Never apologize; never explain

Post #96,897 by rcareaga 4/16/03 6:49:11 PM Reply	Never apologize; never explain Oh, Colin. We never talk about these things. When a student asked Secretary of State Colin Powell about the 1973 military coup in Chile, the retired general turned diplomat made no secret of his deep misgivings about the U.S. role in that upheaval. "It is not a part of American history that we're proud of," Powell said, quickly adding that reforms instituted since then make it unlikely that the policies of that Cold War era will be repeated. The matter might have ended there had not Washington operative William D. Rogers taken notice of Powell's televised comment. Rogers served under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1975-76 as the department's top official on Latin America and maintains a professional relationship with Kissinger. In a highly unusual move, the State Department issued a statement that put distance between the department and its top official. The statement asserted that the U.S. government "did not instigate the coup that ended Allende's government in 1973" [link\|http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030416/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_chile_4\|http://story.news.ya...pe/powell_chile_4] We all know that the World's Nicest Country would never do a thing like that, Colin. The Boss is very, very disappointed in you. cordially, "Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist."
Post #96,902 by Ashton 4/16/03 7:18:24 PM Reply	Winston! Get over here: we have some history to revise and you're watching Laugh-In reruns !!?! WHY are those tapes unerased ? There WAS NO LAUGH-IN.. EVER! (Ah.. the problems of bureaucracy in the Ministry of Truth; leave those guys unsupervised for a second... and that &^#Bastard! with the un-disintegrator machine) - - WINSTON -- GET ON THIS NOW* It's fucking Weird to have read the next few months/years In Advance; it's kinda like the Arrow of <----- Time being Out of Order {sigh}
Post #96,913 by deSitter 4/16/03 9:18:37 PM Reply	Re: Never apologize; never explain Why doesn't Colin develop a pair? I love the man - he could be, SHOULD be, the first black President - with a capital P. -drl (Dm - 2Am)(Rmn + 1/2gmn R + 1/2Fmn) = 0
Post #96,977 by drewk 4/17/03 8:40:51 AM Reply	I've changed my mind I've been saying since before the last election that McCain and Ventura should run together. Now I'm thinking McCain and Powell. Only question is who's on top of the ticket. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #97,011 by deSitter 4/17/03 10:27:43 AM Reply	Re: I've changed my mind I think Powell - McCain is somewhat of a wishy-washy speaker. Powell could give a talk about how to scramble eggs and it would sound important :) -drl (Dm - 2Am)(Rmn + 1/2gmn R + 1/2Fmn) = 0
Post #96,920 by boxley 4/16/03 10:01:41 PM Reply	ignore the man in the black suit with the flashy thingy The seventies were the last gasp of OSS gone mad without control. Unfortunately we gutted the wrong parts. Instead of culling the management that supported such operations we got rid of the operatives and promoted the managers with admonitions and threats against their pensions which turned them into blind unix. Operatives are a necessity that demands close supervision. Ollie North was a classic example. He is someone you point like a gun. You dont put him in charge of anything. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] Carpe Dieu
Post #96,998 by jbrabeck 4/17/03 9:38:17 AM Reply	turned them into blind unix. Don't you mean "turned them into blind eunuchs"? [link\|mailto:jbrabeck@attbi.com\|Joe]
Post #97,025 by boxley 4/17/03 12:17:29 PM Reply	pun about the dilbert cartoon pointy hair goes "guess I'll have to cancel those nurses" thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] Carpe Dieu
Post #97,047 by jbrabeck 4/17/03 1:20:24 PM Reply	Duh! I knew that. /me smacks head on desk... [link\|mailto:jbrabeck@attbi.com\|Joe]
Post #97,155 by marlowe 4/17/03 8:13:21 PM Reply	What, this isn't about Janneane Garofalo? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Victory was the answer - to a great many problems. When the facts speak for themselves, only a fool insists on having a debate. The future is leaving the station, the US is at the throttle, and the Left isn't on board. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]

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