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...democracy to transform the Middle East and the power of tax cuts to produce prosperity. This is a radical departure from the mainstream traditions of American diplomacy and fiscal responsibility and should be grounds for a serious debate. But the Administration reacts to almost every challenge--from the Niger uranium flap to Clarke's testimony--as if it were a mortal threat, demonizing its opponents, stonewalling, raising the stakes. After a perfunctory first week of positive ads, the Bush campaign has unleashed a withering negative advertising blitz against Kerry...
...sent Wilson to Niger in February 2002 to investigate whether or not Iraq had purchased uranium with the intent to build weapons of mass destruction. After his trip, Wilson reported back to the White House that he doubted the veracity of reports that Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger...
...Witness and Greenpeace is a novelty. "We'd never been sought out by them before," says Hayman. The company is trying to identify relief groups and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in poor countries that could work with the firm to help smooth relations with local people. In Africa's Niger delta, Total is funding a project by a Brazilian-French NGO called Pro-Natura that is trying to help local communities set up democratic decision-making bodies and develop their economies. "They are not doing this to save the planet," says Guy F. Reinaud, Pro-Natura's president, of Total...
...critics. Labbé says his job is to "translate the demands of civil society into a language my colleagues can understand." He also tries to identify relief organizations and other groups working in poor countries who could help smooth relations with local people. One such project is in the Niger delta, where the firm is funding a project by a Brazilian-French nongovernmental organization called Pro-Natura that's trying to help local communities set up democratic decision-making bodies and develop the economy. "They are not doing this to save the planet," says Guy F. Reinaud, Pro-Natura International...
...Leaking with a Vengeance Your article provided a thorough look at the leak that led to the outing of cia operative Valerie Plame [Oct. 13], the wife of Joseph Wilson, whose investigation found there was no attempt by Iraq to buy uranium in Niger. Some say the Democrats need to appear nonpartisan and temper their rightful outrage, but in truth it is up to the Republicans to demand a special prosecutor to investigate this serious matter. After all, Plame's role was to track any person or nation that might provide weapons of mass destruction to terrorists, something that...