Word: condoleezza
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...presence in those towns contributed to an escalation of violence. But the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel will cut short its current military operation in Palestinian towns, "following pressure from the United States." President Bush had reportedly dropped in on a meeting between Peres and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday and, according to the Israeli paper, told Peres that he expected Israel to withdraw from the areas it reoccupied last week...
...recent days, the administration has castigated a late-night comic for disagreeing with government policies and has attempted to restrict the editorial independence of the trusted Voice of America news reports. More recently, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice requested that television news executives consider the appropriateness of airing uncensored versions of videos released by Osama bin Laden’s al Queda organization. Rice argued that the propaganda effects of the videos might incite further violence against the United States, and that they might transmit coded messages to al Queda operatives still in this country...
...weeks ago, a senior Administration official told TIME, the President asked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to tackle the hunger problem. After consulting with Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other allies in the region, the Bush Administration decided that the most effective way to hold the coalition together would be a campaign to convince skeptical Muslims of America's compassion. "It's one thing to talk about it; it's another thing to do something about it," says a senior White House official...
...last week says the agencies will "retain" that control. Ridge will be able only to coordinate activities and coax other agencies into spending money on his cause. And instead of one person overseeing the fight against terrorism at home and abroad, there will now be two. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was willing to let Ridge run the war in the U.S. against terrorists. But she insisted that control of the overseas battle remain at the National Security Council, with Downing as its head...
...network news heads dutifully talked this week with Condoleezza Rice, who urged them to examine any future videotape from bin Laden or his followers before airing it. The network chiefs agreed - clearly the right decision. Now, they will probably err in a new direction, and only show still images of bin Laden or others. They were rightly skeptical, however, about the idea that bin Laden was sending hidden messages to his followers. (Question: where's the hidden message in his straightforward urging of Muslims to rise up and kill Americans? Nothing hidden about that...