just guessing, but i think dana priest has had it with this admin.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50584-2003Oct19.htmlBy Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 20, 2003; Page A19
President Bush misspoke when he said last week that the United States was ready to "go forward with" a new package of military training programs with Indonesia, according to a White House official questioned about the president's remarks.
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The comments caught U.S. officials by surprise. Asked to explain Bush's remarks, a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: "We want to move ahead with increased military-to-military cooperation with Indonesia, which is in both of our interests.
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No new programs are currently planned or have been approved, other administration officials said, contrary to what Bush's statement implied.
During the same interview, Bush also mischaracterized Congress's continued opposition to such military training. Bush said that "for a while the Congress put restrictions on
, but now the Congress has changed their attitude."
In fact, opposition in Congress to military training programs with Indonesia grew stronger this year after the possibility of Indonesian military involvement in the Papua attack was raised in a closed-door hearing in May. The hearing also included testimony from a CIA analyst who discussed intelligence indicating that military personnel were seeking to withhold evidence from FBI agents.
Congress subsequently voted to prohibit the administration from allowing Indonesia
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