Mild slap -- Richard Perle, head of board that advises U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, resigns.

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Bruce R Koball <bkoball () well com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:33:52 -0800 (PST)
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] CNN Breaking News Richard Perle, head of board that
advises U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, resigns.

more details on the Perle squib; he's resigning the chair but staying on
the board.

-brk-

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/27/perle.resigns/index.html

> Perle resigns Defense Policy Board
>
> WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Richard Perle, a strong conservative "hawk" on Iraq,
> has resigned as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, an independent group
> that advises the defense secretary on policy matters.
>
> Critics had said Perle had a conflict of interest when he took a position
> representing the telecommunications firm Global Crossing, which lobbies
> the Pentagon.
>
> But Perle, a former assistant secretary of defense, will keep a seat on
> the board.
>
> He was appointed to the chairmanship by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


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