Pope refuses to meet Rice: report: "Pope Benedict XVI refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in August, saying he was on holiday, an Italian newspaper reported Wednesday. Rice 'made it known to the Vatican that she absolutely had to meet the pope' to boost her diplomatic 'credit' ahead of a trip to the Middle East, the Corriere della Sera daily reported without citing its sources."
And then there is yet another Repubrican war hawk who didn't show up for duty in 'nam.
Giuliani did not serve in the military during the Vietnam War. He received a student deferment while at Manhattan College and another while at NYU Law. Upon graduation from NYU Law in 1968, he was classified as 1-A, available for military service. He applied for a deferment but was rejected. In 1969, MacMahon wrote a letter to Giuliani's draft board, asking that he be reclassified as 2-A, civilian occupation deferment, because Giuliani, who was a law clerk for MacMahon, was an essential employee. The deferment was granted. In 1970, Giuliani received a high draft lottery number; he was not called up for service although by then he had been reclassified 1-A.
This is getting worse and worse. First, there seems to be a consistent pattern of Republican warharks who have not been willing t give themselves to the effort. Can you spell hypocrisy? Then there is il papa. I find it hard to understand how this upposedly moral man is too busy to endorse peace? I am anything but a fan of this reactionary Pope but when even the Pope refuses to meet with the Bushies prior to a critical summit, things are pretty hopeless. Can you spell hypocrisy?
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