Rice Cancels Trips Amid Sharon Questions

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Rice Cancels Trips Amid Sharon Questions
1 hour, 36 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice canceled a six-day trip to Indonesia and Australia on Friday, amid uncertainty over the condition of ailing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

"She decided because of the situation in the Middle East, it was the right decision to stay here in Washington," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Rice had planned to leave Saturday.

Sharon, 77, remained in serious condition at an Israeli hospital after suffering a massive stroke on Wednesday. Sharon underwent a third brain surgery Friday morning and was expected to remain in a medically induced coma until at least Sunday.

If Sharon were to die, Rice would probably attend the funeral in Jerusalem, although McCormack did not mention that possibility.

U.S. officials have been careful not to publicly predict that Sharon will not return to power. Rice's travel decision is the clearest sign yet that U.S. officials consider his recovery unlikely.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_sharon_13


WTF?

[NanceGreggs]

1. Will she be shopping for shoes?

I understand that's what she does when something of significance happens ...

[WhereThereIsFire]

3. Might as well ... robot feet get cold too ...

--- though maybe they were manufactured to function that way. Certainly her presence at important events lends no stature to America. Then again our prz's presence wouldn't be any better.

[NanceGreggs]

6. When Sharon dies ...

... they'll probably send Cheney to represent the US. He looks so damned fine in that fur-trimmed hooded parka that he wore to the Holocaust Remembrance services -- you remember, the event where everyone else wore somber suits and dress coats, as befitting the occasion?

Cheney, like the rest of this Administration, has SO MUCH CLASS!

[FSogol]

2. Wasn't he reported dead this morning? n/t

[WhereThereIsFire]

4. Yep, error though ...

somebody's robot glitched.

[FSogol]

5. or more reporting via overheard cell phone conversations. n/t