Ex-US envoys blast Bush over Mideast policy

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Tue May-04-04 03:33 PM
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Ex-US envoys blast Bush over Mideast policy

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Tuesday 04 May 2004, 14:12 Makka Time, 11:12 GMT

"Around 50 former US diplomats have said President George Bush's Middle East policy was costing the United States credibility, prestige and friends, in an open letter to be soon made public.

The letter, which was obtained by Reuters, expresses the signatories' support for 52 retired British diplomats who also sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair last week.

"We former diplomats applaud our 52 British colleagues who recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair criticising his Middle East policy and calling on Britain to exert more influence over the United States," the US letter begins."

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B51F6745-13EA-4AD8-80D7-88687E592B21.htm

Can't wait for this one to hit.

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