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• Blackwater USA Private War

  Published: September 17, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: General News, Baghdad, Blackwater Iraq, Blackwater Security, Blackwater Usa, Gko, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri, Military Services, Multicam, Nats, Private Military Company, Professional Military, Shootout, State Condoleezza Rice, Tactical Training

  people were killed, the State Department said Monday. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would telephone Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malik. Iraq ordered the cancellation on Monday of the operating license of US security firm Blackwater USA after it was involved in a shootout in Baghdad that killed eight people, a senior official told AFP.

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• David Kilcullen The Terrorist Expert

  Published: October 6, 2007, 2:54 am

  Tags: Politics, General News, Afghanistan, Australian Army, Counterinsurgency, David Kilcullen, General Petraeus, Horn Of Africa, Iraq Campaign, State Condoleezza Rice

  seconded to the United States State Department. David Kilcullen is currently serving as Senior Counterinsurgency Adviser Multi-National Force Iraq, a civilian position on the personal staff of American General David Howell Petraeus. (more…) copyright @2007 Bu.bulicio.us afghanistan, australian army, counterinsurgency, david

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• Corruption in Iraq 'Pernicious,' State Dept. Official Says

  Published: October 16, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Corruption, Iraq, Pernicious, State, Dept, Official, Says, David Satterfield, Nouri Al Maliki, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Lawrence Butler, United States, Muqtada Al Sadr, Henry Waxman, Al Mahdi Army, Iraq S Commission On Public Integrity, Office Of Acco

  Official corruption in Iraq is "real, endemic and pernicious," and remains a major challenge to building a functioning, stable democracy there, a senior State Department official said yesterday in response to congressional charges that the department is concealing the extent of the problem.

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• Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks on Iran with Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson

  Published: October 25, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Sanctions, Iran, Secretary Of The Treasury Henry M Paulson

  Condoleezza Rice Remarks on Iranwith Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. PaulsonThursday, October 25, 2007.SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. In May 2006, the United States offered the Iranian Government an historic opportunity to improve its relations with the international community and with us. We said that our nation deeply respects the

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• Aid Request Emphasizes U.S. Support of Palestinian Authority Leadership

  Published: October 31, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Aid, Request, Emphasizes, U S, Support, Palestinian, Authority, Leadership, Annapolis Maryland, George W Bush, Hamas, Palestinian National Authority, Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, Fatah Organization, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Middle East, West

  President Bush has proposed a sixfold increase in aid to the Palestinians, including $150 million in direct cash transfers to the Palestinian Authority, in an effort to bolster the government in advance of a Middle East peace conference planned for later this month in Annapolis.

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• Moscow May Host Middle East Follow-Up

  Published: November 29, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Moscow, May, Host, Middle, East, Follow Up, Annapolis Maryland, United States, Israel, Syria, Middle East, Russia, Ehud Olmert, Damascus, Golan Heights, Sergei Lavrov, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Ehud Barak, Fayssal Mekdad, Martin Indyk, Sean Mccormack, Iran, Pal

  Russia and the United States are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow in early 2008, with major parties hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria, according to U.S., Russian, Arab and European officials.

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• Ex-Ambassador Criticizes Rice

  Published: December 5, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Ex Ambassador, Criticizes, Rice, Michael E Guest, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, American Foreign Service Association, Azerbaijan, Aaron W Jensen, Bucharest, J Michelle Schohn, Jerusalem, John Naland, Pat Kennedy, Gays And Lesbians In Foreign Affairs Agenci

  Michael E. Guest, a tall, soft-spoken man with salt-and-pepper hair, looks every bit the diplomat. At the young age of 43, at the start of the Bush administration, he was named ambassador to Romania, and since he returned in 2004 he has trained new ambassadors before they ship out overseas.

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• Statement on Cuba's Transition

  Published: February 24, 2008, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Statement On Cuba S Transition

  Cuba's TransitionSecretary Condoleezza RiceOffice of the SpokesmanWashington, DCSunday, February 24, 2008At this significant moment in Cuba's history, we reaffirm our belief that the Cuban people have an inalienable right to participate in an open and comprehensive dialogue about their country's future, free of fear and repression, and to

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• Rice Apologizes For Breach of Passport Data

  Published: March 22, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rice, Apologizes, For, Breach, Passport, Data, Barack Obama, Sean Mccormack, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, John Mccain, Hillary Clinton, Analysis Corp, George W Bush, John Brennan, Mclean Virginia, Portland Oregon, Illinois, Stanley Inc, Arlingt

  The passport files of all three major presidential candidates were breached by unauthorized searches by four employees, the State Department said yesterday, prompting apologies from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, outrage from the candidates and calls by lawmakers for further probes.

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• Rice Apologizes For Breach of Passport Data

  Published: March 22, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rice, Apologizes, For, Breach, Passport, Data, Barack Obama, Sean Mccormack, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, John Mccain, Hillary Clinton, Analysis Corp, George W Bush, John Brennan, Mclean Virginia, Portland Oregon, Illinois, Stanley Inc, Arlingt

  The passport files of all three major presidential candidates were breached by unauthorized searches by four employees, the State Department said yesterday, prompting apologies from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, outrage from the candidates and calls by lawmakers for further probes.

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• Rice Pours Cold Water On GOP Vice President Speculation

  Published: April 8, 2008, 2:27 pm

  Tags: Vice President, Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Race For The White House 2008

  of State Condoleezza RicePours Cold Water On GOPVice President SpeculationTuesday, April 08, 2008Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is looking to tamp down on speculation that she is campaigning to become presumptive GOP nominee John McCain's running mate. Rice said today that she will likely return to Stanford University, where she

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• Ammunition Shipment Came From China

  Published: June 24, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Ammunition, Shipment, Came, From, China, Henry Waxman, United States, Albania, U S Department Of State, Condoleezza Rice, Afghanistan, Aey Inc, Efraim Diveroli, Larry Harrison, R Alexander Acosta, Tirana, Tom Casey, Albanian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, The New York Times

  A House investigative committee has learned that the American ambassador to Albania knew evidence of Chinese origins was being removed last year from an ammunition shipment before a U.S. contractor sent the material to Afghanistan, said Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the panel.

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• Russia Still Attacking Democracy

  Published: August 15, 2008, 2:27 pm

  Tags: Terrorism, 21st Century Barbarians, Georgia, Nato, President Saakashvili, Russia Still Attacking Democracy, Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice Speech, Www Conservativeally Today Com

  and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak today? Georgia's President really put Russia in its place. It was a very strong emotional speech. President Saakashvili called Russia, 21st century barbarians” and they want to destroy everything that is modern and nice (cnn.com). Rice said, That the world needs to

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