
It's been nearly three weeks since Chelsea Clinton and boyfriend Ian Klaus appeared to be having a spat at the PM Lounge. (After putting her in a cab, our spy heard him tell a friend, "I love her, but I hate her.") Since then, Chelsea has been spotted at Pipa, at the Canal Room and at Phil Suarez's new restaurant, Lucy. Klaus was missing from all three outings ... (Daily Dish, NY Daily News)
He's a forensic dentist and is on his way to San Diego to identify bodies. I heard that one couple was identified by their dog's tags. My prayers for all of you.
(Alternate caption: Former President Bill Clinton, left, meets United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan at U.N. headquarters Thusday, Oct. 30, 2003. Unidified woman looks on. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
Things look a bit better today. The Cedar Fire is now 100% contained...that is the one near us. AND IT IS STARTING TO RAIN IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY. Jerry Rivers is in town...was in Julian where it was treacherous. I suppose Hillary will show up soon to check our Air Quality, claim it to be unhealthy, and blame it on W!!!
Lots of displaced animals, both wild and domestic. A friend has one horse on her property and volunteered to board some horses for evacuees and before she knew it, had 19 horses and said, stop, I can't take care of any more. In a couple of hours, she had to be evacuated and all of the horses had to be reboarded. So owners are having to play detective in many cases like this to find their horses, many of whom are at the DelMar Racetrack.
Almost 2000 homes lost and the death toll will go up...Just devastating.
A flag waves over the driveway of a destroyed home Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003 in Crest, Calif. Numerous homes were destroyed by the Cedar Fire which continues to burn just outside San Diego. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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