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Friday, October 06, 2006

Rice In Bagdhad

Rice needed a helmet and flak jacket when she arrived in Iraq. Somebody has to have the pictures of that. How many countries have this unusual requirement for entry? First they circled the airport for 40 minutes because of mortar and rocket fire.

I guess the meeting went pretty good until the power went out.

Hopefully she'll be back soon to have a much anticipated news conference.

Rice, in Baghdad, Insists That Iraqis Are ‘Making Progress’

By PHILIP SHENON
Published: October 6, 2006

BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 — Wearing a helmet and a flak jacket and flanked by machine-gun-toting bodyguards to defend against insurgents, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came here Thursday, insisting that there were new signs of progress in Iraq and that the Bush administration had never sugarcoated its news about the American occupation.
Read at The NYT

posted by researcher at 12:48 AM |  permalink |  

Comments on "Rice In Bagdhad"

 

Blogger Pete said ... (9:26 AM) : 

Rice is a show pony for neocon egalitarianism just filling in time before she resumes her place on the Board of Chevron and other oil companies.

The Iraq War has restricted the production of Iraqi oil. Therefore boosting its price, to the benefit of the US and UK oil industry.

Profits over bodies for dear Condi.

Pete

 

Blogger researcher said ... (1:17 PM) : 

She is definitely earning her blood money but her political career will be over, I hope.

 

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