Strange bedfellows? Wolfowitz has Arab feminist girlfriend

[Nambe]

Digital Chicago Inc.

... His closest companion is a middle-age Arab feminist whose views on instilling democracy in her native Middle East have helped bolster his resolve. Shaha Ali Riza is a senior World Bank official who was born in Tunis and grew up in Saudi Arabia.

Close acquaintances of the couple have said she is romantically linked with Wolfowitz, 61, a fellow divorcee with whom she has been friends for several years.

Even by the discreet standards of Washington's inner circle, it is a closely guarded secret. They rarely demonstrate affection publicly, according to friends. ...

... "She felt that the U.S. supported democracy all over the world except in Arab countries," said a friend. "She believed that was wrong and that democracy can and must be promoted in the Arab world, even if it upsets feudal rulers and dictators."

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. She is deluded

"She felt that the US supported democracies all over the world"....like the banana republics in Central America? The Pinochet regime in Chile? This woman doesn't know America's track record.

[Judi Lynn]

2. I'll betcha this is a bogus story, devised to give a "human" aspect

to someone who gives off very odd "vibes."

[rooboy]

3. Mmmm... a special lady to lick his comb... n/t

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate and more than 12 hours old

Here is the same article posted yesterday.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2146361