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Emails refer to a draft cable. [The more recent email is redacted; document is not included].
Cable is a message from the President expressing the U.S. government's concern about the economic crisis Argentina is currently facing. The President also stated that the U.S. stands ready to assist/support Argentina. Also, a press guidance is ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
George W. Bush, Sharon E. Ahmad
State department cable stating that the Speaker of the House of Commons found that Defense Minister Art Eggleton misled Parliament about when he learned that Canadian Special Forces captured Al-Qaida terrorists and turned them over to the U.S.. ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Peter W. Mason, Colin L. Powell, Sharon E. Ahmad, Condoleeza Rice
State Department cable focusing on Comments by Mary Robinson, UN high commisoner for Human Rights, about the nexis of poverty and human rights in Brazil.
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Sharon E. Ahmad
State Department cable discusses comments by Canadian Defense Minister Art Eggleton and the Geneva Conventions application to terrorists in the modern era. Mr. Eggleton came under attack for comments he made that downplay the Geneva Conventions ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Sharon E. Ahmad, Thomas Joseph Ridge
State Department cable summarizes a recent plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. At the meeting, the European Parliament reaffirmed its solidarity with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and recognized that detainees at ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Sharon E. Ahmad
State Department cable discusses various activities taking place within Canada's political system. Activities include, an application of pressure from Ottawa, hoping to sway the U.S. government to follow the policies of the Geneva Conventions in ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Sharon E. Ahmad
State Department cable distributes transcript from the February 27, 2002 press conference where a variety of subjects were addressed. Among the issued raised were: i) Cubans forced removal from Mexican Embassy; ii) Human rights in Cuba; and iii) ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Richard A. Boucher, Sharon E. Ahmad

Cable discusses many issues, including an issue of selling arms to countries with histories of supporting terrorism or regional conflict.

Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Sharon E. Ahmad, George W. Bush, Colin L. Powell, Richard Lee Armitage