Joseph Lieberman is now seriously exploring a run for the White House. A credible source told me that Gore notified Lieberman on Friday that he had decided not to run, and that Lieberman would have access to Gore's donor lists. Should this be considered a de facto endorsement?
The word of the day is Sophistry: "Secretary of State Colin Powell is assuring the Arab world the Bush administration's demand for regime change in Iraq aims at disarmament, not ousting President Saddam Hussein".
Then don't eat then, like, as if Saddam cares.
Baby Doc Assad in London: "We don't have in Syria what is called organizations promoting terrorism" [interpretation: Assad does not consider Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Hizbollah to be terrorist organizations]
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at December 16, 2002 12:41 PM"I do however believe it's important to engage with Syria because Syria is going to be an important part of building a peaceful and stable future in the Middle East."
Yes, once it has undergone regime change.
Posted by: pickled beet on December 16, 2002 04:30 PM"I do however believe it's important to engage with Syria because Syria is going to be an important part of building a peaceful and stable future in the Middle East."
Yes, once it has undergone regime change.
Posted by: pickled beet on December 16, 2002 04:30 PMThat's because all the terrorist groups are in Lebanon, not Syria proper.
Posted by: Geoff M on December 16, 2002 07:48 PMhiya, Pentagon now wants to unleash pro-American propaganda by even bribing journalists. Things are getting funny?
hans
Posted by: hans on December 17, 2002 04:01 AMBut the story attributes this to Powell:
"If he cooperates, then the basis of changed-regime policy has shifted because his regime has, in fact, changed its policy to one of cooperation... It remains our policy to change the regime until such time as the regime changes itself."
It's still a bit lame, but I don't think it amounts to differentiating explicitly between "disarmament" and "regime change."
Posted by: Haggai on December 17, 2002 09:44 AMHaggai, think of this:
A clerical student named Pryne
Through pain sought to reach the divine:
He wore a hairy shirt,
Quite often ate dirt,
And bathed every Friday in brine.