Wednesday, November 29, 2006
A Question of Timing?
Very strange. In today's Times, Maureen Dowd mentions a leaked classified memo -- penned by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley -- that casts doubt on the competence and/or trustworthiness of Iraqi "Prime Minister" Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
What's strange about it is that the Times reports on the leaked memo today as well -- for the first time.
Did Dowd use a time machine to write her column?
Maybe Dowd could be the next female companion of Doctor Who.
Or, possibly, the Times has had this memo story for a while:
When?
What's strange about it is that the Times reports on the leaked memo today as well -- for the first time.
Did Dowd use a time machine to write her column?
- November 29, 2006
Op-Ed Columnist
Turning on the Puppet
By MAUREEN DOWD
As Mr. Bush and Mr. Hadley head to Jordan to try to tell Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki not to go all wobbly, a stunning secret memo from Mr. Hadley has surfaced, expressing severe skepticism about whether our latest puppet can cut it.
Michael Gordon reveals in today's Times that in a classified assessment, Mr. Hadley wrote that the Iraqi leader, who is getting pushed around by Moktada al-Sadr, was having trouble figuring out how to be strong.
Maybe Dowd could be the next female companion of Doctor Who.
Or, possibly, the Times has had this memo story for a while:
- November 29, 2006
Bush Adviser's Memo Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- A classified memorandum by President Bush's national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki had the capacity to control the sectarian violence in Iraq and recommended that the United States take new steps to strengthen the Iraqi leader's position.
The Nov. 8 memo was prepared for Mr. Bush and his top deputies by Stephen J. Hadley, the national security adviser, and senior aides on the staff of the National Security Council after a trip by Mr. Hadley to Baghdad.
An administration official made a copy of the document available to a New York Times reporter seeking information on the administration's policy review. The Times read and transcribed the memo.
Earlier, a senior administration official had discussed the memorandum in general terms after being told The New York Times was preparing an article on the subject.
When?
