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  • Gen. Abizaid: Insurgency still strong (contradicts Rummy, Cheney)

    06/24/2005 10:41:53 AM PDT · by churchillbuff · 18 replies · 863+ views
    csmonitor.com ^ | June 24 05 | Christian Sci Monitor
    In a startling example of mixed messages, Gen. John Abizaid, the top US commander in the Persian Gulf, gave testimony to Congress Thursday that directly contradicted recent statements by the vice president and the secretary of defense. Canada's Globe and Mail reports that Gen. Abizaid "conceded yesterday that the Iraqi insurgency is as strong as it was six months ago, countering declarations by Vice President Dick Cheney that the revolt is 'in its last throes.' " "In terms of the overall strength of the insurgency, I'd say it's about the same as it was," he said, declining to specifically criticize...
  • Policy Shifts Felt After Bolton's Departure From State Dept.

    06/20/2005 2:00:02 PM PDT · by churchillbuff · 3 replies · 507+ views
    Washington Post ^ | June 20 05 | Peter Baker and Dafna Linzer
    ... In March, after Bush met with the leaders of France and Germany, Rice announced that the United States would support the European bid to offer Iran incentives such as the right to apply for World Trade Organization membership and to buy badly needed airplane parts in exchange for stopping any weapons program. "When a draft of the announcement was circulated through the interagency process," one U.S. official said, "Bolton's office wasn't on the list" of people asked to approve the wording. Bolton's departure also ultimately spelled the end of the administration's campaign against Mohamed ElBaradei, the IAEA director general...