Rumsfeld’s European reception cools amid blunt diplomacy
Europeans urge Rumsfeld to tone down his blunt style as his critics across old and new Europe warn his remarks risk deepening rifts within the EU. They note his comments on terrorism, Germany, and coalition building threaten transatlantic ties and hinder diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Ridder
Berlin
Donald Rumsfeld
Europe
U.S
Rumsfeld
European Union
New
Germany
Cuba
Libya
Iraq
Howard Stern
Financial Times of London
Marcin Bosacki
Gazeta Wyborcza
America
NATO
Rift in EU on Iraq tests unity and leadership
The European Union faces a split over how to handle Iraq as Britain Spain and Italy back the United States while France and Germany oppose war. Eight potential new members show Washington influence, threatening a coherent European policy under German French leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
France
Germany
Iraq
Britain
Spain
Italy
United States
Baghdad
Washington
Berlin
Paris
Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
Malta
Cyprus
Ulrich Preuss
Free University
Europe
Israel
Persian Gulf
U.N
Janusz Reiter
Emboldened Iraq vows to fight for ten years
Iraq parades tens of thousands of protesters in Baghdad and across the country declaring resolve to endure a decade of conflict. Foreign Minister Naji Sabri says Iraq can repel invaders and will cut off their heads. Demonstrators burn flags and brandish Saddam images as UN inspectors report increased cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Iraq
United States
Britain
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Naji Sabri
Sameera Wahab
Baath Party
U.N
Council
Tony Blair
Labor Party
Glasgow
Scotland
Hans Blix
U.N. Security Council
Hiro Ueki
Arab League Nations
Roger Etchegaray
John Paul EI
Etchegaray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Friedbert Pflueger
Christian Democratic Party
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Bosacki
Rumsfelds
Karl Kaiser
Poland
Bronislaw Geremek
Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz
The
Washington Post
Security Council
Sabri
Cairo
Egypt
Tariq Aziz
SYM
North Ohio Heart Center
John W. Schaeffer, MD
FACC
ESCA
Thomas B. Edel
Ross Auditorium
Community Health Partners
Community
Kolbe Road
Community-Health-Partners
Chest
Cops
Aenas
Ecm Ie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!