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:: 11.06.2003 ::
Who's spinning who?
Tom Tomorrow asks this question, and to be honest I'm not really sure. Here's a quote from a New York Times story about back-channel negotiations between Iraq and the US that never got off the ground:The report also listed five areas of concessions the Iraqis said they would make to avoid a war, including cooperation in fighting terrorism and "full support for any U.S. plan" in the Arab-Israeli peace process. In addition, the report said that "the U.S. will be given first priority as it relates to Iraq oil, mining rights," and that Iraq would cooperate with United States strategic interests in the region. Finally, under the heading "Disarmament," the report said, "Direct U.S. involvement on the ground in disarming Iraq." Then there's this other story, about a man named F. Michael Maloof who was involved in these back-channel communications, and who recently lost his security clearance at the Pentagon. Hmm. What do you think?
:: Deb 5:13 PM :: permalink ::
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