Posted on 05/26/2004 10:51:14 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
Former Vice President Al Gore was to call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and several other Bush administration officials in a scathing attack on the presidents foreign policy Wednesday, people familiar with the speech told The Associated Press.
In a speech at New York University, Gore was to argue that several officials, including National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice, CIA director George Tenet and a top military leader should step down because the situation in Iraq is out of control.
He was expected to place blame for the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal directly on the Bush administration officials, who he believes put in place policies of dominance and the disregard for the policy of law, said a source familiar with the speech, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Gore was to claim that those policies are what led soldiers to abuse prisoners, and that top officials are therefore responsible for the scandal.
Gore was also expected to go after President Bush, arguing that his foreign policy has alienated the United States and put Americans in danger.
The speech was one of several Gore appearances sponsored since August by MoveOn.org; the liberal interest group also has a television and radio ad calling for President Bush to fire Rumsfeld.
In January, Gore attacked the Bush administrations environmental policies.
This is especially rich coming from Mr. No Controlling Legal Authority himself.
Thanks, Al. Now shut up and sit down.
Al Gore.......searching for someone to take him seriously.
It's amazing that you never hear this kind of talk from Republicans when there's a Democrat in the White House and a war going on.
They're traitors, every one.
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bad sport bad sport bad sport. cry baby cry baby
Whatever happened to "New" democrats?
All they seem to have to offer anymore is whacko hatemongers.
I hereby call for the resignation of Al Gore...er, wait, we already took care of that...
How come everythings says, "Was to..." What happened to the proposed speech?
Did Gore call for the resignation of Janet Reno after she killed over 80 Americans at Waco?
Oh, that's right. He LOST! HHHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I was trying to think of a line that would win Letterman's contest for 'Top Ten Least Interesting Drudge Report Headlines.' I think we just found it.
http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/contest/
Aren't Aschcroft and the FBI guy speakign at the same time?...Good job, eh Al?
If a Gore falls at NYU, and no one is there to hear him, does he make a sound? (or any sense?)
Al Gore? Hmm, sorry, I don't recall him.
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