Comments on: Bush and the Germans; Rendition and Iraq http://politicsandpress.com/2007/bush-and-the-germans-rendition-and-iraq/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: jeff http://politicsandpress.com/2007/bush-and-the-germans-rendition-and-iraq/#comment-143 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:39:13 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/bush-and-the-germans-rendition-and-iraq/#comment-143 According to an article in today's Boston Globe, Steinmeyer has his hands full trying to cajole Secretary Rice into talking to Syria as part of the Middle East peace process (sic). Rice is consistent in her refusal to talk to the evil-doers so Steinmeyer will likely return to the homeland unsuccessful. What is somewhat rare is the fact that Steinmeyer's disagreement with the Bush-Cheney-Rice policy of non-engagement has been public and is publicly shared with the Russian Foreign Minister. As the MacKenzie Brothers predict, there has been no public mention of the CIA/rendition case and the brothers are likely on to something re: German resistance to Realpolitik. According to an article in today’s Boston Globe, Steinmeyer has his hands full trying to cajole Secretary Rice into talking to Syria as part of the Middle East peace process (sic). Rice is consistent in her refusal to talk to the evil-doers so Steinmeyer will likely return to the homeland unsuccessful. What is somewhat rare is the fact that Steinmeyer’s disagreement with the Bush-Cheney-Rice policy of non-engagement has been public and is publicly shared with the Russian Foreign Minister.

As the MacKenzie Brothers predict, there has been no public mention of the CIA/rendition case and the brothers are likely on to something re: German resistance to Realpolitik.

]]> by: Mackenzie Brothers http://politicsandpress.com/2007/bush-and-the-germans-rendition-and-iraq/#comment-142 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:08:13 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/bush-and-the-germans-rendition-and-iraq/#comment-142 This case is proving very troublesome to the Germans. They have the list of the CIA abductors - it was published this week in the Süddeutsche Zeitung so everyone has it - but don't know what to do with it, since the US will certainly not hand the agents over. Frank-Walter Steinmeyer, the surprisingly effective German Foreign Minister, will be in Washington again this week, and he will certainly not make a big deal over the case. That's called Realpolitik and sometimes it bothers the Germans these days. This case is proving very troublesome to the Germans. They have the list of the CIA abductors - it was published this week in the Süddeutsche Zeitung so everyone has it - but don’t know what to do with it, since the US will certainly not hand the agents over. Frank-Walter Steinmeyer, the surprisingly effective German Foreign Minister, will be in Washington again this week, and he will certainly not make a big deal over the case. That’s called Realpolitik and sometimes it bothers the Germans these days.

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