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| Abdullah Meets Clinton |
| 2003-06-23 |
| Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, and former US President Bill Clinton held talks yesterday in Jeddah on the developments in Iraq and Palestine in addition to world affairs. Prince Sultan, second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, Prince Nawaf, head of general intelligence and prince Muhammad ibn Naif, assistant minister of interior for security affairs, attended the talks. The crown prince hosted a dinner in Clinton’s honor at his palace. Possibility #1: standard Bill Clinton "I still matter!" tour. Possibility #2: optional Bill Clinton "doing what he can to undermine the current president" tour. Possibility #3: Bill carrying a "special message" from George Bush direct to the princes ears to stop funding terrorists or else. Note that Bill would cheerfully slit the throats of the current democratic party hopefuls if it would help boost his own image and by extension his wife's chances in "08". My own vote is for 1 & 2. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Possibility #'s aside, the IMPORTANT question is: What is the backchannel the oilkings are after, what is the result are THEY after in '04, and what are Bush, Powell and Rumsfeld willing to give them to stop..? |
| Posted by: RStone 6/23/03 9:39:27 PM |
| #1 SheDevil runs in 2012. Maybe. Here's my scenario. She dumps Bubba next year. Sure, lots of folks love him, but she's got their votes anyways. He hangs around her neck like an albatross and I think his baggage outweighs his benefits to her now. He's another reason for those on the fence not to vote for her. I say she announces the sad news next year, runs for the Senate seat again in 06, wins that, and runs in 2012. Now the Wild Card: Guiliani. If he's goes up against her for the Senate seat in 2006, she loses, becomes the grand old girl of the Democratic party and goes back to Wellesley to mold the future crop of American feminist cranks. I hope your reading this, Rudy. |
| Posted by: tu3031 6/23/03 9:33:03 PM |