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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (6861)	5/5/2004 11:16:08 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Boy o Boy... I sure feel sorry for Rummy.. Friday is going to be a VERY INTENSE day for the old boy... And sad to say, because I kinda liked his attitude, even if I didn't always agree with him... But he has no one else to blame but himself for not briefing the President.. This was WAY too much authority for him to take on by himself, given the devastating political repercussions. Hawk ********* Bush Annoyed with Rumsfeld Over Iraq Abuse, Aides Say By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites), compelled to publicly condemn the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in interviews on Wednesday, has privately expressed annoyance to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his handling of the issue, aides said. Bush knew of the allegations in general terms around the time the U.S. military issued a statement about them in mid-January, but aides said he only learned how severe the abuse had been a week ago when CBS broadcast photographs showing Iraqi prisoners in humiliating poses. The aides said the president had complained to Rumsfeld for not having fully alerted him to the details. "The president was not satisfied with the way he was informed with regard to the pictures, and he let Secretary Rumsfeld know about it too," a senior administration official said. "He believes it's better to make it known privately instead of pointing fingers." The pictures were taken by some of the six soldiers now facing court-martial for abusing prisoners. They have been splashed across newspapers around the world ever since and damaged U.S. credibility. Bush mounted an extraordinary effort to quell Arab anger by granting interviews on Wednesday to two Arab-language television networks. news.yahoo.com