July 21, 2005

Rice Aides, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Roughed Up By Sudanese

I know this sounds like a skit from Saturday Night Live, but apparently, it's true. From the Associated Press:

NEW YORK -- Andrea Mitchell said she felt angry and humiliated after Sudanese bodyguards dragged her out of a room Thursday for questioning President Omar el-Bashir about his involvement in the country's violence.

Large, gun-toting guards painfully wrenched the 5-foot-3 Mitchell's arm behind her. She was freed after U.S. officials accompanying Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice complained.

"Can you tell us why the violence is continuing?" Mitchell asked, as a Sudanese official said "no, no, no, please."

"Can you tell us why the government is supporting the militias?" she asked.

After getting no reply from el-Bashir, she asked, "Why should Americans believe your promises?"

It was then that she was forcibly removed.

But don't worry. Later, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail phoned Condoleeza Rice to apologize.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.

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1 Just another isolated incident from the ROP

Posted by: Mad Dog Vinnie at July 21, 2005 05:02 PM (Kr6/f)

2 Sudanese sons of bitches, by God, IÂ’m going to raise your short term interest rates tomorrow!

Posted by: Alan Greenspan at July 21, 2005 05:02 PM (3OPZt)

3 Hello Linda Foley...

Posted by: Chrees at July 21, 2005 05:32 PM (ofjz/)

4 And here's the kicker. Mitchell was accosted after the first apology. The Sudanese screwed around with Rice's entourage, Rice demanded an apology and got one, and Mitchell was removed from the room after asking questions about the Sudanese genocide. Lovely people, those Sudanese. They actually act the way the US media thinks that the Bush administration acts in some alternate universe where US citizens have no rights and the McBushitleralliburton Corporation runs the show for Rove.

Posted by: lawhawk at July 21, 2005 06:41 PM (V9qRd)

5 You hit the nail on the head, LawHawk.

Posted by: Oyster at July 22, 2005 06:19 AM (YudAC)

6 The U.S. should take the high road and not whine too much about this.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 22, 2005 07:56 AM (x+5JB)

7 Sudan: Isn't that the country where the Muslims of the north and still enslaving the blacks in the south of the country? Question is are they doing the right thing or not. If it wasn't our business to stop the genocide in Irag(liberal view) then why is the genocide in Sudan our business? I will leave that answer for a friggin raghead hugging lib.

Posted by: greyrooster at July 25, 2005 03:48 AM (CBNGy)

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