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Clarke's dual personality makes no sense--unless you work in Washington. Aides passionately defend their boss one day, and after they resign, recall a very different story. Bob Kerrey, a 9/11 panel member and former Democratic Senator, says with a dose of sarcasm, "He's got everybody in positions of power trying to undermine him--by saying what? That when he was sent by his boss to say nice things about him, he did? Yeah, God, there's a crime. That's unusual in Washington." Clarke told the commission that when the White House asked...
...thought among Administration officials. Some people, epitomized by Deputy Secretary of State Paul Wolfowitz, wanted to use U.S. power to sort out the arc of crisis in the Muslim world. There were those--Rumsfeld, usually supported by Cheney--whose purpose was less to change the world than to defend America's interests in it and who were willing to use force unilaterally and pre-emptively snuff out what they considered potential threats. The State Department, for its part, continued to press for multilateral solutions to crises and wanted to explore nonmilitary policy prescriptions as much as the use of force...
Condoleezza Rice vigorously defended President Bush's record last week. But to defend Rice's record on foreign affairs, Vice President Dick Cheney gave an exclusive interview to TIME's John Dickerson. Highlights...
...Israelis believe that Arafat's downtrodden Palestinian Authority has the means to dismantle Hamas but not the will, whereas Palestinians believe it has neither. "No one can finish Hamas," says Rantisi. Al-Zahar put it in starker terms: if Arafat tries to crack down again, "we are going to defend ourselves with all means available, including guns." Hamas leaders tell TIME emphatically that they will not allow a fraternal war to engulf Gaza. Said Rantisi: "Hamas has forbidden that from happening...
...eloquently stated what I and many others have been feeling--that 9/11 was a national event. I personally did not know anyone who perished during the terrorist attacks, yet I shared our nation's pain and sorrow. I also shared outrage, a desire for revenge and a determination to defend America. Bless those who lost family members or co-workers, but also bless our Commander in Chief, his Administration and our armed forces. RICK RIOS Vancouver, Wash...