??? James Baker meets Sunni leaders in Iraq

[kpete]

Baker meets Sunni leaders in Iraq
Fri Sep 1, 2006

Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, who heads an independent panel charged with taking a fresh look at U.S. policy in Iraq, met the most senior Sunni leaders in the Iraqi coalition government on Friday.

Baker held talks in Baghdad with Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zobaie, both members of the Sunni minority who form the backbone of the insurgency fighting to oust U.S. forces from Iraq.

Zobaie has been meeting Sunni tribal leaders as part of the Iraqi government's efforts to defuse the insurgency. Hashemi has been critical of the national reconciliation plan, saying it is vague and fails to set a timetable for a U.S. troop pullout.

The U.S. embassy declined further comment on the unannounced visit to Iraq. It was not clear how long Baker, who also met President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, had been in the country.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-09-01T161829Z_01_COL138778_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-BAKER.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

[AlCzervik]

1. How many friggin jobs does Baker have?

[TahitiNut]

2. One: The Consigliere For Global Fascism

Baker is at the very center of necroconservatism (today's fasicsts) and whereever he goes and whatever he does is 100% dedicated to the consolidation of power and erosion of individual liberties and economic justice.

[ReadTomPaine]

7. Bingo.

The Fixer.

[Dhalgren]

3. Baker had better watch his ass over there.

He may be out of his league...

[FUGW]

4. You maybe right, I'm sure he thinks people only kill for financial gain.

[sofa king]

8. Nah, they love that guy.

Whenever the Middle East pulls a fast one on the U.S., James Baker is somewhere nearby, counting his money. You watch, something's gonna blow up real big before election day.

[Dhalgren]

9. If this consigliere fuck makes some kind of deal to end the conflict

and his bosses had him wait until now to do it, they should all be tried for treason on that alone!

[donsu]

5. whatever Baker has a hand in is criminal - Sunni better beware

nt

[Mandate My Ass]

6. Making them an offer they can't refuse....

or don't dare to. He's seriously creepy, and that's taking Rummy and Cheney into consideration.