Via Matt Welch, U.S. to Make Iraq Intelligence Public (washingtonpost.com)
“The United States possesses several pieces of information which come from the work of our intelligence that show Iraq maintains prohibited weapons,” Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said in an interview published yesterday in an Italian newspaper. “Once we have made sure it can be done safely, I think that in the next week or soon after we can make public a good part of this material.”
This “Adlai Stevenson moment” will end the debate.
“Adlai Stevenson moment”? I know who Adlai was, but what was his moment? I take it from context that this is a moment of recognition or sudden understanding. Is this like Homer Simpson slapping his forhead and saying “doh”?
“Adlai Stevenson moment”? I know who Adlai was, but what was his moment? I take it from context that this is a moment of recognition or sudden understanding. Is this like Homer Simpson slapping his forhead and saying “doh”?
Adlai Stevenson showed U2 pictures of the Cuban missiles to the UN during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The UN agreed that the commies needed a butt-whooping.
“Don’t wait for the translation!”