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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (12435)	5/9/2004 10:41:53 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Bremer knew, minister claims guardian.co.uk Luke Harding in Baghdad Monday May 10, 2004 The Guardian Iraq's first human rights minister launched a blistering attack yesterday on America's chief administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, saying that he had warned him repeatedly last year that US soldiers were abusing Iraqi detainees. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Abdel Bassat Turki, who resigned a month ago, said he informed Mr Bremer last November and again in December of the rampant abuse in US military prisons. "He listened very well. But that was all he did," he added. <MORE>

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (12435)	5/9/2004 11:51:11 PM
From: Doug R	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

The neocons are cutting and running: Project for the New American Century (PNAC) Established in 1997 by William Kristol and Robert Kagan csmonitor.com "All but the most blindly devoted Bush supporters can see that Bush administration officials have no clue about what to do in Iraq tomorrow, much less a month from now. Bush...continues to tolerate policymakers, military advisers and a dysfunctional policymaking apparatus that are making the achievement of his goals less and less likely. He does not seem to demand better answers, or any answers, from those who serve him. It's not even clear that he understands how bad the situation in Iraq is..." -- Robert Kagan washingtonpost.com