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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greenspirit who wrote (197125)	10/28/2001 9:30:09 PM
From: rich4eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Despite what you want Michael, I have been to Costa Rica and they indeed have no Army, I know you want them to engage in warfare and killing but sorry they have no ARMY

To: greenspirit who wrote (197125)	10/28/2001 9:32:20 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 769670

A Question for the war mongers on the thread who want bin Laden's head on a platter: do you believe in redemption? Do you believe that a person can change? If you do, there is no way you should support war. A Story.... Once upon a time there was a religious zealot who killed many people, including women and children, because their beliefs ran counter to his. The number of people he killed was staggering. He went out hunting all believers of the "infidel" and had them killed. He wanted to administer justice according to God's Law, which he believed states that blasphemy against God was punishable by death. Now imagine that this person many years later becomes a Saint! This is the true story of St. Paul, who was known as Saul of Tarsus before he became a Saint. Just something to think about. Change is possible, even for the most egregious cases, and redemption should never be assumed to be impossible. If St. Paul had lived today, no members of this thread would have given him a chance at redemption. Let's not make that mistake. Regards, Brian BTW, I posted this twice because I believed it is an important point, though few people(even the so-called religious people) will mention it.

To: greenspirit who wrote (197125)	10/28/2001 11:05:09 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Bush Advisers Transformed by Crisis By Ron Fournier AP White House Correspondent Sunday, October 28, 2001; 6:35 AM WASHINGTON –– Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has come to regret saying the first anthrax case was an isolated instance and not terrorism. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill fumbled when, to the dismay of Republicans, he called the House GOP's economic revival plan "show business." Secretary of State Colin Powell, on the other hand, no longer sees magazine covers with headlines wondering where he is and what he's doing. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scares that followed have tested President Bush's team. Some advisers, like Powell, have thrived. Others, like Thompson and O'Neill, have not fared as well. None of their jobs will ever be the same. NORMAN MINETA: The transportation secretary was a minor player in the Cabinet when suicide hijackers attacked New York and Washington. The former Democratic lawmaker was rushed to the White House, hustled under guard to a secret bunker and given an open line to the Federal Aviation Administration. A hijacked plane was just 50 miles from Washington. He relayed the chilling countdown to Vice President Dick Cheney, seated nearby. "Thirty miles." "Twenty miles." "Ten miles." And then the report that the Pentagon had been hit. Without conferring with Cheney, Mineta barked into the telephone: "Bring all the aircraft down." The extraordinary order to ground 4,800 airplanes may have foiled other terrorist plots, according to top Bush advisers who barely knew Mineta before that day. TOMMY THOMPSON: When the first anthrax case was discovered in a 63-year-old Florida man three weeks ago, Thompson rushed to the White House to brief Bush. Afterward, with little notice, he was sent to the briefing room. Thompson told reporters, "This is an isolated case," not a terrorist act. Thompson had no way of knowing the crisis would mushroom, but he should have left that possibility open, Bush advisers say. COLIN POWELL: The day terrorists struck America, the cover of a major news magazine had a picture of Powell and the headline, "Where have you gone, Colin Powell?" No one wonders about that now. Powell has helped fashion a fragile coalition of countries for the war against terrorism, careful to request all the help a country can give without insisting on more than a leader can provide. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has urged restraint as other advisers demand immediate military action beyond Afghanistan, particularly into Iraq. DONALD H. RUMSFELD: On his second stint as Pentagon chief, Rumsfeld had been bogged down in settling budget battles and fighting some generals over his vision for the military's future. Now he's at center stage, the lead man in Bush's battles against the Taliban and news leaks about military operations. He seems comfortable and confident at televised news briefings. CONDOLEEZZA RICE: The national security adviser is the quiet core to Bush's foreign policy team. She is spending more time with Bush than before the strikes, more than any other adviser. Aides hope to increase her public profile. PAUL O'NEILL: The blunt-speaking treasury secretary angered fellow Republicans when he called the House GOP economic revival plan "show business." White House aides rolled their eyes, adding the crack to a long list of statements that have gotten O'Neill into hot water. But while the remark angered GOP officials and made White House aides wince, the president laughed it off, according to senior advisers. Bush envies O'Neill's free-speaking ways, aides say. O'Neill is heading Bush's effort to cut off financing to terrorists. He has advised the president on aspects of the anti-terrorism campaign that have nothing to do with economic policy. JOHN ASHCROFT: After losing his Missouri Senate seat to a dead man, the conservative rebounded into Bush's Cabinet. White House aides worry that his solemn appearance on television is not reassuring to an anxious nation. The FBI's reluctance to share information with other anti-terrorist agencies could cause him problems with a president who places a premium on teamwork. ANDREW CARD: The chief of staff brought first word of the Sept. 11 hijackings to Bush, whispering into his ear during a Florida school event, "America is under attack." Helping Bush wage war on both fronts ever since, Card attends war council meetings and negotiated terms with homeland security director Tom Ridge. KAREN HUGHES: She is one of a handful of aides who doesn't need an appointment to barge into the Oval Office, but the war has marginalized this Texan somewhat. She doesn't attend war council meetings. Bush asked her to help improve the nation's image in Muslim countries, a daunting diplomatic task. One of her first ideas was a program to make pen pals out of American and Muslim children. KARL ROVE: Like Hughes, Rove is a Texan with easy access to Bush, but he is not involved in the major military and intelligence decisions. He helps shape Bush's public image, push his post-attacks legislative initiatives through Congress and keep his political operation limber for the 2004 re-election campaign. washingtonpost.com