Thinkprogress Upset Condi Rice ‘Mocked’ al-Sadr
By 186 on Apr 20, 2008
I’ll let the Anti-American “thinkprogresss” screed speak for itself:
“Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to declare war unless U.S. and Iraqi forces end a military crackdown on his followers.” Spencer Ackerman remarks, “So Sadr is a coward for making threats from Iran… and Condoleezza Rice is a stateswoman for blustering Sadr into making a move that carries the potential of killing American soldiers.” And VetVoice’s Brandon Friedman comments that this echoes Bush’s “Bring ‘em on” declaration.
ThinkProgress seems to be parroting a report from the AP
The Associated Press: Rice visit to Iraq intended to promote gains
BAGHDAD (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to declare war unless U.S. and Iraqi forces end a military crackdown on his followers.
Nowhere in the AP articel does it provide a quote where Rice actually called al-Sadr a “coward. No that it would matter if she did.
Ooops is Thinkprogress wrong again ? Seems The Washington Times version of the Rice story carries a different headline.
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