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Contributed by Scott Horton
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I agree with Ken Silverstein?the note published yesterday by Spain?s El País of a conversation which occurred between President Bush and then-Prime Minister José Maria Aznar is a major further breakthrough in understanding the attitude of President Bush in the weeks just preceding the invasion of Iraq. The document is not quite as damning at the Downing Street papers, but it does tend to reinforce the major thrust of the British notes on Bush?s pre-invasion rants. . . .
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He is in a sure state of happiness who has a sure prospect that in all parts of his existence he shall have all things he desires. . . All men of reflection, from the age of Socrates, have sufficiently proved that the truest, most constant, and lively pleasure, the happiest enjoyment of life, consists in kind affections to our fellow creatures. . . .
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Contributed by Scott Horton
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?The core of the relationship is simple,? a U.S. diplomat described the State Department?s dealings with Blackwater USA. ?They protect us, and we protect them.? In fact, incidents involving security contractors in Iraq occur regularly?firearms are discharged every day, and a few times a week lethal force is used in questionable circumstances. The total number of security contractors is officially acknowledged to be 30,000, and may be a bit more than that. And there are a dozen significant players in the game, companies from the United States, Britain, South Africa?even Russia. But until last weekend the issue had not really captured the imagination of the American media. At present there is a strong focus on Blackwater, which has drawn more attention than its competitors. . . .
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Contributed by Ken Silverstein
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It?s not as dramatic as the Downing Street Memo but El Pais, the Madrid daily, has obtained a revealing transcript of a pre-Iraq War meeting between President Bush and Spain?s then-prime minister Jose Maria Aznar. Below is the lead to the story, which ran in El Pais today. One caveat: I did the translation and while I?m sure it?s accurate, it may not be elegant. . . .
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Contributed by Scott Horton
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El Prof. Scott Horton y Magistrado Baltasar Garzón de la Audiencia Nacional Española participarán en el programa ?Informe Semanal? de la Televisión Española para discutir la aplicación de los reglamentos de guerra en la guerra contra el terrorismo. El programa será transmitido el sábado 19 de enero de 2008 a las 21:30 hora de Madrid; consulte la programación TVE para otras trasmisiones locales. . . .
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