Tag: iraq
Bush cites Israel as model of democracy for Iraq
From AP:
President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday that the goal of the U.S. mission there is not eliminating attacks but enabling a democracy that can function despite continuing violence.
With his Iraq policies under increasing fire from the American public and lawmakers from both parties, Bush went to the U.S. Naval War College here to declare progress. As the president pleaded for patience, his top national security aide went to Capitol Hill to meet with a key Republican critic.
Letter exposes Tunisia secret prison
VERY INTERESTING…
Ramzi Bettibi, an internet prisoner in Tunisia sends a letter out of prison, describing a secret detention facility near Benzert, where CIA and “french-speaking” interrogators ask Tunisian (and foreign detainees) about their alleged ties to the jihad in Iraq.