Warren Christopher, former secretary of state, dies

The Press-Enterprise ^ | March 18, 2011

[Free ThinkerNY]

Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher died at the age of 85 Friday night, KABC-TV Los Angeles reported on its 11 p.m. newscast.

Christopher attended the University of Redlands before transferring to USC, where he graduated in 1945. He was secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.

He died from complications of kidney and bladder cancer, KABC reported.

[Dick Vomer]

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This is the guy who, in the final briefing for Operation Eagle Claw, wanted Charlie Beckwith and his Delta Force soldiers to shoot Iranian guards only in the shoulders and/or extremities during the hostage rescue attempt to avoid killing them.

Other than this, no comment.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Dorthy Parker on the death of Calvin Coolidge, “How could they tell?”

[norge]

...it spreads into the bladder.

Anyone who has had a bladder tumor would rather pass a kidney stone...a very big kidney stone.

[csvset]

Read about this on the BBC. My local newspaper didn’t find it news worthy.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Twenty-something posts into the thread, and not one person has yet said "I thought he died years ago"?

It's a FReeper tradition. You guys are falling down on the job.

[scooby321]

Lead Gove V Bush.

[newzjunkey]

RIP

[oh8eleven]

Christopher was stunned, according to Beckwith. ‘Would you consider shooting them in the leg, or in the ankle or the shoulder?’
Sometime ago(late 80s?), the Soviets had covered over some outdated missile silos and were growing food crops on the land.
Some American commie-Libs, including Christopher, went over and planted flowers there as a "gesture of peace."
The left over hippies couldn't resist referring to it as "flower power."

[Postman]

That was misfortune by choice.

[idkfa]

It was asked in 2006:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666785/posts?page=1#4

[goat granny]

Good, he was an old incompetent commie that did much damage in his life.

[eyedigress]

RIP

[Jakarta ex-pat]

He doesn't even make " Breaking news" at Freerepublic.

I will agree with the majority.

RIP

HATER of the western world.

The same world which gave you your "legitimacy".

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I am grateful I saw your post. I am reminded politics is but one part of a whole. I may disagree with the politics of the left, but it does not mean I am a perfect human being.

May he rest in peace and may God comfort his family.

[bushpilot1]

[Strk321]

I don’t get it.

[norge]

Bladder tumors can be far more painful than kidney stones.

BTW, I was referring to post 15.

[norge]

Oh, post 15 was you.