"Elliott Abrams, who pleaded guilty in 1991 to withholding information from Congress in the Iran-contra affair, was promoted to deputy national security adviser to President Bush."
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Typical of the administration to do this when news outlets are preoccupied with SOTU stories.
And for those who don't have access to the Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com
Iran-Contra Figure to Lead Democracy Efforts Abroad
From News Services
Thursday, February 3, 2005; Page A25
Elliott Abrams, who pleaded guilty in 1991 to withholding information from Congress in the Iran-contra affair, was promoted to deputy national security adviser to President Bush.
Abrams, who previously was in charge of Middle East affairs, will be responsible for pushing Bush's strategy for advancing democracy.
The White House also announced yesterday that Faryar Shirzad, a deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, will take on added responsibilities for humanitarian affairs, stabilization and reconstruction efforts.
Prior to joining the NSC staff, Shirzad was assistant secretary for import administration at the Commerce Department. Before that, he was the lead coordinator of international trade policy for the Bush-Cheney transition team.
The White House had earlier tapped J.D. Crouch, the U.S. ambassador to Romania, for the No. 2 job at the National Security Council, under national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley.
Abrams has served as special assistant to the president and senior director for Near East and North African affairs since December 2002. He will continue work on Israeli-Palestinian affairs in concert with Hadley and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Abrams's 1991 plea stemmed from the congressional inquiry into the Iran-contra affair during President Ronald Reagan's administration. On Oct. 10, 1986, Abrams, then a State Department employee, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he did not know that Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North was directing illegal arms sales to Iran and diverting the proceeds to assist the Nicaraguan contras.
Abrams was pardoned by Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush.
His name surfaced last year as part of the investigation into who leaked the name of a CIA operative whose husband publicly disputed Bush administration claims that Iraq tried to buy uranium in Africa. White House spokesman Scott McClellan has said that Abrams denied responsibility.
Nice to know that one hand washes the other when it comes to sketchy pardons... even with Repbulicans.
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get off the guy's jock..everyone deserves another chance to make up for their mistakes. failure isn't final.
not to be a douche, andazzo, but would you say the same if your g/f cheated on you?
to be honest, i hope not. You'd think she would have paid attention at the orientation meeting.
A little life lesson for everyone, never plan on second chances--it helps you not screw up on your first chance.
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they have in common is that their country is run by a bunch of fargin iceholes.
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The problem is that he didn't just make an oops or two, he witheld information and then lied about it also. That's the first and second strike. Are you saying he deserves a third crack at the apple? When he knew damned well the first and second time that he wasn't supposed to be doing something, yet did them anyway?
It doesn't matter the number of times you get caught, it's the number of times you ignore your moral compass or consience.
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im saying its not your decision so let it go.
Doesn't make it right either way.
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good scapegoat though if things go bad;
"he lied last time, must have done it again"
-GW Bush
possibly a hint at forethought, good for him
can i say im not surprised?
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Somebody needs to revoke Bush's spending abilities.... We are not rich enough to spread democracy around to the entire world.
Nothing he does suprises me anymore. How could Daddy Bush allow such an idiot to run our country? A dynasty doesn't mean $#@ if there is no more country.
Then you had better make sure your countrymen don't allow Jeb to make it to a republican convention.
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god thats a scary thought
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