Rice to make statement on secret prison issue

[IChing]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will make a statement on the row over reported secret CIA prisons when she visits Europe next week, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said.

Ahern also said after talks with Rice here that she gave him categoric assurances that Ireland's Shannon airport had not been used for "untoward" purposes as a transit point for terror suspects.

The Irishman said Rice, due to make a four-nation swing of Europe next week, told him she would answer a formal query from the European Union on reports of clandestine interrogation centers in Europe.

"She will be answering the (EU) letter. She made that quite clear," Ahern said. "She will also be making a statement when she goes to Europe."

He said the top US envoy would make it "quite clear that as far as Americans are concerned, they have not infringed any international human rights laws in relation to this."
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http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/051202001829.u2x58wr2.html

[Don Claybrook]

1. Let me guess

"We've investigated the matter and found that there was no wrongdoing on the part of the government."

or will it be

"If we had only known there were secret prisons, we would've done everything in our power to stop them".

Either way, they could have this whole mess resolved tomorrow if they'd just send Karen Hughes to explain things to the Europeans. She'll be prepared to tell them how much larger Texas is than each of their constituent countries, maybe invite one or two of the leaders to come bounce around in the pickup truck, and pat their heads a couple of times. All fixed up.

[Dead_Parrot]

3. Option 1

I'll lay good money on it :(

[phillysuse]

2. Condoleeza Rice on Secret Prisons

I just love wearing my high heeled black boots when
I visit secret prisons. They cost over $1000 dollars.
My husband, I mean the President, particularly likes it when I stand on his back wearing my leopard underwear and the black boots.
It leaves a little mark on his back, like the marks he
made when he was a fraternity boy at Yale, when he
branded the other frat boys.
And I have a special whip I use on my husband, I mean the President.

[Dead_Parrot]

4. Please don't. I'm eating.

:puke:

[VegasWolf]

5. "I know Nothing, I was out shopping for shoes at the time!" nt

:puke:

[Dances with Cats]

6. 100-1 odds

that this "statement" will be riddled with lies.