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Bush, Blair and Aznar are kickin' it to an Azores island in the eastern-Atlantic this
weekend for a last minute diplomatic pow wow on Iraq and to plot strategy...One of our
guests tonight, David Kay, calls it the "Go to War Summit" and suggests that to put
the public face on this war Bush must hold together his primary coalition and blame
the resolution's failure on the UN and France...
Needless to say we'll bring you up to speed on all the day's events with NBC's David
Gregory from the White House lawn and then chat with Kay, a former weapons inspector
and now an NBC News analyst...Folks, we've got the sharpest experts in the business...
In the B/C blocks we'll talk to the senior editor of Foreign Affairs Magazine Jonathan
Tepperman and Fmr. US Ambassador to the UN Ken Adelman about the latest last ditch
efforts get the wheels back on the diplomatic bus...Plus, a highly classified State
Department memo which was leaked and "pooh poohs" the notion of Democratization in a
post-Iraq war Middle East...We'll pull the hot quote from this developing bureaucratic
fight...
Later we'll re-air the Margolis/Armey debate on occupying Iraq...How much is it going
to cost and is America capable of the endeavor? Yeah, the one you missed the other
night because of the Smart news...It's a good one...
And in my favorite segment the Buzz, we've got Carl and Terry, both totally pumped and
primed for action...We'll do the Bush diplomatic/Iraq stuff and we've also got some
smokin' hot fullscreen quotes from Kerry and Dean...Kerry is slamming Bush and Dean is
slamming the "Votes for, speaks against" Caucus in the Senate...
Terry's latest piece on Iran: The Next Great Satan
http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=tje
Cool Paul Stanley Quote: "And since there is no rehearsal for your life, you only get
one chance. And, if we believe anything, it's that we need to go out and live the life
that we choose. If you're behind somebody else, you need to start your own parade."
-"Nachman", December 3, 2002
Mortman's latest political dispatch: Capitol notebook...Saudi media offensive and
other political notes http://msnbc.com/news/884863.asp?0dm=C25GN
Editor's note on Mortman's piece above: The Briefing also attended the Saudi embassy
event and has this special note about the food: The Briefing is allergic to salmon so
was forced to eat the rosemary potatoes, asparagus and hummus, which wasn't bad...One
of the PBS guys had the same problem...And for the record, we were served an
assortment of juices during the reception...No sign of Prince Bandar bin Sultan...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from deep inside the Beltway
Buzz Backgrounders: Kerry, Dean jab Bush at S.F. stops...Democratic presidential
hopefuls take turns picking apart administration's foreign policy (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/14/MN203566.DTL
Against the backdrop of a possible war in Iraq, six of the Democrats who want to be
president will vie for attention and California's wealth of money and votes at the
state Democratic Party Convention this weekend in Sacramento. (AP)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/03/13/state1803EST0163.DTL
Skullduggery on the campaign trail: Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's campaign was
victimized Thursday during a stop in San Francisco when a middle-aged thief with
thinning hair and quick hands snatched a laptop computer from a car belonging to
Kerry's campaign spokesman, Chris Lehane (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/14/MN260344.DTL
Bush, allies to discuss Iraq plans...U.S., British, Spanish leaders to meet Sunday in
the Azores (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/842500.asp?0ql=crp
Bush will depart for the Azores Sunday morning. It will be a one-day trip (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20030314/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq
The United States will hold an emergency summit with allies Britain and Spain in the
mid-Atlantic on Sunday in a last-ditch bid to overcome opposition in the U.N. Security
Council to plans for war on Iraq, the White House said on Friday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WSNAGHAGKZGY0CRBAEKSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2381940
President Bush said on Friday the United States would unveil a long-delayed Middle
East peace plan with its goal a Palestinian state when the Palestinians confirm a new
prime minister. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WSNAGHAGKZGY0CRBAEKSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2382113
President Bush announced Friday that the United States wanted to revive its push for
peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, an announcement that appeared aimed at
assuaging critics in Europe and in the Arab world who have slammed his administration
for neglecting the ongoing Mideast crisis while pressing its Iraq war plans (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/801833.asp?0ql=csp
WashPost: From Iraq, the Saddam Hussein show...In what has become a ritual in Iraq,
the main state-run channel has been broadcasting news footage showing Saddam Hussein
as cool, calm and in control, despite the threat of a U.S. military invasion.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/884593.asp
A classified State Department report expresses doubt that installing a new regime in
Iraq will foster the spread of democracy in the Middle East, a claim President Bush
has made in trying to build support for a war, according to intelligence officials
familiar with the document. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/diplomacy/la-fg-domino14mar14,1,6791931.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
U.N. civility degenerates to displays of anger British diplomat lashes out at
opponents of resolution...Diplomacy is not supposed to be a contact sport,
particularly in this gleaming monument to international civility. But as the United
States and Britain tried to forge a compromise on the Iraq crisis, tensions that had
been building for six months burst into the open. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030314/4948071s.htm
Bush's 'days, weeks' add up to 6 months and counting...President Bush told the United
Nations on Sept. 13, that "we expect quick resolution to the issue" of Iraqi
disarmament, setting a deadline of "days and weeks, not months and years." (The
Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030314-672487.htm
Five foreigners who went to Iraq to serve as volunteer "human shields" were forced out
of the country because they were critical of the government's choice of sites to
protect, the head of the group said yesterday. (AP)
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Mar/13/ln/ln11a.html
6 'Undecideds' Face Tough Choice at U.N....Nations Weigh Reaction at Home, in U.S.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23119-2003Mar13.html?referrer=email
Former President Bill Clinton double-dissed President Bush last night, saying his
successor in the White House has bungled handling the U.S. economy and the crisis over
Iraq. (NY Daily News) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/67100p-62477c.html
Union head warns pro-war Democrats...Democratics who support President Bush in
authorizing use of force against Iraq will suffer among hard-core party activists, the
chairman of the AFL-CIO's political committee said yesterday. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030314-28393652.htm
Click on the Web sites of the national political parties or some of the Democratic
presidential candidates and you can read their statements in Spanish...Listen to John
Kerry stumping for votes, and you might hear the Massachusetts senator speaking
Spanish; he's been practicing with language tapes the last few years. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20030314/ap_on_re_us/hispanics_politics
Bolstered by waves of anti-war sentiment, former Vermont governor Howard Dean is
emerging as a contender in the crowded contest for the Democratic presidential
nomination. That means more headlines, more donors and more scrutiny (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-03-13-dean-usat_x.htm
'Catfight' continues...Miller includes spinoffs in new batch of 'Story Tellers' ads
(Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/mar03/125218.asp
The Dixie Chicks are stirring up controversy with a recent negative comment about
President Bush while overseas promoting their current album, Home. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030314/ap_wo_en_ge/na_a_e_mus_us_people_dixie_chicks_1
The Dixie Chicks are drawing harsh words from country music fans for remarks singer
Natalie Maines (news) made about President George W. Bush during a recent performance
in London. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030314/ap_en_mu/people_dixie_chicks_3
Opinion/Editorial
The Wall Street Journal: Ankara's Real Friends...Turkey is taking a big risk if it
sides with France and Germany.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003200
Altercation Weblog...Commentary on media, politics and culture by Eric Alterman.
Today's highlight: A guest appearance by Charles Pierce on Bush war plans going awry.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/752664.asp
Greeley: War is not the smart option
http://www.suntimes.com/output/greeley/cst-edt-greel141.html
Novak: Rumsfeld eager to oust Army critics
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak131.html
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