WASHINGTON - With Sen. John Kerry and President Bush sounding similar in their prescriptions for stability in Iraq, Kerry this week plans to call for a more defined U.N. role in the country and greater participation from Security Council members such as France and Germany, aides said yesterday.
...Kerry is expected to reiterate the formulation he has spelled out for Iraq before, including the need for greater U.N. participation.
Kerry has said he would seek a Security Council resolution to hand over nation-building duties to the United Nations under a U.N. "high commissioner."
Kerry's plan for greater UN participation is therefore a very good thing, and it must be reported!
Also reported on the same page was this story questioning Bush's service in the National Guard, which mentioned -- barely -- the Kerry medal flap:
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Kerry had a "commendable record of service in the military" that no one was questioning, but the spokesman did not condemn criticism by Bush adviser Karen Hughes, who said Kerry misled Americans by "pretending" to throw his medals away when he returned from Vietnam.
So now it's about Karen Hughes accusing Kerry of "pretending"? This is a far cry from what was reported in many other newspapers yesterday, but I guess a misleading story is better than no acknowledgement that there is a story.
posted by Eric on 04.28.04 at 10:06 AM
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I hate our newspaper, my friend.
On another note, I want to see a reporter grill Kerry on why we should be in thrall to the UN, given its history of hideous corruption in Iraq.
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Don?t bang your head!
I hate our newspaper, my friend.
On another note, I want to see a reporter grill Kerry on why we should be in thrall to the UN, given its history of hideous corruption in Iraq.