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Lame Excuse of the Month ( “Not his views?” )
Little Green Footballs ^
| October 22, 2006
| Alberto Fernandez
Posted on 10/22/2006 10:29:40 PM PDT by george76
Tonight State Department official Alberto Fernandez apologized for his outrageous statements to Al Jazeera television—but the damage is done: Envoy Sorry for Iraq ‘Stupidity’ Comment :
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(AP)— A senior U.S. diplomat apologized Sunday night for saying U.S. policy in Iraq displayed “arrogance” and “stupidity.”
A day after his remarks in an interview were broadcast by the pan-Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera, Alberto Fernandez issued a written apology through the State Department press office.
“Upon reading the transcript of my appearance on Al-Jazeera, I realized that I seriously misspoke by using the phrase ‘there has been arrogance and stupidity’ by the U.S. in Iraq,” said Fernandez, director of public diplomacy in State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
“This represents neither my views nor those of the State Department,” Fernandez added. “I apologize.”
(Excerpt) Read more at littlegreenfootballs.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: albertofernandez; aljazeera; americahaters; dos; fernandez; gramsci; iraq; iraqpolicy; jazeera; statedapartment; statedepartment; terrorism; wot
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“Not his views?
Then why did he say it? "
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:29:40 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:31:19 PM PDT
by
EternalHope
(Boycott everything French forever. Including their vassal nations.)
To: EternalHope
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:33:03 PM PDT
by
Texas_Jarhead
(At worst the Pope's comments might cause a "war of words" but mohammedans prefer a "war over words".)
To: EGPWS
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:33:16 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: EternalHope
Yesterday would have been too slow.
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:33:32 PM PDT
by
oneamericanvoice
(Just say, "no" to the Dems! Vote Republican!)
To: Texas_Jarhead; bitt
right before our elections
8-)
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:34:43 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
I realized that I seriously misspoke by using the phrase ‘there has been arrogance and stupidity’ by the U.S. in Iraq,” You mean, this wasn't a Scott Ott parody about the State Department? . . .
To: Dan Lacey
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:37:36 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76; potlatch; ntnychik; Smartass; Boazo; Alamo-Girl; PhilDragoo; The Spirit Of Allegiance; ...
must have been visiting with Anderson Cooper and maybe Jimmah Carter and got all swept up in the love....
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:37:38 PM PDT
by
bitt
("And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.")
To: george76
To: JohnLongIsland
Thanks.
Now this...
" Envoy Sorry for Iraq 'Stupidity' Comment..."
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:40:45 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:40:54 PM PDT
by
Octar
To: george76
To: Jeff Head
" State Department Official Apologizes for Criticism of U.S. Iraq Policy..."
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:42:15 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Salem; M. Espinola; Allegra
“This represents neither my views nor those of the State Department,” Fernandez added.
“I apologize.”
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:44:02 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Then people wonder why Rumsfeld doesn't return Condi's calls. Please, Foggy Bottom is full of Foggy Minds. The Department of State is dangerous and is either out of its league or it has sided with the enemy.
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:46:45 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(GDBs - NY Times does it again - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666501/posts)
To: george76
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:46:50 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: cgk
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:49:27 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Chgogal
The Department of State is dangerous and is either out of its league or it has sided with the enemy.
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:51:08 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
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posted on
10/22/2006 11:10:58 PM PDT
by
Rockitz
(This isn't rocket science- Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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