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Restructuring at State Department `botched,' retiree says

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Posted by ryuge 2006-06-06 00:39|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 --Dean Rust, who watched the reorganization unfold, charges that its "botched implementation" led many career officers to leave and "will hamper the State Department's role at home and abroad for years to come."--

He says that like it's a bug.....

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-06-06 01:05|| 2006-06-06 01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Got rid of all his liberal and communist pals did they? Anytime a group calls it's self "non partisan" a bit of digging will prove it is not to anyone other than a journalist.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-06 03:05|| 2006-06-06 03:05|| Front Page Top

#3 When a group from State declares itself "non-partisan", it means they couldn't decide whether to favor the Saudis, the Iranians, the French, or the Soviets.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-06-06 06:05|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-06-06 06:05|| Front Page Top

#4 The "official and others" spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing retaliation.

It seems there is still some dust under the carpet or hard to reach corners.

Posted by SwissTex 2006-06-06 10:21|| 2006-06-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Any reorg of a State Dept. that couldn't admit Arafat ordered the execution of it's Sudan diplomats is a good reorg.

Posted by 3dc 2006-06-06 11:45|| 2006-06-06 11:45|| Front Page Top

#6 The Arms Control Association is supported by generous grants from the following foundations:

Colombe Foundation
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New-Land Foundation
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Prospect Hill Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
Simons Foundation
Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust

Posted by Pappy 2006-06-06 13:53|| 2006-06-06 13:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, "non partisan" is one of those terms that should automatically set off flashing lights. It's kinda like "non aligned"...

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-06 14:12|| 2006-06-06 14:12|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 The Arms Control Association is supported by generous grants from the following foundations...

Damn Al Gore all to hell for inventing that Internet thingy!!!

/lefty

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2006-06-06 23:34|| 2006-06-06 23:34|| Front Page Top

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