He has said this AM he has been translated wrongly. Fernandez, because he is quite fluent in several languages, includian several Arab languages, seems to have been given quite a wide berth in the State Department, and probably for some time! Looking at his Bio, it seems he came to the US as a 1 year old child as a refugee from Cuba...no word there if he is a Naturalized citizen, but one can only hope.
He has been employed in the USIA since 1983.
To show how dangerous one's words can be when all sorts of political and "news" services pick them up, and especially if they were actually originally misquoted....this AM at 12:22 EDT on Google ...
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Diplomat admits US “arrogance” and “stupidity” in Iraq
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 59 minutes ago
DUBAI - A senior US diplomat said his country has shown “arrogance” and “stupidity” in its dealing with Iraq and admitted Washington had made “many ...
Bush steps up Iraq security plans
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
THE Bush Administration is drafting a timetable for the Iraqi Government to address sectarian divisions and assume a larger role in securing the country. ...
US diplomat says America showed ’arrogance’ and ’stupidity ...
Boston Herald, United States - 2 hours ago
By AP. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A senior US diplomat said the United States had shown “arrogance” and “stupidity” in Iraq but was ...
US official admits "arrogance" in Iraq
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 2 hours ago
By Claudia Parsons. BAGHDAD, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States has shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq, a senior US diplomat ...
Diplomat acknowledges US "arrogance" in Iraq
Reuters Canada, Canada - 3 hours ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq despite its good intentions, a senior US diplomat said in an interview aired ...
We were 'arrogant and stupid' over Iraq, says US diplomat
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
A senior US diplomat has said that his country showed "arrogance" and "stupidity" in its dealings with Iraq, and admitted Washington had made "many mistakes ...
Diplomat Allegedly Cites US 'Stupidity' in Iraq
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - 4 hours ago
AP. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Offering an unusually candid assessment of America's enterprise in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said the US had ...
A transcript of remarks by a top US diplomat on America's role in ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 6 hours ago
AP. In an interview broadcast on Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite channel, a senior US diplomat said the United States had shown ...
Diplomat: US 'arrogant, stupid' in Iraq
CNN - 7 hours ago
(CNN) -- A senior US State Department diplomat has told Arab satellite network Al Jazeera that there is a strong possibility history will show the United ...
US official comments on Iraq situation
RTE.ie, Ireland - 9 hours ago
A senior official in the US State Department has said the United States has shown what he describes as 'arrogance and stupidity' in Iraq. ...
State Dept. official cites `arrogance' and `stupidity' in US ...
Boston Globe, United States - 9 hours ago
By AP | October 22, 2006. BAGHDAD -- A senior US diplomat said the United States had shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq but ...
Diplomat Cites US 'Stupidity' in Iraq
ABC News - 9 hours ago
Iraqi soldiers stand guard at a police station destroyed in fighting on Friday in Amarah, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad Saturday Oct. ...
Jazeera--US official admits "arrogance", "stupidity" in Iraq
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 9 hours ago
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Arabic news channel Al Jazeera quoted a senior US official on Sunday as saying that the United States had shown "arrogance" and ...
US showed arrogance, stupidity in Iraq: US diplomat
Hindu, India - 10 hours ago
Baghdad, Oct. 22 (AP): Offering an unusually candid assessment of America's enterprise in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said the United ...
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