The SOS also chided his staff. Powell said to someone named Emily, "Emily, get away from me." This wasn't Powell's idea, but one of Powell's press functionaries. No doubt whomever did this is not long for the State Department.
Powell is and always has been able to handle the press. Why his staffer thought he shouldn't answer the question by using this ruse doesn't know his or her boss very well.
131 posted on 05/16/2004 7:25:53 AM PDT by Catspaw