| | Bush holds Iraq talks
12 Aug 2002
Senior advisors in the White House this afternoon confirmed that President Bush has held talked with "extremely senior" advisors over a possible war against Iraq. They could not, however, say whether they themselves had taken part in the talks, nor how senior they actually are.
Political opponents have condemned the move, calling for the establishment of a "seniorometer", with each advisor being rated on there. This, they say, would help the public understand just how senior the anonymous advisors who leak to the press actually are.
Commentators over here, though, would like to go further with the creation of an official "Anonymous Senior Advisor" post, the incumbent of which being the sole person responsible for leaking information to the media.
Meanwhile, the talks are reported not to have gone in the President's favour. An argument allegedly broke out between him and senior members of the army, navy and air force, resulting in Dubya shouting "Well what the hell do you know about planning a war anyway?" at them. An official announcement about Iraq is expected within the next few weeks.
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