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Despite Bush's repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/8/15/91352/0867



White House may prevent general from testifying publicly on Iraq

If the White House gets its way, the Bush Administration's Sept. 15 progress report on Iraq may be delivered by the U.S. secretaries of state and defense -- and not by top US Iraq General David Petraeus and US Iraq Ambassador Ryan Crocker in a widely anticipated public congressional briefing.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/White_House_may_prevent_general_from_0816.html


From Information Clearing House

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"They Attacked Us!"

by Rick Perlstein

The cocked-up "Petraeus" Report that's actually being written by the White House will be delivered on September 11. Can you imagine anything more cynical?

http://ga3.org/ct/-120pgF1dmZz/



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