SteveSchulin
It's been more than a month since US ambassador to Libya returned to US. AP reporter sez it was b/c of diplomatic cables, published by WikiLeaks, where Amb. Cretz detailed Gadhafi eccentricities
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Clinton Rips Arabs For Lack Of Reform (front page in WSJ, 2011-01-14) #Hillary #Mideast #jihad #foreignpolicy #democracy #aip #ToneReminiscentOfTheBushAdministration
"... Cretz left Tripoli in December amid concerns for his safety because of WikiLeaks cables in which he described Kadafi as exhibiting increasingly erratic behavior, a U.S. official said." http://lat.ms/enw9TN (LAT Feb 21 pm)
Feb 23 2011, 00:24"... Cretz, the United States' first ambassador in Libya since 1972, ... lost his job last month following the release of the infamous "voluptuous blonde" cable (and/or other more serious dispatches) he had signed." http://bit.ly/eexXHa (wikileaks.foreignpolicy.com, Feb 22)
Feb 23 2011, 06:19