WP: The Secretary of State Spreads Her Wings (not all that bad)

[kskiska]

(snip)

Not everything went as planned, however, including some photo mishaps.

In Belgium, the airport VIP area where she was formally welcomed Wednesday was decorated with two floor-to-ceiling photos of tourist beach scenes with hundreds of people -- including eight topless women, according to aides. Rice's advance team made sure that the American and Belgian flags were strategically placed so she couldn't see the photos and cameras wouldn't capture her in front of them.

When she went to Ramallah on the West Bank for talks with new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Rice's motorcade deliberately sped by the grave of Yasser Arafat. During its first term, the Bush administration refused to deal with the late Palestinian president -- making new leadership the precondition for any contact or push on the peace process. But at the joint Rice-Abbas news conference, the Palestinians put the dais in front of a large photo of Jerusalem's exotically tiled Dome of the Rock -- with Arafat's face pictured on the side and within camera range.

Rice has big shoes to fill. Colin Powell was not only the most popular member of the first Bush administration -- both at home and abroad -- he was also one of the most admired Americans, according to public opinion surveys.

Powell was so trusted, an Arab head of state once reflected in private conversation, because when he began discussions he asked what was on the mind of his interlocutor. "Then," the leader said, "he will frame what the United States wants in terms of what we set out."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12401-2005Feb9.html

[Bake]

1. Excuse me if I don't drop to my knees

to kiss Condi's lying, gap-toothed, Bush's-cock-sucking, ass.

She is an embarassment to the United States of America. The Emperor still has no clothes.

Bake

[asjr]

2. I understand vultures have a pretty wide wingspan.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. Hi Condi!

Thanks for F*ckin embarrassing us again. Sped right past the human being just recently lost by his people, where I come from, that deserves...



wow, and what's with that narcissistic photo op with the wreath?
What will you do next? And Please God! let it be on camera!

[Erika]

4. Condi is as close to Colin Powell as W

is to George Washington.

She's absolutely creepy. She lies through her teeth as she smiles.

[Javaman]

5. Jesus! They must hand out Blinders to all new hires at the WH...

Uh oh, naked woman at 3 o'clock! Look out, Yassars face at 12 o'clock high!! Whew! that was a close one, good thing she has those blinders on, her eyes would have burned out of her head for sure...
condi, I have never had an original thought ever, rice...

Frankly, I think she looks like Rocky the flying squirral. All she needs a pair of goggles and she's all set.

[SodoffBush]

6. I was expecting to hear Ashcroft's "Let the Eagles Soar"

upon opening the WP thread.

[fortyfeetunder]

7. .."so she couldn't see photos [of topless women]"?

She got a bit of Ashcroft in her? What was she gonna do, drape something over that part of the picture?

:wtf:

[ignatius 2]

8. I read an article that said the EU made the announcement today that

they will lift the embargo against arms sales to China.(2-9)

Seems to me the timing was meant to say "kiss our ass" to Condi and the U S.

Truth be known for all of our chest beating,human rights wailing rhetoric, we are probably already selling arms and God knows what else to them.(China, that is.)