[wimpycat]

Mr. Perle said he found it "puzzling" that the Iraqis would use such a complicated series of contacts to communicate "a quite astonishing proposal" to the Bush administration.

Of course he found it "puzzling". I don't believe those people are capable of doing anything straightforwardly.

[Brian S]

It will be interesting to hear Richard Perle's expanded "take" on these reports.

Richard was all but the Lord here on FR pre-attack. I trust that hasn't changed?