...Powell's latest blatherings about "the us not getting into this family fight" is being touted around the world as the us official position, even though it is the polar opposite of what Bush has been saying....
You may not know this but as a result of the outcry about his remarks the department of state made the following comments:
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters that the kinds of changes called for by Iranians demonstrating against their government "would be good for Iran and good for Iran's place in the world."
Speaking at the July 7 State Department press briefing in Washington, Boucher called on the Iranian authorities to listen to the demonstrators.
"[T]he Iranian people are calling for much more democracy and for real democracy and open democracy," he said. "So that remains the area where we express our support...."
http://usinfo.state.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/latest&f=03070711.nlt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtmlYou may not know this but as a result No, I hadn't seen that. Very good. Now, if the State Department would just remove their Islamic recruitment site, it would be even better.