[An.American.Expatriate]

I hate Reuters!!!

They couldn't even report THIS without a bit of negative spin . . .

"Bush Told of Iraq Transfer in Hand-Written Note"

..."White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice Monday informed President Bush ..."

In both the headline and the lead-in, the reader is left with impression that the President knew nothiong of this beforehand.

An honest report would have been:

Bush Receives Confirmation of Iraq Transfer in Hand-Written Note

"...White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice Monday confirmed to President Bush in a handwritten note that the transfer of authority in Baghdad was completed, ..."

Notwithstanding the above . . .

"Let freedom reign."

[cyncooper]

You make a good point. As I stated, I first heard about and saw the note on MSNBC. They started off with "How President Bush found out about the transfer", and the phrasing did strike me as if they were trying to convey he was surprised.

DUH, MSNBC. We didn't just fall off the turnip truck. But they get high marks for then showing the note.