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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Quickhits

(WaPo) "That recommendation is likely to fuel Pentagon rumors that Bush and his new defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, may decide to replace Marine Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

(AFP) Condi Rice: "If you are at all responsible for the decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein, you feel a personal responsibility for what's going on there every day," she said. .... "I'm sure there are many, many things that we could have done differently, maybe should have done differently," but she said she has no regrets.

(WaPo) Saudi Ambassador Abruptly Resigns, Leaves Washington.

(Reuters) "A group of prominent Saudi clerics have called on Sunni Muslims around the world to mobilise against Shi'ites in Iraq, although a statement they issued fell short of calling for a jihad, or holy war."

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