Sunday, September 12, 2004

Yeah...That description just about nails it!

From the Guardian:

A furious row has broken out over claims in a new book by BBC broadcaster
James Naughtie that US Secretary of State Colin Powell described
neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as 'fucking crazies' during the
build-up to war in Iraq.
Powell's extraordinary outburst is alleged to have
taken place during a telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
The two became close friends during the intense negotiations in the summer of
2002 to build an international coalition for intervention via the United
Nations. The 'crazies' are said to be Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz