Only one question determines pocy in this admin. "Will this policy benefit 20,000 frat brothers (including 1,000 Saudi sheiks)?"
If the answer is yes, the policy is approved. If the answer is no....? Well, there are a few items like Mars Landers... --- The F ool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2004_archives/000536.html> > > > > We're Pleased with the Cooperation [the House of > Saud Has] Provided (Why > Oh Why Are We Ruled by These Liars? Department) > > Another Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia > moment from the Bush > administration. Paul O'Neill is told on January 8, > 2002 that he should > tell the press that he is pleased with the > cooperation on terrorist > financing he is getting from the House of Saud. > > Ron Suskind writes: > > The Price of Loyalty: The Bush Files: The Bush Files > are filled with > memos asking the Paul O'Neill and others to put the > best possible face on > controversial policies, including the > administration's conduct in the war > on terrorism. For instance, in January, 2002, > O'Neill was coached to > praise Saudi cooperation on terror financing in a > memo from his press > aide, Michele Davis. Behind the scenes, in fact, > O'Neill and senior > officials from the State Department and CIA were > profoundly frustrated by > the Saudis unwillingness to assist America... > > Here is the question and answer suggested for Paul > O'Neill on January 8, > 2002: > > Q: Have you had cooperation from Saudi Arabia? > > A: We're pleased with the cooperation they've > provided. I defer to them > to give you [details on their cooperation.] > > Was there any substantive reason in January 2002 not > to say that Treasury > Undersecretary John Taylor and other senior > administration officials were > angry and deeply upset at the failure of Saudi > Arabia to assist in > shutting down terrorist financing? Wasn't this > something we wanted to > have public in order to put more pressure on the > House of Saud? > > ---- > "As long as people believe in absurdities they will > continue to commit > atrocities." - Voltaire > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ===== . . * Please note. My email address of many years is changing FROM [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... (Or else use [EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
