Rice answers anger over Iraq assignments
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to quell a revolt among U.S. diplomats angry over attempts to force foreign service officers to work in Iraq or face dismissal.
Rice plans to send a cable to all U.S. embassies and missions […]
Now, how could we have expected this administration
to have foreseen that little blip?
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By Mark Heinrich
November 1, 2007
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough U.N. sanctions against Iran for months and pledged a drive to impose them if Iran did not halt nuclear activity within two […]
Hey, Condi, what’s the prob?
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State Dept. To Order Diplomats To Iraq
As Many as 50 Positions Are Expected to Be Open
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 27, 2007; A01
The State Department will order as many as 50 U.S. diplomats to take posts in Iraq next year because of expected shortfalls in filling openings there, the […]
Rice worried by Putin’s broad powers
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
MOSCOW - The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow’s commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
“In any country, if you don’t have countervailing institutions, the […]
State Dept. ignored Blackwater warnings
Diplomats had raised concerns about guards’ endangering of Iraqi civilians, but the complaints got little attention.
By Paul Richter
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 7, 2007
WASHINGTON — The State Department, which is facing growing criticism of its policy on private security contractors, overlooked repeated warnings from U.S. diplomats in the field that guards […]
October 4, 2007
Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations
By SCOTT SHANE, DAVID JOHNSTON and JAMES RISEN
This article is by Scott Shane, David Johnston and James Risen.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — When the Justice Department publicly declared torture “abhorrent” in a legal opinion in December 2004, the Bush administration appeared to have abandoned its assertion of nearly unlimited […]
Congressman: State Dept. official threatened investigators
By Warren P. Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers Fri Sep 28, 6:19 PM ET
WASHINGTON — Aides to State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard threatened two investigators with retaliation this week if they cooperate with a congressional probe into Krongard’s office, the chairman of a House of Representatives panel and other U.S. officials […]
House Panel Says Rice Is Hindering Its Work
Blackwater, Corruption in Iraq at Issue
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 26, 2007; A15
An ongoing battle between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a House committee investigating Iraqi government corruption and the activities of the Blackwater security firm erupted into another skirmish yesterday as Rep. Henry A. […]
Pope refuses to meet Rice: report
Wed Sep 19, 12:58 PM ET
ROME (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in August, saying he was on holiday, an Italian newspaper reported Wednesday.
Rice “made it known to the Vatican that she absolutely had to meet the pope” to boost her diplomatic […]
WANING INFLUENCE
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star is fading
Joel Brinkley
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Condoleezza Rice, at a meeting between heads of state, ha…
I remember the heady days for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
About 2 1/2 years ago, when she was new in office, I accompanied her on her first trip around […]
Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran
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· Military solution back in favour as Rice loses out
· President ‘not prepared to leave conflict unresolved’
Ewen MacAskill in Washington and Julian Borger
Monday July 16, 2007
The Guardian
The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves […]