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Phil Payne wrote:
> And a fresh one, too:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6130514.stm
>
> "In fact, when Mr Bush told reporters last week that Mr Rumsfeld would be
> staying on, he had already spoken to Mr Rumsfeld about leaving.
>
> But on Wednesday, he told reporters he had decided ahead of the elections
> that 'win or lose, Bob Gates was going to become the nominee'."
>
> So he even lies to Republicans.
>

It does humour me that the US has become like Russia in that the top jobs
go to those with experience n "the intelligence community". At
least wrt Putin they're his old mates/colleagues & not his Dad's.

Adam

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