# Emails

DocNumber: C05766216
MetadataSubject: THANK YOU
MetadataTo: H
MetadataFrom: Marshall, Capricia P
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ExtractedSubject: Thank you
ExtractedTo: H
ExtractedFrom: Marshall, Capricia P <MarshalICP@state.gov>
ExtractedDateSent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:01 AM
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766216 Date: 08/31/2015
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  From: Marshall, Capricia P <MarshalICP@state.gov>
  Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:01 AM
  To: H
  Subject: Thank you
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766216 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766217
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ExtractedTo: H; SullivanJJ@state.gov'
ExtractedFrom: Huma Abedin <Huma@clintonemail.com>
ExtractedDateSent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:30 AM
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ExtractedBodyText: Will get u full update. B6
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766217 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART
  B6
  From: Huma Abedin <Huma@clintonemail.com>
  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:30 AM
  To: H; SullivanJJ@state.gov'
  Subject: Re:
  Will get u full update. B6
  Original Message
  From: H
  To: Huma Abedin; 'sullivanjj@state.gov' <sullivanjj@state.gov>
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 11:29:22 2009
  Subject
  Have we asked Chinese to let us take helicopter in to retrieve?
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766217 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766219
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ExtractedFrom: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
ExtractedDateSent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:38 AM
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ExtractedBodyText:
  Below is the update as of last night. But I'm trying to see what else we can do to help expedite. I talked to last
  night and she said I . was in touch with 2 state department staff yesterday and was grateful for their assistance and
  for constantly staying in touch.
  Getting u an update from today but as of last night:
  There has been very close coordination among Consular Affairs, Embassy Kathmandu
  and Consulate Chengdu.
  I

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  B6
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:38 AM
  To: H
  Below is the update as of last night. But I'm trying to see what else we can do to help expedite. I talked to last
  night and she said I . was in touch with 2 state department staff yesterday and was grateful for their assistance and
  for constantly staying in touch.
  Getting u an update from today but as of last night:
  There has been very close coordination among Consular Affairs, Embassy Kathmandu
  and Consulate Chengdu.
  I
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766219 Date: 07/31/2015



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ExtractedBodyText: Yes, I saw that. Trying to get some more info now.
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766221 Date: 07/31/2015
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  B6
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 12:04 PM
  To: H
  Subject: Re:
  Yes, I saw that. Trying to get some more info now.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Abedin, Huma
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 11:50:44 2009
  Subject: Re:
  The reason I asked is that both Post and News have people quoted saying they asked me for help since technically he is
  in China.
  Original Message
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 11:38:04 2009
  Subject:
  B6
  Below is the update as of last night. But I'm trying to see what else we can do to help expedite. I talked to last
  night and she said was in touch with 2 state department staff yesterday and was grateful for their assistance and B6
  for constantly staying in touch.
  Getting u an update from today but as of last night:
  B6
  There has been very close coordination among Consular Affairs, Embassy Kathmandu
  and Consulate Chengdu. B6
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766221 Date: 07/31/2015



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MetadataSubject: SENDING PER CHERYL: POLL: CLINTON APPROVAL SOARS
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ExtractedFrom: Toiv, Nora F <ToivNF@state.gov>
ExtractedDateSent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:25 PM
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  Politico
  Poll: Clinton approval soars
  By: Eamon Javers
  December 16, 2009 03:00 PM EST
  A new poll of avid news watchers shows that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a much higher
  approval rating than the man she once campaigned against and now works for, President Barack
  Obama.
  In the poll of 800 registered voters who are self-identified "news watchers," Clinton had a 75 percent
  approval rating and a 21 percent disapproval rating overall. Obama, in contrast, had a 51 percent
  approval and a 45 percent disapproval rating.
  The Secretary of State has conducted several well-received foreign trips in recent months and has
  not been as closely identified with the more contentious elements of the Administration's agenda,
  including the health care fight, the federal deficit and the Wall Street bailouts. And she has not been
  subjected to nearly the same media and partisan scrutiny as the president. Obama, meanwhile, has
  been on national television on a daily basis tackling a wide range of difficult issues.
  The poll was conducted by the nonpartisan Clarus Research Group from December 7th to the 12th,
  and it asked for opinions of the top Cabinet secretaries and White House officials. Its finding on
  Obama and Clinton mirrors that of earlier polls — in October, for example, a Gallup poll found that
  Clinton had become more popular than the president.
  Clarus president Ron Faucheux said one reason for Clinton's high poll numbers is her high approval
  among Republicans — numbers he said position her well to run for president again in the future, if she
  chooses. Clinton had 96 percent approval among Democrats, a healthy 57 percent approval among
  Republicans, and 65 percent approval among Independents. Obama was nearly as popular among
  Democrats — 93 percent — but his numbers among Republicans and Independents fell off
  dramatically, at 19 percent and 33 percent respectively.
  Clinton's Republican numbers are striking, given how intensely disliked she has been in the past
  among GOP voters. In fact, part of Obama's appeal to Democratic primary voters in 2008 was that he
  was more likely to be able to bridge the partisan divide than Clinton, who was by then a well-known
  figure dating to her time as first lady in the 1990s.
  "Republicans may see her as being more hawkish than other Democrats on foreign policy issues,"
  said Faucheux. "It may be a way for them to bolster that position within the administration." Asked
  about any future Clinton presidential bid, he said, "She's in good shape now."
  The next highest-rated cabinet secretary in the survey was Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who
  notched a 69 percent overall approval rate with a 78 percent approval among Democrats and 63
  percent among both Republicans and independents.
  "Both Clinton and Gates did well across the partisan board," said Faucheux. "Everybody else did well
  among Democrats but fell off among Republicans."
  Another trend spotted by the pollsters: Approval ratings inside the Beltway were higher than in the
  rest of the country. "These results show that the 'Beltway echo chamber' does not reflect the rest of
  the country, even among news watchers," said Faucheux.
  Among White House staffers and advisors, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs — who is often seen on
  television — had the highest overall rating at 50 percent. Economic advisor Larry Summers had the
  lowest approval, at 25 percent.
  Summers and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner — who are both closely associated with the
  economy — both posted higher disapproval numbers than approval. Summers' disapproval rating was
  41 percent. Geithner's disapproval rating was 45 percent, one point higher than his approval rating.
  The poll also found that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is often viewed as having
  sharp partisan elbows, scored much higher among Democrats, at 72 percent, than Republicans, at 13
  percent.
  Among other major administration officials, Vice President Joe Biden had a 50 percent approval and
  41 percent disapproval rating; Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
  both posted 41 percent approval and 35 percent disapproval; Presidential Adviser David Axelrod
  scored 38 percent approval and 36 percent disapproval; and National Security Adviser James Jones
  had a 30 percent approval and 23 percent disapproval rating.
  Nora Toiv
  Office of the Secretary
  202-647-8633

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  Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:25 PM
  To:
  Subject Sending per Cheryl: Poll: Clinton approval soars
  Politico
  Poll: Clinton approval soars
  By: Eamon Javers
  December 16, 2009 03:00 PM EST
  A new poll of avid news watchers shows that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a much higher
  approval rating than the man she once campaigned against and now works for, President Barack
  Obama.
  In the poll of 800 registered voters who are self-identified "news watchers," Clinton had a 75 percent
  approval rating and a 21 percent disapproval rating overall. Obama, in contrast, had a 51 percent
  approval and a 45 percent disapproval rating.
  The Secretary of State has conducted several well-received foreign trips in recent months and has
  not been as closely identified with the more contentious elements of the Administration's agenda,
  including the health care fight, the federal deficit and the Wall Street bailouts. And she has not been
  subjected to nearly the same media and partisan scrutiny as the president. Obama, meanwhile, has
  been on national television on a daily basis tackling a wide range of difficult issues.
  The poll was conducted by the nonpartisan Clarus Research Group from December 7th to the 12th,
  and it asked for opinions of the top Cabinet secretaries and White House officials. Its finding on
  Obama and Clinton mirrors that of earlier polls — in October, for example, a Gallup poll found that
  Clinton had become more popular than the president.
  Clarus president Ron Faucheux said one reason for Clinton's high poll numbers is her high approval
  among Republicans — numbers he said position her well to run for president again in the future, if she
  chooses. Clinton had 96 percent approval among Democrats, a healthy 57 percent approval among
  Republicans, and 65 percent approval among Independents. Obama was nearly as popular among
  Democrats — 93 percent — but his numbers among Republicans and Independents fell off
  dramatically, at 19 percent and 33 percent respectively.
  Clinton's Republican numbers are striking, given how intensely disliked she has been in the past
  among GOP voters. In fact, part of Obama's appeal to Democratic primary voters in 2008 was that he
  was more likely to be able to bridge the partisan divide than Clinton, who was by then a well-known
  figure dating to her time as first lady in the 1990s.
  "Republicans may see her as being more hawkish than other Democrats on foreign policy issues,"
  said Faucheux. "It may be a way for them to bolster that position within the administration." Asked
  about any future Clinton presidential bid, he said, "She's in good shape now."
  The next highest-rated cabinet secretary in the survey was Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who
  notched a 69 percent overall approval rate with a 78 percent approval among Democrats and 63
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766222 Date: 08/31/2015

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  percent among both Republicans and independents.
  "Both Clinton and Gates did well across the partisan board," said Faucheux. "Everybody else did well
  among Democrats but fell off among Republicans."
  Another trend spotted by the pollsters: Approval ratings inside the Beltway were higher than in the
  rest of the country. "These results show that the 'Beltway echo chamber' does not reflect the rest of
  the country, even among news watchers," said Faucheux.
  Among White House staffers and advisors, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs — who is often seen on
  television — had the highest overall rating at 50 percent. Economic advisor Larry Summers had the
  lowest approval, at 25 percent.
  Summers and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner — who are both closely associated with the
  economy — both posted higher disapproval numbers than approval. Summers' disapproval rating was
  41 percent. Geithner's disapproval rating was 45 percent, one point higher than his approval rating.
  The poll also found that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is often viewed as having
  sharp partisan elbows, scored much higher among Democrats, at 72 percent, than Republicans, at 13
  percent.
  Among other major administration officials, Vice President Joe Biden had a 50 percent approval and
  41 percent disapproval rating; Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
  both posted 41 percent approval and 35 percent disapproval; Presidential Adviser David Axelrod
  scored 38 percent approval and 36 percent disapproval; and National Security Adviser James Jones
  had a 30 percent approval and 23 percent disapproval rating.
  Nora Toiv
  Office of the Secretary
  202-647-8633
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766222 Date: 08/31/2015



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  sbwhoeop
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:48 PM
  H: In case you haven't seen, but don't give yourself a grade if asked. Sid
  Poll: Clinton approval
  soars
  By: Eamon „lavers
  December 16, 2009 03:00
  PM EST
  A new poll of avid news watchers
  shows that Secretary of State
  Hillary Clinton has a much higher
  approval rating than the man she
  once campaigned against and now
  works for, President Barack
  Obama.
  In the poll of 800 registered voters
  who are self-identified "news
  watchers," Clinton had a 75 percent
  approval rating and a 21 percent
  disapproval rating overall. Obama,
  in contrast, had a 51 percent
  approval and a 45 percent
  disapproval rating.
  The Secretary of State has
  conducted several well-received
  foreign trips in recent months and
  has not been as closely identified
  with the more contentious elements
  of the Administration's agenda,
  including the health care fight, the
  federal deficit and the Wall Street
  bailouts. And she has not been
  subjected to nearly the same media
  and partisan scrutiny as the
  president. Obama, meanwhile, has
  been on national television on a _
  daily basis tackling a wide range of
  difficult issues.
  The poll was conducted by the
  nonpartisan Clarus Research
  Group from December 7th to the
  12th, and it asked for opinions of
  the top Cabinet secretaries and
  White House officials. Its finding on
  Obama and Clinton mirrors that of
  earlier polls — in October, for
  example, a Gallup poll found that
  Clinton had become more popular
  than the president.
  Clarus president Ron Faucheux
  said one reason for Clinton's high
  poll numbers is her high approval
  among Republicans — numbers he
  said position her well to run for
  president again in the future, if she
  chooses. Clinton had 96 percent
  approval among Democrats, a
  healthy 57 percent approval among
  Republicans, and 65 percent
  approval among Independents.
  Obama was nearly as popular
  among Democrats — 93 percent —
  but his numbers among
  Republicans and Independents fell
  off dramatically, at 19 percent and
  33 percent respectively.
  Clinton's Republican numbers are
  striking, given how intensely
  disliked she has been in the past
  among GOP voters. In fact, part of
  Obama's appeal to Democratic
  primary voters in 2008 was that he
  was more likely to be able to bridge
  the partisan divide than Clinton,
  who was by then a well-known
  figure dating to her time as first lady
  in the 1990s.
  "Republicans may see her as being
  more hawkish than other
  Democrats on foreign policy
  issues," said Faucheux. "It may be
  a way for them to bolster that
  position within the administration."
  Asked about any future Clinton
  presidential bid, he said, "She's in
  good shape now."
  The next highest-rated cabinet
  secretary in the survey was
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates,
  who notched a 69 percent overall
  approval rate with a 78 percent
  approval among Democrats and 63
  percent among both Republicans
  and independents.
  "Both Clinton and Gates did well
  across the partisan board," said
  Faucheux. "Everybody else did well
  among Democrats but fell off
  among Republicans."
  Another trend spotted by the
  pollsters: Approval ratings inside
  the Beltway were higher than in the
  rest of the country. "These results
  show that the 'Beltway echo
  chamber' does not reflect the rest of
  the country, even among news
  watchers," said Faucheux.
  Among White House staffers and
  advisors, Press Secretary Robert
  Gibbs — who is often seen on
  television — had the highest overall
  rating at 50 percent. Economic
  advisor Larry Summers had the
  lowest approval, at 25 percent.
  Summers and Treasury Secretary
  Timothy Geithner — who are both
  closely associated with the
  economy — both posted higher
  disapproval numbers than approval.
  Summers' disapproval rating was
  41 percent. Geithner's disapproval
  rating was 45 percent, one point
  higher than his approval rating.
  The poll also found that White
  House Chief of Staff Rahm
  Emanuel, who is often viewed as
  having sharp partisan elbows,
  scored much higher among
  Democrats, at 72 percent, than
  Republicans, at 13 percent.
  Among other major administration
  officials, Vice President Joe Biden
  had a 50 percent approval and 41
  percent disapproval rating; Attorney
  General Eric Holder and HHS
  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius both
  posted 41 percent approval and 35
  percent disapproval; Presidential
  Adviser David Axelrod scored 38
  percent approval and 36 percent
  disapproval; and National Security
  Adviser James Jones had a 30
  percent approval and 23 percent
  disapproval rating.
  El-
  © 2009 Capitol News
  Company, LLC

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  sbwhoeop
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:48 PM
  H: In case you haven't seen, but don't give yourself a grade if asked. Sid
  Poll: Clinton approval
  soars
  By: Eamon „lavers
  December 16, 2009 03:00
  PM EST
  A new poll of avid news watchers
  shows that Secretary of State
  Hillary Clinton has a much higher
  approval rating than the man she
  once campaigned against and now
  works for, President Barack
  Obama.
  In the poll of 800 registered voters
  who are self-identified "news
  watchers," Clinton had a 75 percent
  approval rating and a 21 percent
  disapproval rating overall. Obama,
  in contrast, had a 51 percent
  approval and a 45 percent
  disapproval rating.
  The Secretary of State has
  conducted several well-received
  foreign trips in recent months and
  has not been as closely identified
  with the more contentious elements
  of the Administration's agenda,
  including the health care fight, the
  federal deficit and the Wall Street
  bailouts. And she has not been
  subjected to nearly the same media
  and partisan scrutiny as the
  president. Obama, meanwhile, has
  been on national television on a _
  daily basis tackling a wide range of
  difficult issues.
  The poll was conducted by the
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766224 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766224 Date: 08/31/2015
  nonpartisan Clarus Research
  Group from December 7th to the
  12th, and it asked for opinions of
  the top Cabinet secretaries and
  White House officials. Its finding on
  Obama and Clinton mirrors that of
  earlier polls — in October, for
  example, a Gallup poll found that
  Clinton had become more popular
  than the president.
  Clarus president Ron Faucheux
  said one reason for Clinton's high
  poll numbers is her high approval
  among Republicans — numbers he
  said position her well to run for
  president again in the future, if she
  chooses. Clinton had 96 percent
  approval among Democrats, a
  healthy 57 percent approval among
  Republicans, and 65 percent
  approval among Independents.
  Obama was nearly as popular
  among Democrats — 93 percent —
  but his numbers among
  Republicans and Independents fell
  off dramatically, at 19 percent and
  33 percent respectively.
  Clinton's Republican numbers are
  striking, given how intensely
  disliked she has been in the past
  among GOP voters. In fact, part of
  Obama's appeal to Democratic
  primary voters in 2008 was that he
  was more likely to be able to bridge
  the partisan divide than Clinton,
  who was by then a well-known
  figure dating to her time as first lady
  in the 1990s.
  "Republicans may see her as being
  more hawkish than other
  Democrats on foreign policy
  issues," said Faucheux. "It may be
  a way for them to bolster that
  position within the administration."
  Asked about any future Clinton
  presidential bid, he said, "She's in
  good shape now."
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766224 Date: 08/31/2015

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  The next highest-rated cabinet
  secretary in the survey was
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates,
  who notched a 69 percent overall
  approval rate with a 78 percent
  approval among Democrats and 63
  percent among both Republicans
  and independents.
  "Both Clinton and Gates did well
  across the partisan board," said
  Faucheux. "Everybody else did well
  among Democrats but fell off
  among Republicans."
  Another trend spotted by the
  pollsters: Approval ratings inside
  the Beltway were higher than in the
  rest of the country. "These results
  show that the 'Beltway echo
  chamber' does not reflect the rest of
  the country, even among news
  watchers," said Faucheux.
  Among White House staffers and
  advisors, Press Secretary Robert
  Gibbs — who is often seen on
  television — had the highest overall
  rating at 50 percent. Economic
  advisor Larry Summers had the
  lowest approval, at 25 percent.
  Summers and Treasury Secretary
  Timothy Geithner — who are both
  closely associated with the
  economy — both posted higher
  disapproval numbers than approval.
  Summers' disapproval rating was
  41 percent. Geithner's disapproval
  rating was 45 percent, one point
  higher than his approval rating.
  The poll also found that White
  House Chief of Staff Rahm
  Emanuel, who is often viewed as
  having sharp partisan elbows,
  scored much higher among
  Democrats, at 72 percent, than
  Republicans, at 13 percent.
  Among other major administration
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  officials, Vice President Joe Biden
  had a 50 percent approval and 41
  percent disapproval rating; Attorney
  General Eric Holder and HHS
  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius both
  posted 41 percent approval and 35
  percent disapproval; Presidential
  Adviser David Axelrod scored 38
  percent approval and 36 percent
  disapproval; and National Security
  Adviser James Jones had a 30
  percent approval and 23 percent
  disapproval rating.
  El-
  © 2009 Capitol News
  Company, LLC
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  H
  Latest on
  It is a national holiday in Nepal now, and Embassy Kathmandu is closed on Monday
  and Tuesday, but they will clearly come in to help expedite the transportation of the remains back to the U.S. Post has
  already alerted those involved with preparing remains to be on stand by.
  We will reiterate to everyone involved the need to do everything possible to expedite the return of the remains to the
  U.S., and to inform us of any obstacles. Thus far, we have not heard of any.

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  H
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  It is a national holiday in Nepal now, and Embassy Kathmandu is closed on Monday
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  U.S., and to inform us of any obstacles. Thus far, we have not heard of any.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766225 Date: 07/31/2015



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  To: H
  Subject: Holrbooke just called for you
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766227 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Lisa is coming at 7:15 tomorrow.
  Will you come to nyc in time for first bilat?

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  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:01 PM
  To: H
  Subject Checking in
  Lisa is coming at 7:15 tomorrow.
  Will you come to nyc in time for first bilat?
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766228 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Yes at 10.
  Was checking to see if I needed to make arrangements for you to do anything earlier.

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  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:09 PM
  To: H
  Subject Re: Checking in
  Yes at 10.
  Was checking to see if I needed to make arrangements for you to do anything earlier.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Abedin, Huma
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:06:53 2009
  Subject: Re: Checking in
  Aren't I supposed to be there? Is it at 9 or 10?
  Original Message
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:00:48 2009
  Subject: Checking in
  Lisa is coming at 7:15 tomorrow.
  Will you come to nyc in time for first bilat?
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766229 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Verma, Richard R <VermaRR©state.gov>
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  Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Hold on Tom was lifted. Thanks for making the calls. Trying to get him thru as quickly as possible before another hold
  emerges.

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  Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Hold on Tom was lifted. Thanks for making the calls. Trying to get him thru as quickly as possible before another hold
  emerges.
  From: Feehery, Kerry (LeMieux) <Kerry_Feehery@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Moncrief, Benjamin (LeMieux) <Benjamin_Moncrief@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 18:45:49 2009
  Subject: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Kerry Feehery
  Chief of Staff
  Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
  356 Russell Office Building
  (202)228-4945
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766230 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Let me check in.
  Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:50 PM
  H
  Re: Checking in

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  Let me check in.
  Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:50 PM
  H
  Re: Checking in
  Original Message ----
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Abedin, Huma
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:21:00 2009
  Subject: Re: Checking in
  I read tha s in Philadelphia but if she's back I'd at least like to call again. The timing, however, is
  hard for a visit since I need to see Santa around 7:45 after seeing Lisa. It might work if she's there and wants to see
  people other than close friends. What do you think?
  Original Message
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:08:33 2009
  Subject: Re: Checking in
  Yes at 10.
  Was checking to see if I needed to make arrangements for you to do anything earlier.
  Original Message ----
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Abedin, Huma
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:06:53 2009
  Subject: Re: Checking in
  Aren't I supposed to be there? Is it at 9 or 10?
  Original Message ----
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Sun Sep 27 18:00:48 2009
  Subject: Checking in
  Lisa is coming at 7:15 tomorrow.
  Will you come to nyc in time for first bilat?
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766231 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
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  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Yes, I sold my soul to George Lemieux today. I am not proud of it.

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  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:06 PM
  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Yes, I sold my soul to George Lemieux today. I am not proud of it.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:00:49 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  What took them so long? Did you promise your first born?
  Original Message ----
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 21:48:05 2009
  Subject: Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Hold on Tom was lifted. Thanks for making the calls. Trying to get him thru as quickly as possible before another hold
  emerges.
  From: Feehery, Kerry (LeMieux) <Kerry_Feehery@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Moncrief, Benjamin (LeMieux) <Benjamin_Moncrief@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 18:45:49 2009
  Subject: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Kerry Feehery
  Chief of Staff
  Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
  356 Russell Office Building
  (202)228-4945
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766232 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:27 PM
  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  I suspect they would prefer more $ for Little Havana.

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  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:27 PM
  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  I suspect they would prefer more $ for Little Havana.
  Original Message ---
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:12:55 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Does this mean you have to go to Cuba and arrest Castro or just shovel more $ into Little Havana?
  Original Message --
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:05:46 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Yes, I sold my soul to George Lemieux today. I am not proud of it.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:00:49 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  What took them so long? Did you promise your first born?
  Original Message --
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 21:48:05 2009
  Subject: Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Hold on Tom was lifted. Thanks for making the calls. Trying to get him thru as quickly as possible before another hold
  emerges.
  From: Feehery, Kerry (LeMieux) <Kerry_Feehery@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Moncrief, Benjamin (LeMieux) <Benjamin_Moncrief@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 18:45:49 2009
  Subject: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766233 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766233 Date: 08/31/2015
  Kerry Feehery
  Chief of Staff
  Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
  356 Russell Office Building
  (202)228-4945
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766233 Date: 08/31/2015



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  To:
  Subject FW: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
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  Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:45 PM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Fyi
  From: Feehery, Kerry (LeMieux) <Kerry_Feehery@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Moncrief, Benjamin (LeMieux) <Benjamin_Moncrief@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 18:45:49 2009
  Subject: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Kerry Feehery
  Chief of Staff
  Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
  356 Russell Office Building
  (202)228-4945
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766234 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:48 PM
  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  They are out for the night. No one, in any department, has been confirmed in a couple of weeks. The environment is
  toxic right now. Lula Davis sueeests all our noms (about 18 of theml will an on one of the !act davc they are in caccinn
  which could be next week.
  Will continue pressing tomorrow. Have even
  sought help from McConnell's staff and Dave Schiappa from the R floor staff. They are trying to be helpful.

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  Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:48 PM
  Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  They are out for the night. No one, in any department, has been confirmed in a couple of weeks. The environment is
  toxic right now. Lula Davis sueeests all our noms (about 18 of theml will an on one of the !act davc they are in caccinn
  which could be next week.
  Will continue pressing tomorrow. Have even
  sought help from McConnell's staff and Dave Schiappa from the R floor staff. They are trying to be helpful.
  Original Message ---
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:36:42 2009 ,
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Can we get him confirmed tonight?
  Original Message
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:26:42 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  I suspect they would prefer more $ for Little Havana.
  Original Message ---
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:12:55 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Does this mean you have to go to Cuba and arrest Castro or just shovel more $ into Little Havana?
  Original Message
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:05:46 2009
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Yes, I sold my soul to George Lemieux today. I am not proud of it.
  Original Message ----
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 22:00:49 2009
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766235 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766235 Date: 08/31/2015
  Subject: Re: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  What took them so long? Did you promise your first born?
  Original Message ----
  From: Verma, Richard R <VermaRR@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 21:48:05 2009
  Subject: Fw: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Hold on Tom was lifted. Thanks for making the calls. Trying to get him thru as quickly as possible before another hold
  emerges.
  From: Feehery, Kerry (LeMieux) <Kerry_Feehery@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Moncrief, Benjamin (LeMieux) <Benjamin_Moncrief@LeMieux.senate.gov>
  Sent: Wed Dec 16 18:45:49 2009
  Subject: We have informed our cloakroom that we lift the hold on Shannon nomination
  Kerry Feehery
  Chief of Staff
  Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
  356 Russell Office Building
  (202)228-4945
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766235 Date: 08/31/2015



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  I didn't - but hard to believe he did. I was pretty surprised myself when I read the piece.
  Just shows you that it's near impossible to take issue with the job you're doing it, which is why the political reporters
  have to resort to the manufactured drama of interactions with the WH.
  Face was good. Perfect in that it generated no issues to clean up, but other networks picked up clips re Iran.
  Gates's remark that he couldn't send any new troops before January to Afghanistan seems to be the only thing
  approaching news.
  I saw WJC on Meet (VERY good, and a lot about CGI's work re women and girls), but I missed Paterson!

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  I didn't - but hard to believe he did. I was pretty surprised myself when I read the piece.
  Just shows you that it's near impossible to take issue with the job you're doing it, which is why the political reporters
  have to resort to the manufactured drama of interactions with the WH.
  Face was good. Perfect in that it generated no issues to clean up, but other networks picked up clips re Iran.
  Gates's remark that he couldn't send any new troops before January to Afghanistan seems to be the only thing
  approaching news.
  I saw WJC on Meet (VERY good, and a lot about CGI's work re women and girls), but I missed Paterson!
  Original Message
  From: Evergreen
  To: PIR
  Subject: Disregard
  Sent: Sep 27, 2009 7:25 PM
  I just saw Broder piece--did you write part about me?
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  Nice feed back on Capricia's Diplomatic Women's Corp lunch with 160 women from around government (WH, agencies,
  Hill) and women ambassadors from other countries.

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  Nice feed back on Capricia's Diplomatic Women's Corp lunch with 160 women from around government (WH, agencies,
  Hill) and women ambassadors from other countries.
  From: Satterfield, Lee
  Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 6:00 PM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: thank you!
  Dear Cheryl,
  You rock! Your participation today was fantastic. Engaging, funny and good take away advice for everyone. It's a honor
  to work here for Secretary Clinton and you. Thank you for supporting our efforts so heartily. What you said today about
  Capricia is spot on..she is an amazing mentor and guiding force.
  When she came up with the idea for the lunch, she said she wanted everyone to walk away feeling like that was time
  well spent. She achieved that and more.
  I'm thrilled to be a part of it all.
  Thanks again!
  Xo Lee
  Lee Satterfield
  'Deputy Chief of Protocol
  (202) 647-4120
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  Sorry -- meant to send earlier:
  China sees no chance of climate deal - source
  Thu Dec 17, 2009
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  By Krittivas Mukherjee and Pete Harrison
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - China has told participants in the U.N. climate change talks that it sees no possibility of
  achieving an operational accord this week, an official involved in the Copenhagen talks said on Thursday.
  Dozens of heads of state are descending on the Danish capital to address the December 7-18 conference, and had hoped
  to sign on Friday a new pact to tackle global warming.
  The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters the Chinese had instead suggested issuing "a short political
  declaration of some sort," but it was not clear what that would say.
  The official said negotiations were continuing to try to reach a breakthrough that would still allow an operational
  agreement to be signed. The official said the sticking point for China appeared to be a process issue.
  U.S. President Barack Obama has called for an "operational accord" -- essentially a political agreement with teeth that
  can get countries working to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions while a more formal and binding treaty is
  hammered out in 2010.
  Some ministers warned that slow, often stalled talks during the summit meant it was staring at failure.
  "We may not get there on the substance, it is quite possible we'll fail on the substance, but at least let's give it a try,"
  said Britain's energy and climate minister Ed Miliband.
  "At the moment the problem is we're not giving it a try."
  Developed and developing nations are at odds over who should cut emissions, how deep the cuts should be, and how
  much funding should be provided to poor countries to help them shift to greener growth and adapt to a warmer world.
  While the overall picture is bleak, there has been some progress in areas critical to reaching a deal.
  Africa dramatically scaled back its expectations for climate aid from rich nations, and Japan pledged about $11 billion
  (6.8 billion pound) in public funds to 2012 to help poor countries adapt to a warmer world and cut their emissions.
  Talks on a U.N.-backed system to pay poorer nations to curb deforestation have advanced, and the United States
  pledged $1 billion in short-term funds to conserve tropical forests.
  A major sticking point between the world's top emitters, the United States and China, has been the question of how
  they will prove they are sticking to emission-curbing plans.
  On Tuesday, China's climate change ambassador warned developed countries against using climate change as an excuse
  to set up trade barriers. Yu Qingtai said rich nations should not think that slapping carbon tariffs on imports from
  countries with different emissions control regimes would substitute for reaching a global deal to tackle warming.

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  Thu Dec 17, 2009
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  The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters the Chinese had instead suggested issuing "a short political
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  The official said negotiations were continuing to try to reach a breakthrough that would still allow an operational
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  U.S. President Barack Obama has called for an "operational accord" -- essentially a political agreement with teeth that
  can get countries working to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions while a more formal and binding treaty is
  hammered out in 2010.
  Some ministers warned that slow, often stalled talks during the summit meant it was staring at failure.
  "We may not get there on the substance, it is quite possible we'll fail on the substance, but at least let's give it a try,"
  said Britain's energy and climate minister Ed Miliband.
  "At the moment the problem is we're not giving it a try."
  Developed and developing nations are at odds over who should cut emissions, how deep the cuts should be, and how
  much funding should be provided to poor countries to help them shift to greener growth and adapt to a warmer world.
  While the overall picture is bleak, there has been some progress in areas critical to reaching a deal.
  Africa dramatically scaled back its expectations for climate aid from rich nations, and Japan pledged about $11 billion
  (6.8 billion pound) in public funds to 2012 to help poor countries adapt to a warmer world and cut their emissions.
  Talks on a U.N.-backed system to pay poorer nations to curb deforestation have advanced, and the United States
  pledged $1 billion in short-term funds to conserve tropical forests.
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  A major sticking point between the world's top emitters, the United States and China, has been the question of how
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  to set up trade barriers. Yu Qingtai said rich nations should not think that slapping carbon tariffs on imports from
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  Original Message--
  From: Rodriguez, Miguel E
  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:39 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: Lunch Yesterday
  Just wanted to let you know we're getting a lot of positive feedback from yesterday's lunch. It was a big hit.
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  http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmerno.com/2009/12/16/cbama_the_fallen_messiah_and_the_problem_with_secuiindex.php
  Obama, The Fallen Messiah and The Problem
  ith Secular Salvation Narratives
  F[By Ma): Biurrie.nthal - December 16, 2009, 8:10PM
  In responding to my initial post, Sarah Posner, Todd Gitlin, and Fred Clarkson make some very important points about the
  appeal of the Christian right to ordinary Americans. I think their points dovetail with one another. Posner argues quite
  correctly that those who I described as giving up their individual freedom for the authoritarian structure of the right believe
  they are gaining new life in the Kingdom of God, along with a sense of community and belonging. She illustrates this trend
  in her excellent book on the rising trend of prosperity gospel theology in evangelical churches, Gpd's
  Clarkson adds that the salvation narrative the movement offers to trauma-wracked individuals is one of its key draws. This
  narrative often takes an explicitly political form, promising the replacement of a culturally decadent secular government
  with a theocratically-inspired authoritarian system (see Newt Gingrich 's retrhatrika at David Horovvitz's Renaissance
  Weekend for a recent example of this appeal). Or, as Gitlin said, the salvation narrative may promise eternal life in
  Heaven -- after the enemies of God are slaughtered en masse in a display of pornographic violence, as portrayed in Tim
  LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins' bestselling Left Behind Series.
  During a time of economic decline, persistent cultural strife, deepening American involvement in far-off military conflicts,
  and rapid environmental deterioration, is there any wonder that some have turned to apocalyptic salvation narratives
  promising both a transcendent, everlasting future and violent retribution against perceived evildoers? A 2002 CNN poll
  found that 59% of Americans believe that the prophecies in the Book of Revelations will come true. The startling number
  reflected the still-fresh trauma of the 9/11 attacks, but suspect that it has held steady, if not risen. Indeed, mainstream
  American culture is permeated by apocalypticism; the blockbuster movie hit 2012 is but one recent example.
  spend several chapters in my book following the Christian right's ascent to the mountain top with George W. Bush's re-
  election, detailing how the movement shrouded science and reason in the shadow of the cross, then observing as it swiftly
  imploded during the Tern Schiavo charade. Because I completed my book days after Barad< Obama's inauguration, I was
  only able to foreshadow the right's plan to undermine the new president. Having watched the right attempt to delegitimize
  and literally overthrow Bill Clinton for eight years, I did not harbor any illusions about Obantia transcending partisan
  division by becoming the _
  l'iberei pag::
  :caddwho o!.4.0._reunite .ArriericLl as many argued.
  What I did not include in my book was any sense of where the Democratic left was going, or how this movement had
  developed its own salvation narrative during the Bush era. Only a presidency as destructive and radical as Bush's could
  have produced such deep levels of anxiety and desperation among progressives. When the Democratic primary began,
  some progressives seemed to ache for a secular messiah to descend from the political heavens, reverse Bush's
  disastrous legacy and save the country from itself..
  in their quest for a savior, progressives discovered Barack Obama. "I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly
  different political stripes project their own views," Obama proclaimed in his book, The Audacity of Hope. As Obama's
  primary battle against Hiiiary Clinton intensified, his rhetoric and the language of his supporters grew increasingly
  messianic. At a rally in South Carolina, Oprah Winfrey referred to °barna as "The One," a fusion of Jesus and Nleo from
  The Matrix. When Obarria defeated Clinton in Iowa, he quoted from a Hopi Indian End Times prophecy that had become
  popular among New Agers: "W
  :
  s. oro?s we've '01:.en waiting. for.',' Moved to the point of ecstasy by Obama's victory
  speech, Ezra Klein declared the candidate, "not the Word made flesh, but the triumph of the word over flesh... Obarna is,
  at his best, able to call us back to our higher selves."
  (Though he is not a progressive by even the wildest stretch of the imagination, it is worth noting that Louis Farrakhan, who
  had consistently ordered his followers to boycott elections and who attacked black politicians from Harold Washington to
  Jesse Jackson as tools of the white power structure, '
  .je.f.,
  -
  .GrE‘id in no uncertain terms that Obama was the Messiah.)
  Now that some of Obama's most zealous supporters are beginning to express grave doubts about his ability to deliver the
  transcendent change he promised, I think it is time for them to consider their role in contributing to the problems °barna
  faces with both his Democratic base and his opponents on the right. They embraced a secular salvation narrative that
  °barna cleverly channeled to excite them and distract from his lack of progressive accomplishments. In the end, Obama's
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  messianization created false expectations while establishing political space for the right to undermine and delegitimize
  him.
  To be sure; Obama's salvation narrative was dramatically different than the dualistic, malignant version that prevails on
  the Christian right. Obama never, to my knowledge, played to his supporters' dark sides by promising them holy retribution
  against their perceived enemies. In fact, part of his appeal stemmed from his repudiation of partisan rancor -- there were
  no red states where people reject science, demonize gays and attack minority rights. Until he was inaugurated, Obama
  behaved like a secular Messiah in a world without a Devil.
  In my book. I detail a series of experiments by a group of political psychologists seeking to provide evidence that the fear
  of death inspires extreme conservative beliefs -- including apocalypticisrn. Their study was inspired by a theory of cultural
  anthropologist Ernest Becker: "The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is a
  mainspring of human activity - designed largely to avoid the fatality of death, to overcome it by denying in some way that it
  is the final destiny of man." The professors discovered that time and again, their study subjects would register more
  conservative responses to questions if they were first reminded of their own deaths. (See John Judis' excellent artide on
  the studies for more).
  The use of mortality reminders came in to play as soon as Obama was inaugurated. Almost immediately, the right
  attempted to delegitimize him by reversing the phenomenon he relied on to win: While he attempted to serve as a blank
  screen for Americans to project their aspirations upon, they projected their most fearsome inner demons onto him. During
  the October McCain-Palin rallies, Sarah Palin and far-right surrogates like Joe the Plumber attacked Obama as an Other,
  a strange outsider who did not share mainstream American values. Their intention was to make him as unfamiliar and
  frightening as possible, and in doing so, to scare off wavering independent voters. By this time, it was too late in the
  campaign for the tactic to take effect, so it extended into this year and peaked during the Fall Teabagger rallies and town
  hall disruptions.
  Teabagger activists transposed images of Stalin and Hitler onto Obama's face. (Their propaganda bore a disturbing
  resemblance to the signs waved by right-wing Jewish settlers during rallies against Yitzhak Rabin that depicted the soon
  to be assassinated Israeli PM in Nazi SS garb and as the collaborator Marshall Petain, two seemingly incongruous
  images). Obama was a Muslim; Obama was a commie; Obama was a cosmopolitan globalist; Obama was a black
  nationalist. It did not matter who Obama really was. The right simply wanted to convince America he was The Other. As
  cynical as their tactic is, it has damaged Obama in large part because he offered himself up as "a blank screen," defining
  himself as he thought different audiences wished to see him, and ultimately not establishing a very clear identity at all.
  The right has complemented its anti-Obama propaganda with false rumors designed to inject the language of death into
  the healthcare debate. The single most damaging rumor, adopted from the cult of Lyndon LaRouche, refined by
  healthcare industry lobbyist Betsy McCaughey. and popularized by Sarah Palin, was that Obarna's healthcare reform
  proposal included a plan to implement "death panels." While the president pleaded for compromise and reason, the right
  repeated the baseless charge over and over that he planned to pull the plug on grandma, euthanize the severely
  handicapped, and kill the sick. Obama has not yet recovered from the damage the right's mortality reminders did to his
  political standing.
  Since Obama announced his plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan, and with the White House apparently poised to
  scrap the public option and Medicare buy-in proposals to mollify Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the progressive left is going into
  contortions. Turn on 1VISNIBC or read any major progressive blog and you will see former Obama zealots proclaim, "Kill
  the bill!" while assailing the president as an empty suit.
  The liberal left has become so disgruntled that a leading conservative talk radio host asked me recently if progressives
  were considering a primary challenge to Obama. I laughed and stated my belief that despite his troubles, Obama would
  win a second term. Whether or not that happens, those former Obama fanatics experiencing a crisis in faith should look in
  the mirror. They demanded a secular salvation narrative and participated in the near-deification of the politician who so
  eloquently delivered it to them. They now know that Obama is just a politician. What they have refused to acknowledge is
  that he would not have fallen so hard had they not lifted him so high.
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  Original Message
  From: Rodriguez, Miguel E
  To: Abedin, Huma
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 14:54:18 2009
  Subject: Re:
  Don't want you to think I'm ignoring your email. Just waiting to get the latest.
  The one piece of news is that Ben Nelson -- perhaps emboldened by all the press Lieberman has gotten the last 72 hours
  -- is now making noise that he is unhappy with how the bill is looking and may not support the final package.
  I'll get you a proper update shortly.
  Thanks and hope you're all having a good trip.
  Original Message
  From: Abedin, Huma
  To: Rodriguez, Miguel E
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 13:39:59 2009
  Subject:
  Any updates on what happened in the senate today?
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  To: M_SpecialAssistants; SES_DutyDeputies; NEWS-Mahogany
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 16:54:49 2009
  Subject: (AP) Brazil Supreme Court action delays return of 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father.
  Colleagues, for your information:
  The AP reports Thursday's ruling by Justice Marco Aurelio Mello is the result of a petition by the boy's Brazilian family
  that he remain in Brazil until the court decides whether the boy's own testimony should be heard in the case. The ruling
  suspends a Wednesday judgment by a lower court ordering that David Goldman be given custody of his son,
  Sean. Because the Court goes into recess tomorrow, a ruling on whether the boy's testimony should be heard is not
  likely before February. Media report the boy is expected to remain in Brazil at least until then.
  Regards, H.
  Hugo Rodriguez
  Senior Watch Officer
  State Department Operations Center
  202-647-1512
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  The FM just told me that Arturo had been there yesterday and had insulted their country. He was very upset and said I
  needed to do damage control. Can you figure out what he's talking about? Thx.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766249 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766250
MetadataSubject: ARGENTINA
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ExtractedSubject: Re: Argentina
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  Arturo made a comment publicly about the fact that he had heard from US business interests that the judicial system in
  Argentina had deteriorated.
  Argentine press pounced — this is apparently a sensitive issue.
  Craig is sending me news summaries.

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  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:57 PM
  To:
  Subject: Re: Argentina
  Arturo made a comment publicly about the fact that he had heard from US business interests that the judicial system in
  Argentina had deteriorated.
  Argentine press pounced — this is apparently a sensitive issue.
  Craig is sending me news summaries.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 17:33:41 2009
  Subject: Re: Argentina
  He's standing right inside the door here.
  Original Message
  From: Sullivan, Jacobi <Sullivann@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 17:31:10 2009
  Subject: Re: Argentina
  On it.
  Original Message --
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Sullivan, Jacob
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 17:29:30 2009
  Subject: Argentina
  The FM just told me that Arturo had been there yesterday and had insulted their country. He was very upset and said I
  needed to do damage control. Can you figure out what he's talking about? Thx.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766250 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Here is the news summary:
  A/S Valenzuela's Trip to South America: Valenzuela in Argentina Chile's El Mercurio reports that the visit of A/S
  Valenzuela resulted last night in another misunderstanding between Washington and Buenos Aires because of
  statements by the US official regarding the management of the Argentine economy. Controversy arose over statement
  by Valenzuela during a restricted meeting with the local press in which he echoes the concerns of American
  businessmen in that country regarding "judicial insecurity" and the management of the economy. Valenzuela, also
  indicated that has been noted "change" in the investment climate for US businesses and reminded those present that
  "in 1996 there was a great deal of enthusiasm regarding investment" in Argentina. The Argentine Foreign Ministry
  responded in a communiqué that the government "has not received complaints from US business with interests and
  investments in the country." Interior Minister Florencia Randazzo lamented that "some officials revert to old practices"
  when there is the expectation of a new period in US foreign policy." Argentina's Clarin carries the same story titled
  "Official Anger with Obama's Envoy Because He Spoke about Judicial Insecurity" with the Interior Minister's riposte
  "Argentina is living in a period of complete judicial and institutional guarantees" and the nation "has left behind the
  period in which an official of another country can tell ours what guarantees should exist to benefit its own
  interests." INFOBAE.com adds that Minister of Justice Julio Alak described Valenzuela's statements as "unprecedented
  and unjustified."

RawText:
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  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ©state.gov>
  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:14 PM
  To:
  Subject More on AV
  Here is the news summary:
  A/S Valenzuela's Trip to South America: Valenzuela in Argentina Chile's El Mercurio reports that the visit of A/S
  Valenzuela resulted last night in another misunderstanding between Washington and Buenos Aires because of
  statements by the US official regarding the management of the Argentine economy. Controversy arose over statement
  by Valenzuela during a restricted meeting with the local press in which he echoes the concerns of American
  businessmen in that country regarding "judicial insecurity" and the management of the economy. Valenzuela, also
  indicated that has been noted "change" in the investment climate for US businesses and reminded those present that
  "in 1996 there was a great deal of enthusiasm regarding investment" in Argentina. The Argentine Foreign Ministry
  responded in a communiqué that the government "has not received complaints from US business with interests and
  investments in the country." Interior Minister Florencia Randazzo lamented that "some officials revert to old practices"
  when there is the expectation of a new period in US foreign policy." Argentina's Clarin carries the same story titled
  "Official Anger with Obama's Envoy Because He Spoke about Judicial Insecurity" with the Interior Minister's riposte
  "Argentina is living in a period of complete judicial and institutional guarantees" and the nation "has left behind the
  period in which an official of another country can tell ours what guarantees should exist to benefit its own
  interests." INFOBAE.com adds that Minister of Justice Julio Alak described Valenzuela's statements as "unprecedented
  and unjustified."
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766251 Date: 08/31/2015



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MetadataSubject: STATEMENT FROM SENATOR LEMIEUX ON SHANNON HOLD
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ExtractedSubject: FW: Statement from Senator Lemieux on Shannon Hold
ExtractedFrom: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>
ExtractedDateSent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:15 PM
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ExtractedBodyText: Well, there's something.
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  RELEASE IN FULL
  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>
  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:15 PM
  To:
  Subject Fw: Statement from Senator Lemieux on Shannon Hold
  Well, there's something.
  From: Kelly, Craig A
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Sent: Thu Dec 17 18:07:32 2009
  Subject: FW: Statement from Senator Lemieux on Shannon Hold
  Subject: Statement from Senator Lemieux on Shannon Hold
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) today released the following statement regarding his
  decision to allow the nomination of Tom Shannon to move forward. Mr. Shannon is nominated to be the next
  U.S. ambassador to Brazil.
  Senator LeMieux stated:
  As a senator from Florida, the gateway to Latin America, it is incumbent upon me to focus on U.S. policy as it
  relates to the Western Hemisphere. It is my assessment that U.S. foreign policy in the hemisphere stands at a
  critical juncture. Our actions in the region signal to all countries where we stand on our commitment to
  respecting democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Our policy in Latin America cannot be transactional.
  We must insist on human rights and other democratic institutions including the rule of law. Fortifying
  democratic institutions and pursuing respect for human rights is the cornerstone of United States' foreign policy
  in Latin America.
  It was because of these concerns that I placed a hold on the nomination of Tom Shannon. This allowed more
  time for me to evaluate Mr. Shannon's record and to ask specific questions of Mr. Shannon and State
  Department officials.
  Two countries that represent the direction of the foreign policy commitments of the United States are Honduras
  and Cuba — Honduras, having just emerged from a constitutional process that resulted in the removal of its
  president and elections, and Cuba, where a dictatorial regime continues to oppress its people and violate their
  most basic human rights. In these two areas, the United States must be resolute — demonstrating through action
  our insistence on democracy and respect for the rule of law.
  During this process I have discussed my concerns for the region with Secretary Clinton. I am grateful for her
  appreciation of the unique responsibility I have to the region as a Senator from Florida. I am confident
  Secretary Clinton shares my concern about a reverse of the progress of democracy and the rise of authoritarian
  strongmen in Latin America. I have received sufficient commitments from Secretary Clinton that the
  Administration's policy in Latin America, and specifically in Honduras and Cuba, will take a course that
  promotes democratic ideals and goals.
  As a result of these discussions with Secretary Clinton and other State Department officials, I am pleased to
  report several concrete examples of this commitment.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766253 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766253 Date: 08/31/2015
  In Honduras, the U.S. will continue to normalize relations with that country's government and President-elect
  Lobo. Counter-narcotics cooperation will resume, and visa procedures will be normalized.
  In Cuba, the U.S. will reopen the process for non-profit organizations to apply for pro-democracy grants, the
  practice of including members of the Cuban pro-democracy movement in events at the U.S. Interests Section
  will be restored, Title W of the Helms Burton Act will be enforced, and the awarding of Cuba Democracy
  Assistance grants will be done in a fair and transparent manner.
  Ensuring our neighbors in the hemisphere recognize our commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule
  of law is fundamental. Leaders in nations that seek to destabilize the region are paying close attention to U.S.
  actions and the way in which we carry out our policies in Latin America. I look forward to a continuing
  dialogue on hOw we can strengthen U.S. relations with the nations of the Western Hemisphere.
  This email is UNCLASSIFIED.
  SBU
  This email is UNCLASSIFIED.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766253 Date: 08/31/2015



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MetadataSubject: MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/09
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ExtractedBodyText: See first point on israel. Lieberman put a call into you early this am. Suspect it was about this.
RawText:
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  RELEASE IN FULL
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:06 AM
  To:
  Subject: Fw: Morning Press Highlights 12/18/09 (U)
  See first point on israel. Lieberman put a call into you early this am. Suspect it was about this.
  From: OpsAlert
  Sent: Fri Dec 18 05:00:19 2009
  Subject: Morning Press Highlights 12/18/09 (U)
  S/ES-0 Morning Press Highlights
  Friday, December 18, 2009
  0500 EST, 1100 Copenhagen
  MIDDLE EAST
  ISRAEL
  Foreign Minister Lieberman announced construction will restart in full force once a temporary 10-month
  moratorium on settlement activity ends. (haaretz.com)
  ISRAEL/EGYPT
  Egyptian intelligence chief Suleiman is scheduled to visit Israel to discuss the lack of progress in Israel and
  Palestinian Authority peace talks and update Israel on Egyptian efforts to prevent weapons smuggling into
  Gaza. Opost.com)
  SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
  INDIA
  Ajmal Kasab retracted his earlier statement regarding his involvement in the Mumbai attack and said he was
  tortured by Indian authorities into confessing. (timesofindia.com)
  AFGHANISTAN
  Former senior UN official Peter Galbraith rejected reports he drafted a plan for the White House to replace
  President Karzai. (aljazeera.net)
  NEPAL
  Nearly 3,000 child soldiers who fought as Maoist guerillas are to be released from camps where they have been
  confined for the past three years. (timesonline.co.uk)
  WESTERN HEMISPHERE
  VENEZUELA
  Venezuela's economic minister approved the merger of four banks to create a public banking institution named
  Bicentenario. (AFP)
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766254 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766254 Date: 08/31/2015
  COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA
  Colombia has asked Venezuelan authorities to arrest and handover 15 FARC leaders allegedly in Venezuelan
  territory. (El Universal)
  AFRICA
  SOMALIA
  The 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference announced plans to open a Mogadishu office in January to
  support reconstruction efforts in Somalia. (arabnews.com)
  SUDAN
  Election observers said they were gravely concerned about government crackdowns on opposition rallies that
  undermined "political rights and fundamental freedoms" ahead of polls in April. (Reuters)
  EUROPE
  POLAND
  Polish police say the infamous iron sign over the gate to Auschwitz with the phrase "Work Sets You Free" has
  been stolen. (AP)
  IRELAND
  Gross domestic product rose by 0.3% in the third quarter, indicating the country has pulled out of what was one
  of Europe's worst recessions. (bbc.co.uk)
  EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  Intelligence agencies said computer hackers who might be from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  have gained access to a secret U.S.-South Korean plan to defend the peninsula in case of war. (chosun.com)
  ROK/DPRK
  The South Korean government is moving to review its plan on improving ties with the DPRK and include the
  principle of linking improvements in the DPRK's nuclear issues with economic cooperation between the two
  countries. (xinhuanetcom)
  Drafted: MEPolley Approved: PTSlattery
  ***Morning Press Highlights alerts senior Department officials to breaking news items and is a synopsis of select
  media stories from around the world. It solely reflects the gist of the stories as presented in their original
  publications and does not contain analysis or commentary by Department sources.***
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766254 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766256
MetadataSubject: CHANGING POLITICAL SITUATION IN PAKISTAN
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ExtractedSubject: Fw: Changing Political Situation in Pakistan
ExtractedFrom: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ©state.gov>
ExtractedCc: Holbrooke, Richard; Nasr, S Vali R
ExtractedDateSent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:46 PM
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  RELEASE IN PART B5
  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ©state.gov>
  Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:46 PM
  To:
  Subject: Fw: Changing Political Situation in Pakistan
  FYI
  Original Message --
  From: Si!son, John H
  To: Sullivan, Jacob
  Cc: Holbrooke, Richard; Nasr, S Vali R
  Sent: Fri Dec 18 17:01:43 2009
  Subject: Changing Political Situation in Pakistan
  Jake
  In the past 48 hours, the political situation in Pakistan has entered a new phase. The Supreme Court ruled the NRO
  illegal and paved the way for prosecution of several government officials, most notably Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
  Malik has been summoned before the Court and the Defense Minister (along with 247 other officials) was barred from
  traveling to China on an official visit. Vali Nasr has been following the fast-moving and still unclear developments
  closely.
  In addition, the Supreme Court has opened the door to new petitions to be filed, questioning
  Zardari's eligibility to have run for president in the first place. The Court could use those petitions to force Zardari from
  office in the near future. It is clear that Zardari's fate will be decided by the military, which has been gaining prominence
  and will be in an even stronger position after this shake-up.
  In the past two days Gilani has come to Zardari's defense, suggesting the two have reached an agreement over
  transfer of power from president to prime minister.
  Richard
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766256 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766258
MetadataSubject: CAN YOU TALK AFTER 12:30?
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ExtractedSubject: RE: Can you talk after 12:30?
ExtractedTo: H
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ExtractedBodyText: Did the call do any good?
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  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Cheryl Mills <
  Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:24 AM
  To: H
  'Subject: RE: Can you talk after 12:30?
  don't know yet - but checking.
  from noon to 4pm so can talk after that - what works
  I have
  for you post 4pm
  Original Message
  From: H [mailto:HDR22@clintonemail.com]
  Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:56 AM
  To: 'cheryl.mills
  Subject: Can you talk after 12:30?
  Did the call do any good?
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766258 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766272
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ExtractedBodyText: Looks like isn't back in ny yet.
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766272 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:50 PM
  To:
  Looks like isn't back in ny yet.
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DocNumber: C05766273
MetadataSubject: UPDATE: DEATH OF
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ExtractedSubject: Fw: UPDATE: Death of
ExtractedFrom: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
ExtractedCc: SES-O_SWO-Only; Adler, Clay K; White, Terry J
ExtractedDateSent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:47 AM
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ExtractedDocNumber: C05766273
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RawText:
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:47 AM
  To:
  Subject: Fw: UPDATE: Death of
  From: Smith, Daniel B
  To: Abedin, Huma; Mills, Cheryl D; Sullivan, Jacob 3; Reines, Philippe I; Verma, Richard R; Adams; David S
  Sent: Mon Sep 28 07:36:40 2009
  Subject: FW: UPDATE: Death of
  From: Clay Adler [mailto
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:09 AM
  To: Moon, Jeffrey A; Banks, Dana; Bernier-Toth, Michelle; Pascual, Michael T; Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals;
  PA Press Duty Officer; M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-Assistants-DL; H_SeniorStaff; Pant, Ramesh P; Branson, Ruth N;
  SES_DutyDeputies; SES-Line_UNGA; SES-O_Shift-III
  Cc: SES-O_SWO-Only; Adler, Clay K; White, Terry J
  Subject: RE: UPDATE: Death of
  Here is an update on the return of the remains
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015
  Please let me know if I can answer any further questions.
  Clay
  Clay Adler
  Consular Chief
  US Embassy Kathmandu
  +977-98510-83203
  Subject: RE: UPDATE: Death of
  Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:53:58 +0545
  From: MoonJA@state.gov
  To: BanksD@state.gov; Bernier-TothM2@state.gov; PascualMT@state.gov; OnuferTD@state.gov; CA-
  OCS-Duty-Principals@state.gov; PAPressD0@state.gov; M_SpecialAssistants@state.gov; EAP-Staff-
  Assistants-DL@state.gov; H_SeniorStaff@state.gov; PantRP@state.gov; BransonRN@state.gov;
  SES_DutyDeputies@state.gov; SES-Line_UNGA@state.gov; SES-O_Shift-III@state.gov
  CC: SES-O_SWO-Only@state.gov; AdlerCK@state.gov; WhiteT33@state.gov;
  Jeff
  Jeffrey Moon
  Charge d'Affaires, a.i.
  Embassy of the United States of America
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: +977-1-400-7200
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015
  Email: MoonJA@state.gov
  Kathmandu is currently 12h45m ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
  From: Banks, Dana
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:10 AM
  To: Bernier-Toth, Michelle; Pascual, Michael T; Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals; PA Press Duty Officer;
  M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-Assistants-DL; H_SeniorStaff; Moon, Jeffrey A; Pant, Ramesh P; Branson, Ruth N;
  SES_DutyDeputies; SES-Line_UNGA; SES-O_Shift-III
  Cc: SES-O_SWO-Only
  Subject: UPDATE: Death of
  Colleaaues•
  Please let me know if Ops can be of further assistance.
  Best,
  Dana
  Dana L. Banks
  Senior Watch Officer
  State Department Operations Center (S/ES-0)
  202-647-1512
  From: Adler, Clay K
  Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:49 AM
  To: Bernier-Toth, Michelle; Pascual, Michael T; Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals; PA Press Duty Officer;
  M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-Assistants-DL; H_SeniorStaff; Moon, Jeffrey A; Pant, Ramesh P; Branson, Ruth N
  Cc: SES-O_SWO; SES_DutyDeputies; SES-Line_UNGA; SES-O_Shift-III; SES-O_Shift-II
  Subject: RE: Death of
  Ruth Branson is added to distribution.
  Thanks, Clay
  From: Bernier-Toth, Michelle
  Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 6:12 PM
  To: Adler, Clay K; Pascual, Michael T; Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals; PA Press Duty Officer;
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766273 Date: 07/31/2015
  M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-Assistants-DL; H_SeniorStaff; Moon, Jeffrey A; Pant, Ramesh P; Branson, Ruth N
  Cc: SES-O_SWO; SES DutyDeputies; SES-Line UNGA; SES-0 Shift-III; SES-0 Shift-II
  Subject: Re: Death of
  Clay - many thanks for the update. Could you also keep ruth branson, the ocs duty officer, apprised of developments?
  She's not on our duty principals' collective.
  Best,
  M
  This email was sent from a wireless Blackberry device.
  This e-mail is unclassified based on the definitions provided in E.O. 12958
  From: Adler, Clay K
  To: Pascual, Michael T; Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals; PA Press Duty Officer; M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-
  Assistants-DL; H_SeniorStaff; Moon, Jeffrey A; Pant, Ramesh P
  Cc: SES-O_SWO; SES_DutyDeputies; SES-Line_UNGA; SES-O_Shift-III; SES-O_Shift-II
  Sent: Sat Sep 26 08:10:37 2009
  Subject: RE: Death of
  Embassy Kathmandu is standing by to assist.
  Nepal is currently in the middle of the national holiday of Dashain when most things are closed. The
  embassy is closed for normal business on Monday and Tuesday and will reopen on Wednesday 9/30,
  however we will open to do whatever is necessary to assist.
  I am in contact with
  in Chengdu.
  Tina Onufer, US Consul
  Regards,
  Clay Adler
  Consul
  US Embassy Kathmandu
  +977-1-400-7200 x.4126 (office)
  adlerck@state.gov
  From: Pascual, Michael T
  Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:31 PM
  To: Onufer, Tina D; CA-OCS-Duty-Principals; PA Press Duty
  H_SeniorStaff; Adler, Clay K
  Officer; M_SpecialAssistants; EAP-Staff-Assistants-DL;
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  Subject: Death of
  Colleagues:
  Regards,
  Michael T. Pascual
  Senior Watch Officer
  State Department Operations Center (S/ES-O)
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  Mario suggests we check in with him in the afternoon about 8pm flight. Basically he said flight may get canceled at last
  minute as has happened with shuttles this morning. He will check with crew who will give him best assesment.

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  Jake, Want to make sure you saw the front page story below. It's really about the tragedy of brothers wrongfully detained at
  Guantanamo but it makes clear that Palau is doing the U.S. a great service and has been more courageous in this regard than most of
  the world (although Palau is in many ways more vulnerable to China): The Secretary complimenting Pres. Toribiong re this was a good
  move right after Alcy upset the Palauans (as you feared) in a meeting I will give you a confidential report on separately. Jeff
  2 Brothers' Grim Tale Of Loyalty And Limbo
  To Leave Guantanamo Means Abandoning Family
  By Del Quentin Wilber
  Washington Post Staff Writer
  Monday, September 28, 2009
  Bahtiyar Mahnut, a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, learned a few weeks ago that the
  Pacific island nation of Palau had invited him to settle there.
  It should have been cause for celebration, especially for a man who desperately wants to be free. But, to the
  surprise of his attorneys, Bahtiyar has turned down the offer. He wishes to remain a prisoner, they say, so he can
  look after his older brother, a fellow detainee.
  The brothers' saga, as related by their attorneys and military records, could transpire only in the context of
  Guantanamo Bay and comes at a critical juncture for the Obama administration, which is struggling to meet a
  Jan. 22 deadline to shutter the 223-detainee prison. Their circumstances also highlight the diplomatic difficulties
  facing the U.S. government as it tries to find places to send prisoners not destined for terrorism trials in the
  United States.
  The brothers are Uighurs, residents of China who are considered separatists by Beijing but are not enemies of
  the United States. The brothers were picked up separately in Afghanistan and Pakistan soon after the United
  States launched attacks against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
  Since at least 2003, the U.S. government has tried to find homes for the brothers and 20 other captured Uighurs.
  Five went to Albania in 2006; four were sent to Bermuda in June. At one point, U.S. officials were considering
  the possibility of resettling Uighurs in the D.C. region, but that plan was scuttled under political pressure. Most
  countries have been reluctant to accept Uighurs and risk angering China.
  In recent weeks, however, Palau has agreed to accept 12 of the 13 remaining Uighurs, according to the Justice
  Department.
  The only detainee not invited by Palau was Bahtiyar's older brother, Arkin Mahmud, 45, who has developed
  mental health problems that are apparently too serious to be treated in the sparsely populated country, said his
  attorney, Elizabeth Gilson.
  To make matters worse, according to Gilson and military records, Arkin is a prisoner only because he went
  searching for Bahtiyar after the younger brother left their homeland eight years ago.
  "This is just very difficult and sad," said Abubakkir Qasim, 40, a Uighur freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2006
  who considers himself a friend of both brothers.
  "Bahtiyar is turning away freedom for his brother," Qasim said through an interpreter. "His brother is only there
  because of Bahtiyar. I feel sorry for both of them."
  Five other Uighurs have declined the offer for a variety of reasons, according to one of their attorneys, Susan
  Baker Manning. The Justice Department says the government thinks that six to eight Uighurs will go to Palau.
  The earliest they could leave would be Thursday, the Justice Department says.
  Officials at the Defense and State departments and the Palau Embassy in Washington either declined to
  comment or did not return phone messages.
  In 2001, Bahtiyar and Arkin, both Muslims, were living with their parents and a younger brother in a small
  house in bustling Ghulja in Western China. Arkin is the father of two children, then 8 and 5. The brothers were
  not particularly devout but felt oppressed by the government of Beijing, which does not allow worship and
  ensures the best jobs go to ethnic Chinese. The brothers were forced to survive as menial tradesmen. Bahtiyar
  sold clothes; Arkin repaired shoes.
  Bahtiyar wanted to strike out on his own. So, with $700 in his pocket, he headed for Pakistan. But he quickly
  ran out of money and couldn't find work. He was worried about being sent back to China until a friend told him
  about a group of Uighurs in Afghanistan that wanted "to fight against the Chinese government."
  "If I went," he told military officials, "I didn't have to pay for food or anything. So I went to Afghanistan."
  There, he lived with 35 other Uighurs in a camp of dusty roads and shacks in the southern mountains. The group
  built houses and a mosque. They trained with one automatic rifle and did some push-ups, pull-ups and other
  calisthenics, records show.
  Within a few weeks of arriving at the camp, Bahtiyar managed to call home. His mother was very worried and
  told Arkin to find his brother. "He left because he was a dutiful son," Gilson said.
  After the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. military began bombing Afghanistan and destroyed Bahtiyar's camp,
  sending the Uighurs into the mountains for shelter. Bahtiyar and others crossed into neighboring Pakistan,
  where they were arrested and turned over to U.S. authorities.
  Meanwhile, Arkin made his way to Afghanistan, where he was captured by the Northern Alliance and turned
  over the United States. At a military prison in Kandahar, the brothers saw each other across the razor wire.
  In 2002, the military brought the brothers and 20 other Uighurs to Guantanamo Bay. Authorities alleged at the
  time that the men trained at military-style camps affiliated with the Taliban or al-Qaeda. The accusations later
  dissolved upon close scrutiny by the courts.
  Arkin and Bahtiyar were confined in separate cells and, for months, were not able to talk. A Uighur interpreter
  working for the military, Rushan Abbas, persuaded the military in 2003 to allow the brothers to meet in an
  interrogation room.
  When they saw each other, they hugged and wept. "It was just so emotional," Abbas said. "These brothers from
  across the world coming together in an interrogation room for the first time."
  In 2005, Arkin remained in solitary confinement. He had a record of disciplinary infractions and had been
  disrespectful to the guards, records show.
  Not for the first time, Bahtiyar took steps to help his brother. Living in a more relaxed part of the prison, he was
  granted a request to be moved to Arkin's camp. "I missed my brother so much," he told military officials.
  By the next year, the brothers had been cleared for release by the military. The government did not present any
  evidence to justify their detention in a federal lawsuit brought the Uighurs seeking their freedom. In October, a
  judge ordered them freed into the United States, but that decision was overturned on appeal. The Uighurs are
  awaiting word, expected this week, on whether the Supreme Court will hear the case.
  Last year, the remaining Uighurs were moved to a fenced-in camp that includes an activities room, video games
  and books. Through it all, Arkin and Bahtiyar have struggled to cope with being prisoners, perhaps for years to
  come. "I know I'll die in here," Arkin told Gilson not long ago. "In China, at least I would have a trial and
  sentence."
  Since taking their case in 2005, Gilson has met with Arkin dozens of times. But she had only spoken to Bahtiyar
  by phone. He had refused to meet with her, frustrated by lawyers always talking about what he considered
  fruitless legal victories.
  Two weeks ago, he changed his mind. Bahtiyar felt that he owed her an explanation for refusing Palau's
  generous offer. "Every day here is an eternity," he told Gilson through an interpreter. "But I have to look out for
  my brother."
  Jeffrey L. Farrow

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  To: Jacob J Sullivan
  Subject: Wash. Post. today re Palau & Uighurs
  Jake, Want to make sure you saw the front page story below. It's really about the tragedy of brothers wrongfully detained at
  Guantanamo but it makes clear that Palau is doing the U.S. a great service and has been more courageous in this regard than most of
  the world (although Palau is in many ways more vulnerable to China): The Secretary complimenting Pres. Toribiong re this was a good
  move right after Alcy upset the Palauans (as you feared) in a meeting I will give you a confidential report on separately. Jeff
  2 Brothers' Grim Tale Of Loyalty And Limbo
  To Leave Guantanamo Means Abandoning Family
  By Del Quentin Wilber
  Washington Post Staff Writer
  Monday, September 28, 2009
  Bahtiyar Mahnut, a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, learned a few weeks ago that the
  Pacific island nation of Palau had invited him to settle there.
  It should have been cause for celebration, especially for a man who desperately wants to be free. But, to the
  surprise of his attorneys, Bahtiyar has turned down the offer. He wishes to remain a prisoner, they say, so he can
  look after his older brother, a fellow detainee.
  The brothers' saga, as related by their attorneys and military records, could transpire only in the context of
  Guantanamo Bay and comes at a critical juncture for the Obama administration, which is struggling to meet a
  Jan. 22 deadline to shutter the 223-detainee prison. Their circumstances also highlight the diplomatic difficulties
  facing the U.S. government as it tries to find places to send prisoners not destined for terrorism trials in the
  United States.
  The brothers are Uighurs, residents of China who are considered separatists by Beijing but are not enemies of
  the United States. The brothers were picked up separately in Afghanistan and Pakistan soon after the United
  States launched attacks against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
  Since at least 2003, the U.S. government has tried to find homes for the brothers and 20 other captured Uighurs.
  Five went to Albania in 2006; four were sent to Bermuda in June. At one point, U.S. officials were considering
  the possibility of resettling Uighurs in the D.C. region, but that plan was scuttled under political pressure. Most
  countries have been reluctant to accept Uighurs and risk angering China.
  In recent weeks, however, Palau has agreed to accept 12 of the 13 remaining Uighurs, according to the Justice
  Department.
  The only detainee not invited by Palau was Bahtiyar's older brother, Arkin Mahmud, 45, who has developed
  mental health problems that are apparently too serious to be treated in the sparsely populated country, said his
  attorney, Elizabeth Gilson.
  To make matters worse, according to Gilson and military records, Arkin is a prisoner only because he went
  searching for Bahtiyar after the younger brother left their homeland eight years ago.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766276 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766276 Date: 07/31/2015
  "This is just very difficult and sad," said Abubakkir Qasim, 40, a Uighur freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2006
  who considers himself a friend of both brothers.
  "Bahtiyar is turning away freedom for his brother," Qasim said through an interpreter. "His brother is only there
  because of Bahtiyar. I feel sorry for both of them."
  Five other Uighurs have declined the offer for a variety of reasons, according to one of their attorneys, Susan
  Baker Manning. The Justice Department says the government thinks that six to eight Uighurs will go to Palau.
  The earliest they could leave would be Thursday, the Justice Department says.
  Officials at the Defense and State departments and the Palau Embassy in Washington either declined to
  comment or did not return phone messages.
  In 2001, Bahtiyar and Arkin, both Muslims, were living with their parents and a younger brother in a small
  house in bustling Ghulja in Western China. Arkin is the father of two children, then 8 and 5. The brothers were
  not particularly devout but felt oppressed by the government of Beijing, which does not allow worship and
  ensures the best jobs go to ethnic Chinese. The brothers were forced to survive as menial tradesmen. Bahtiyar
  sold clothes; Arkin repaired shoes.
  Bahtiyar wanted to strike out on his own. So, with $700 in his pocket, he headed for Pakistan. But he quickly
  ran out of money and couldn't find work. He was worried about being sent back to China until a friend told him
  about a group of Uighurs in Afghanistan that wanted "to fight against the Chinese government."
  "If I went," he told military officials, "I didn't have to pay for food or anything. So I went to Afghanistan."
  There, he lived with 35 other Uighurs in a camp of dusty roads and shacks in the southern mountains. The group
  built houses and a mosque. They trained with one automatic rifle and did some push-ups, pull-ups and other
  calisthenics, records show.
  Within a few weeks of arriving at the camp, Bahtiyar managed to call home. His mother was very worried and
  told Arkin to find his brother. "He left because he was a dutiful son," Gilson said.
  After the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. military began bombing Afghanistan and destroyed Bahtiyar's camp,
  sending the Uighurs into the mountains for shelter. Bahtiyar and others crossed into neighboring Pakistan,
  where they were arrested and turned over to U.S. authorities.
  Meanwhile, Arkin made his way to Afghanistan, where he was captured by the Northern Alliance and turned
  over the United States. At a military prison in Kandahar, the brothers saw each other across the razor wire.
  In 2002, the military brought the brothers and 20 other Uighurs to Guantanamo Bay. Authorities alleged at the
  time that the men trained at military-style camps affiliated with the Taliban or al-Qaeda. The accusations later
  dissolved upon close scrutiny by the courts.
  Arkin and Bahtiyar were confined in separate cells and, for months, were not able to talk. A Uighur interpreter
  working for the military, Rushan Abbas, persuaded the military in 2003 to allow the brothers to meet in an
  interrogation room.
  When they saw each other, they hugged and wept. "It was just so emotional," Abbas said. "These brothers from
  across the world coming together in an interrogation room for the first time."
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  In 2005, Arkin remained in solitary confinement. He had a record of disciplinary infractions and had been
  disrespectful to the guards, records show.
  Not for the first time, Bahtiyar took steps to help his brother. Living in a more relaxed part of the prison, he was
  granted a request to be moved to Arkin's camp. "I missed my brother so much," he told military officials.
  By the next year, the brothers had been cleared for release by the military. The government did not present any
  evidence to justify their detention in a federal lawsuit brought the Uighurs seeking their freedom. In October, a
  judge ordered them freed into the United States, but that decision was overturned on appeal. The Uighurs are
  awaiting word, expected this week, on whether the Supreme Court will hear the case.
  Last year, the remaining Uighurs were moved to a fenced-in camp that includes an activities room, video games
  and books. Through it all, Arkin and Bahtiyar have struggled to cope with being prisoners, perhaps for years to
  come. "I know I'll die in here," Arkin told Gilson not long ago. "In China, at least I would have a trial and
  sentence."
  Since taking their case in 2005, Gilson has met with Arkin dozens of times. But she had only spoken to Bahtiyar
  by phone. He had refused to meet with her, frustrated by lawyers always talking about what he considered
  fruitless legal victories.
  Two weeks ago, he changed his mind. Bahtiyar felt that he owed her an explanation for refusing Palau's
  generous offer. "Every day here is an eternity," he told Gilson through an interpreter. "But I have to look out for
  my brother."
  Jeffrey L. Farrow
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766276 Date: 07/31/2015



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  8:45 am DEPART Private Residence *En mute Waldorf Astoria Hotel
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  To: H; Oscar Flores
  Subject: kasit call is coming through shortly, oscar has call sheet
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766280 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Cherie Blair <
  Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:18 AM
  H
  Huma Abedin
  RE: Sorry to miss you
  I would love to see you if you have a spare minute let me know. The disability project is going to be run out of the office
  next door to the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women so hopefully there is a lot of scope for collaboration

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  Subject:
  Cherie Blair <
  Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:18 AM
  H
  Huma Abedin
  RE: Sorry to miss you
  I would love to see you if you have a spare minute let me know. The disability project is going to be run out of the office
  next door to the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women so hopefully there is a lot of scope for collaboration
  Original Message
  From: H [mailto:HDR22@clintonemail.com]
  Sent: 29 September 2009 12:08
  To: Cherie Blair
  Cc: Huma Abedin
  Subject: Re: Sorry to miss you
  I really enjoyed my time w our friend and hope we can work together on issues including your project on people w
  disabilities. I'm copying Huma who was w me so we can do follow up.
  Sorry I didn't see you and had only a few minutes w Tony at the Quartet mtg.
  I may be in London later this month and will let you know if that happens. All the best.
  B6
  Original Message
  From: Cherie Blair
  To: H
  Sent: Sat Sep 26 08:49:39 2009
  Subject: Sorry to miss you
  But it was great to see Bill on such good form.
  My friend from Q really enjoyed your meeting and felt it had gone we'll hope you did too Sent from my HTC Touch Pro
  This message has been scanned by MailController - www.MailController.altohiway.com
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766283 Date: 07/31/2015



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  FYI below
  Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Monday, September 28, 2009 10:27 AM
  H
  Sullivan, Jacob J; Abedin, Huma
  FW: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat - Bill Burns will not be at the Retreat

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  Subject
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  Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Monday, September 28, 2009 10:27 AM
  H
  Sullivan, Jacob J; Abedin, Huma
  FW: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat - Bill Burns will not be at the Retreat
  From: Burns, William J
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:21 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: RE: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat
  Cheryl,
  I'll be in Geneva with P5+1 and Iranians Oct 1-2. Won't get back at earliest until late evening Oct 2 — more likely Oct 3.
  Bill
  From: Mills, Cheryl D
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:19 AM
  To: Burns, William J; Holbrooke, Richard C; Mitchell, George 3; Boswell, Eric 3
  Cc: Toiv, Nora F; Woytovech, Suzonne M; Rudman, Mara; Dejban, Donna D; B6
  Subject: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat
  Dear Gentlemen:
  On Friday, Oct 2, 2009, the Secretary is hosting Leadership Retreat.
  Would you each kindly give 5 minutes overview in your respective areas of leadership on a panel regarding the following
  urgent threats, in particular:
  Iran: Bill Burns
  Middle East: George Mitchell
  Af/PaK: Richard Holbrooke
  North Korea: Eric Bosworth
  Would you please advise Nora Toiv, who is copied on this message if you cannot present.
  Thanks so much.
  cdm
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766287 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Cc: H
  Oscar, can you pis print this call sheet for hrc
  Its for another call that will likely happen today
  thanks

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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766290 Date: 08/31/2015
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  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.goy>
  Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 11:58 AM
  To: Oscar Flores
  Cc: H
  Attachments: Points for doa
  Oscar, can you pis print this call sheet for hrc
  Its for another call that will likely happen today
  thanks
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  He indicated he will not be back until Friday night or Saturday am -- are you saying postpone the entire Retreat?

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  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:15 AM
  To:
  Cc: Huma Abedin
  Subject RE: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat - Bill Burns will not be at the Retreat
  He indicated he will not be back until Friday night or Saturday am -- are you saying postpone the entire Retreat?
  Original Message-----
  From: H [mailto:HDR22@clintonemail.com]
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:56 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Cc: Huma Abedin
  Subject: Re: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat - Bill Burns will not be at the Retreat
  Cheryl--we should postpone until we get Bill there.
  Original Message
  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  To: H
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>; Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Mon Sep 28 10:26:39 2009
  Subject: FW: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat - Bill Burns will not be at the Retreat
  FYI below
  From: Burns, William J
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:21 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: RE: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat
  Cheryl,
  I'll be in Geneva with P5+1 and Iranians Oct 1-2. Won't get back at earliest until late evening Oct 2 — more likely Oct 3.
  Bill
  From: Mills, Cheryl D
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:19 AM
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766291 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766291 Date: 07/31/2015
  To: Burns, William J; Holbrooke, Richard C; Mitchell, George J; Boswell, Eric J
  Cc: Toiv, Nora F; Woytovech, Suzonne M; Rudman, Mara; Dejban, Donna D;
  Subject: Friday Presentation on Urgent Threat
  Dear Gentlemen:
  On Friday, Oct 2, 2009, the Secretary is hosting Leadership Retreat.
  Would you each kindly give 5 minutes overview in your respective areas of leadership on a panel regarding the following
  urgent threats, in particular:
  Iran: Bill Burns
  Middle East: George Mitchell
  Af/PaK: Richard Holbrooke
  North Korea: Eric Bosworth
  Would you please advise Nora Toiv, who is copied on this message if you cannot present.
  Thanks so much.
  cdm
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766291 Date: 07/31/2015



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  Attached and below is the proposed final Retreat Agenda.
  The chief challenge I see is in having each bureau give 3 minutes on their top 3 priorities.
  I think it is worthwhile from the standpoint that this is the first time all will be together with the chance to see/meet and
  hear from everyone, but it will take time to hear from everyone. I've broken it up into 2 sections of an hour
  each. Without these sections, the Retreat would breathe — with them it's tight though I have left padding in each
  section.
  I also am holding a place for up front for Susan Rice to present if she comes — she has not rsvped.
  Please see below and attached and advise if there are other suggested changes.
  Bill Burns cannot attend the retreat and currently will give his update on Iran to Jim; we also will have Jim address Iraq in
  his overview too.
  Cdm
  Leadership Learning Retreat
  Department of State
  Blair House
  October 2, 2009
  Notional Timeline
  8:00am:
  8:30am:
  8:35am:
  Continental Breakfast
  Overview and Strategic Objectives for Retreat [CDM]
  Foreign Policy in the Obama Administration [HRC]
  o Priorities
  o Our Accomplishments To Date
  8:50am The Next 6 Months
  • On the Horizon (including Iraq/Iran) [Jim Steinberg] [10 min]
  • The 2011 Budget Challenge [Jack Lew] [10 min]
  • QDDR: Restoring Diplomacy/Elevating Dev [10 min]
  o Presentation by Anne Marie Slaughter/Alonzo Fulgham
  • USUN — The Future and Multilaterism [TBC]
  9:25am: Ask the Secretary: Questions and Answers [30 minutes]
  10:00am: Urgent Threats Panel
  o Middle East — George Mitchell [7 min]
  o Af/Pak — Richard Holbrooke [7 min]
  o North Korea — Steve Bosworth [7 min]
  o Q & A [20 min]
  10:45am Coffee Break
  11:00am Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 minutes each
  • [USAID, USUN, SES(Gration), E, PM, ECA, IIP, PA, M, CA, DS, FSI, HR, G,
  DRL, OES, PRM, G/TIP]
  12:00: Lunch
  • Lunch Presentation at 12:20pm
  • Presenter: Alec Ross — 21' Century Statecraft [10 min]
  1:00pm: Partnering for Success — Paradigms and Pitfalls
  • Overview by Maria Otera
  • Breakout into 4 Groups of 15 with facilitator and note-taker [40 min]
  • Whole of State/USAID/MCC Approach — How Should this Occur
  • Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  • Regional and Functional Bureaus — How Can They Connect
  • In-Country USG Coordination — What is the Paradigm?
  2:00pm Presentation of Working Group Findings
  • Presentation by Group Facilitator (or Other) of Lessons and Best Practices [5 min per
  group]
  o Whole of State/USAID/MCC
  o Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  o Regional and Functional Bureaus — Ensuring Connections
  o In-Country USG Coordination — the Art of the Possible?
  • Q/A to each group [25 min]
  2:45pm Coffee Break
  3:00pm Transnational Challenges:
  • Non-Proliferation — Ellen Tauscher [5 min]
  3:45pm:
  • Climate Change — Todd Stern [5 min]
  • Global Health — Dana/Gloria [5 min]
  • Global Hunger & Food Security — Moore [5 min]
  • Questions and Answers [20 min]
  Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 Minute presentations
  • [AF, EUR, EAP, NEA, SCA, WHA, IO INL, SR/PPP, SR/ME, INR, H, CPR,
  OCR, CT, GAG,GWI, .IEC, CRS, WCI]
  5:15pm: The Challenges on the Horizon [HRC]
  • HRC expresses appreciation for work done today
  • Outlines the Challenges Ahead
  • Seeks Investment and Commits to Follow-Up
  5:30pm Retreat Concludes

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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766293 Date: 07/31/2015
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  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:46 AM
  To:
  Cc: Abedin, Huma; Sullivan, Jacob J
  Subject: Proposed Final Retreat Agenda
  Attachments: 2009-09-28 Senior Leadership Retreat - Discussion Draft - Revised2.docx
  Attached and below is the proposed final Retreat Agenda.
  The chief challenge I see is in having each bureau give 3 minutes on their top 3 priorities.
  I think it is worthwhile from the standpoint that this is the first time all will be together with the chance to see/meet and
  hear from everyone, but it will take time to hear from everyone. I've broken it up into 2 sections of an hour
  each. Without these sections, the Retreat would breathe — with them it's tight though I have left padding in each
  section.
  I also am holding a place for up front for Susan Rice to present if she comes — she has not rsvped.
  Please see below and attached and advise if there are other suggested changes.
  Bill Burns cannot attend the retreat and currently will give his update on Iran to Jim; we also will have Jim address Iraq in
  his overview too.
  Cdm
  Leadership Learning Retreat
  Department of State
  Blair House
  October 2, 2009
  Notional Timeline
  8:00am:
  8:30am:
  8:35am:
  Continental Breakfast
  Overview and Strategic Objectives for Retreat [CDM]
  Foreign Policy in the Obama Administration [HRC]
  o Priorities
  o Our Accomplishments To Date
  8:50am The Next 6 Months
  • On the Horizon (including Iraq/Iran) [Jim Steinberg] [10 min]
  • The 2011 Budget Challenge [Jack Lew] [10 min]
  • QDDR: Restoring Diplomacy/Elevating Dev [10 min]
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766293 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766293 Date: 07/31/2015
  o Presentation by Anne Marie Slaughter/Alonzo Fulgham
  • USUN — The Future and Multilaterism [TBC]
  9:25am: Ask the Secretary: Questions and Answers [30 minutes]
  10:00am: Urgent Threats Panel
  o Middle East — George Mitchell [7 min]
  o Af/Pak — Richard Holbrooke [7 min]
  o North Korea — Steve Bosworth [7 min]
  o Q & A [20 min]
  10:45am Coffee Break
  11:00am Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 minutes each
  • [USAID, USUN, SES(Gration), E, PM, ECA, IIP, PA, M, CA, DS, FSI, HR, G,
  DRL, OES, PRM, G/TIP]
  12:00: Lunch
  • Lunch Presentation at 12:20pm
  • Presenter: Alec Ross — 21' Century Statecraft [10 min]
  1:00pm: Partnering for Success — Paradigms and Pitfalls
  • Overview by Maria Otera
  • Breakout into 4 Groups of 15 with facilitator and note-taker [40 min]
  • Whole of State/USAID/MCC Approach — How Should this Occur
  • Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  • Regional and Functional Bureaus — How Can They Connect
  • In-Country USG Coordination — What is the Paradigm?
  2:00pm Presentation of Working Group Findings
  • Presentation by Group Facilitator (or Other) of Lessons and Best Practices [5 min per
  group]
  o Whole of State/USAID/MCC
  o Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  o Regional and Functional Bureaus — Ensuring Connections
  o In-Country USG Coordination — the Art of the Possible?
  • Q/A to each group [25 min]
  2:45pm Coffee Break
  3:00pm Transnational Challenges:
  • Non-Proliferation — Ellen Tauscher [5 min]
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766293 Date: 07/31/2015

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  3:45pm:
  • Climate Change — Todd Stern [5 min]
  • Global Health — Dana/Gloria [5 min]
  • Global Hunger & Food Security — Moore [5 min]
  • Questions and Answers [20 min]
  Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 Minute presentations
  • [AF, EUR, EAP, NEA, SCA, WHA, IO INL, SR/PPP, SR/ME, INR, H, CPR,
  OCR, CT, GAG,GWI, .IEC, CRS, WCI]
  5:15pm: The Challenges on the Horizon [HRC]
  • HRC expresses appreciation for work done today
  • Outlines the Challenges Ahead
  • Seeks Investment and Commits to Follow-Up
  5:30pm Retreat Concludes
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  Leadership Learning Retreat
  Department of State
  Blair House
  October 2, 2009
  Notional Timeline
  8:00am: Continental Breakfast
  8:30am: Overview and Strategic Objectives for Retreat [CDM]
  8:35am: Foreign Policy in the Obama Administration [HRC]
  o Priorities
  o Our Accomplishments To Date
  8:50am The Next 6 Months
  • On the Horizon (including Iraq/Iran) [Jim Steinberg] [10 min]
  • The 2011 Budget Challenge [Jack Lew] [10 min]
  • QDDR: Restoring Diplomacy/Elevating Dev [10 min]
  o Presentation by Anne Marie Slaughter/Alonzo Fulgham
  • USUN — The Future and Multilaterism [TBC]
  9:25am: Ask the Secretary: Questions and Answers [30 minutes]
  10:00am: Urgent Threats Panel
  o Middle East — George Mitchell [7 min]
  o Af/Pak — Richard Holbrooke [7 min]
  o North Korea — Steve Bosworth [7 min]
  o Q & A [20 min]
  10:45am Coffee Break
  11:00am Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 minutes each
  • [USAID, USUN, SES(Gration), E, PM, ECA, IIP, PA, M, CA, DS,
  FSI, HR, G, DRL, OES, PRM, G/TIP]
  12:00: Lunch
  • Lunch Presentation at 12:20pm
  • Presenter: Alec Ross — 21' Century Statecraft [10 min]
  1:00pm: Partnering for Success — Paradigms and Pitfalls
  Page I 1
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  • Overview by Maria Otera
  • Breakout into 4 Groups of 15 with facilitator and note-taker [40 min]
  • Whole of State/USAID/MCC Approach — How Should this Occur
  • Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  • Regional and Functional Bureaus — How Can They Connect
  • In-Country USG Coordination — What is the Paradigm?
  2:00pm Presentation of Working Group Findings .
  • Presentation by Group Facilitator (or Other) of Lessons and Best
  Practices [5 min per group]
  o Whole of State/USAID/MCC
  o Partnering and Leading Through the Interagency
  o Regional and FunCtional Bureaus — Ensuring Connections
  o In-Country USG Coordination — the Art of the Possible?
  • Q/A to each group [25 min]
  2:45pm Coffee Break
  3:00pm
  3:45pm:
  5:15pm:
  Transnational Challenges:
  • Non-Proliferation — Ellen Tauscher [5 min]
  • Climate Change — Todd Stem [5 min]
  • Global Health — Dana/Gloria [5 min]
  • Global Hunger & Food Security — Moore [5 min]
  • Questions and Answers [20 min]
  Around the World, Department, and USAID Priorities
  • Top 3 Priorities for Each Bureau/Dept — List Style
  • 3 Minute presentations
  • [AF, EUR, EAP, NEA, SCA, WHA, JO, INL, SR/PPP, SR/ME,
  INR, H, CPR, OCR, CT, GAC,GWI, IEC, CRS, WCI]
  The Challenges on the Horizon [HRC]
  • HRC expresses appreciation for work done today
  • Outlines the Challenges Ahead
  • Seeks Investment and Commits to Follow-Up
  5:30pm Retreat Concludes
  Page I 2
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766298 Date: 07/31/2015
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  From: Valmoro, Lona J <ValmoroU@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:41 AM
  To: H; Huma Abedin
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Subject: Re: Friday
  Will do.
  Original Message --
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Valmoro, Lona J; Huma Abedin
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 06:36:28 2009
  Subject: Friday
  Holbrooke wants a long--2-3 hour mtg--and I want to do that on Friday. Pls confirm w him the time. We will do in the
  ops center so if we want Eikenberry and Paterson on video, we can do. Let's get this nailed down so I can plan rest of
  day.
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  Ok
  Jiloty, Lauren C <JilotyLC@state.gov>
  Friday, November 27, 2009 8:17 AM
  H; Huma Abedin
  Re: Call list

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  Ok
  Jiloty, Lauren C <JilotyLC@state.gov>
  Friday, November 27, 2009 8:17 AM
  H; Huma Abedin
  Re: Call list
  Original Message ----
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Jiloty, Lauren C; Huma Abedin
  Sent: Fri Nov 27 08:01:54 2009
  Subject: Call list
  Take off:
  Hariri
  Sulayman
  Papandreou
  Ashton
  Abbas
  Gheit
  Faisal
  Amorim
  Posner
  Schuster
  Solis
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766299 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766302
MetadataSubject: HOLBROOKE ASKING TO TALK
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  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH@state.gov>
  Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 12:41 PM
  To: H
  Subject: Holbrooke asking to talk
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766302 Date: 08/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766304
MetadataSubject: SCHEDULE
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MetadataFrom: Valmoro, Lona J
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766304 Date: 07/31/2015
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  From: Valmoro, Lona J <ValmoroU@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:32 AM
  To: H
  Subject Re: Schedule
  Will do.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Valmoro, Lona J
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 06:58:03 2009
  Subject: Schedule
  Also, I'd like to see Madeleine Albright in next week if she can come in for 30 minutes. Thx.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766304 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766306
MetadataSubject: FOLLOW UP
MetadataTo: H
MetadataFrom: Russo, Robert V
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ExtractedBodyText: I will prepare these for you to sign today.
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  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:51 AM
  To:
  Subject: Re: Follow up
  I will prepare these for you to sign today.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Russo, Robert V
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 07:04:52 2009
  Subject: Follow up
  Pls do condolence letters to:
  B6
  Pls do TY letter to Carlotta Walls LaNier for her book, A Mighty Long Way.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766306 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766309
MetadataSubject: NEW IRAN-CHINA OIL DEAL, REPORTED IN IRAN (IN ENGLISH) AND IN CHINA (IN CHINESE)
MetadataTo: H
MetadataFrom: newmyer
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  newmyer on behalf of Jackie Newmyer
  Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:20 AM
  H
  new Iran-China oil deal, reported in Iran (in English) and in China (in Chinese)
  B6B6
  Secretary Clinton,
  Just wanted to make sure that you saw the news about one of China's oil conglomerates and the Iranian National Oil
  Company over the
  weekend:
  Iran, China sign a major oilfield deal, Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:09 GMT China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has signed
  a contract with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for the development of Iran's South Azadegan oilfield. The Chinese
  company will buy a 70 percent share of the whole project, according to an agreement signed Sunday in Lausanne,
  Switzerland between CNPC and NIOC's overseas investment subsidiary, Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO) that covers
  a 90 percent stake in the project.
  A likely explanation would be that this deal has been long in the making. Still, Tehran's motivation for releasing this
  information in English at this time is worth considering.
  The whole story from an English-language Iranian outlet is pasted in below, and I found three Chinese-language sources
  with corroborating reports (nothing in English from China, though):
  http://business.sohu.com/20090929/n267094148.shtml
  http://money.163.com/09/0929/14/5KCSKN5F002524SO.html
  http://finance.sina.com.cn/world/gjjj/20090929/18566807524.shtml
  Jackie
  Press TV
  Iran, China sign a major oilfield deal
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:09 GMT
  China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has signed a contract with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for the
  development of Iran's South Azadegan oilfield.
  The Chinese company will buy a 70 percent share of the whole project, according to an agreement signed Sunday in
  Lausanne, Switzerland between CNPC and NIOC's overseas investment subsidiary, Naftiran lntertrade Company (NICO)
  that covers a 90 percent stake in the project.
  CNPC, which won a bid in January to develop the North Azadegan oilfield, now holds a 70 percent share of the project
  with NICO holding 20 percent, and Inpex of Japan having the remaining 10 percent.
  The South Azadegan project is slated to produce 260,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and its development will cost
  around $2.5 billion.
  The field, along the Iraqi border, holds reserves estimated at approximately 42 billion barrels of oil, one of the world's
  largest finds in the last 30 years.
  Iran provides 14 percent of China's demand for oil.
  The deal is couched in buy-back terms, in which CNPC will hand over the operation of the field to NIOC after
  development and will receive payments from the oil production for a few years to cover its investment.
  China's investment in Iran's energy sector has increased as some western countries, led by the US, have sanctioned Iran
  over its peaceful nuclear program.
  Jacqueline Newmyer
  President, Long Term Strategy Group
  12 Eliot St., Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-661-1620 (ph)
  617-661-1626 (fax)
  www.ltstrategy.com

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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766309 Date: 07/31/2015
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  B6
  From:
  Sent:
  To:
  Subject:
  newmyer on behalf of Jackie Newmyer
  Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:20 AM
  H
  new Iran-China oil deal, reported in Iran (in English) and in China (in Chinese)
  B6B6
  Secretary Clinton,
  Just wanted to make sure that you saw the news about one of China's oil conglomerates and the Iranian National Oil
  Company over the
  weekend:
  Iran, China sign a major oilfield deal, Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:09 GMT China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has signed
  a contract with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for the development of Iran's South Azadegan oilfield. The Chinese
  company will buy a 70 percent share of the whole project, according to an agreement signed Sunday in Lausanne,
  Switzerland between CNPC and NIOC's overseas investment subsidiary, Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO) that covers
  a 90 percent stake in the project.
  A likely explanation would be that this deal has been long in the making. Still, Tehran's motivation for releasing this
  information in English at this time is worth considering.
  The whole story from an English-language Iranian outlet is pasted in below, and I found three Chinese-language sources
  with corroborating reports (nothing in English from China, though):
  http://business.sohu.com/20090929/n267094148.shtml
  http://money.163.com/09/0929/14/5KCSKN5F002524SO.html
  http://finance.sina.com.cn/world/gjjj/20090929/18566807524.shtml
  Jackie
  Press TV
  Iran, China sign a major oilfield deal
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:09 GMT
  China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has signed a contract with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for the
  development of Iran's South Azadegan oilfield.
  The Chinese company will buy a 70 percent share of the whole project, according to an agreement signed Sunday in
  Lausanne, Switzerland between CNPC and NIOC's overseas investment subsidiary, Naftiran lntertrade Company (NICO)
  that covers a 90 percent stake in the project.
  CNPC, which won a bid in January to develop the North Azadegan oilfield, now holds a 70 percent share of the project
  with NICO holding 20 percent, and Inpex of Japan having the remaining 10 percent.
  The South Azadegan project is slated to produce 260,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and its development will cost
  around $2.5 billion.
  The field, along the Iraqi border, holds reserves estimated at approximately 42 billion barrels of oil, one of the world's
  largest finds in the last 30 years.
  Iran provides 14 percent of China's demand for oil.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766309 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766309 Date: 07/31/2015
  The deal is couched in buy-back terms, in which CNPC will hand over the operation of the field to NIOC after
  development and will receive payments from the oil production for a few years to cover its investment.
  China's investment in Iran's energy sector has increased as some western countries, led by the US, have sanctioned Iran
  over its peaceful nuclear program.
  Jacqueline Newmyer
  President, Long Term Strategy Group
  12 Eliot St., Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-661-1620 (ph)
  617-661-1626 (fax)
  www.ltstrategy.com
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766309 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766310
MetadataSubject: IRWIN REDLENER
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MetadataFrom: Jiloty, Lauren C
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  Called in asking to speak with you today.
  Lauren Jiloty
  Special Assistant to
  Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
  JilotyLC@state.gov

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  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:01 PM
  To:
  Subject: Irwin Redlener
  Called in asking to speak with you today.
  Lauren Jiloty
  Special Assistant to
  Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
  JilotyLC@state.gov
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766310 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766313
MetadataSubject: RE:
MetadataTo: H
MetadataFrom: Valmoro, Lona J
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  B6
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766313 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART
  B6
  From: Valmoro, Lona J <ValmoroU@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:29 PM
  To:
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Subject: Re:
  Will do.
  Original Message
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Valmoro, Lona J
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 17:22:44 2009
  Subject: Fw:
  Can you vet this request and advise me? Thx.
  Original Message
  From: Owens, Bill
  To: H; H2; abedinh@state.gov <abedinh@state.gov>
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 10:46:28 2009
  Subject:
  For Secretary Clinton
  Dear Hillary,
  You will remember our initiative to bring the most senior retired generals from the Chinese and US militaries. With
  these 10 generals from the two countires, I am going to be in DC on October 21 and 22. these Generals have been part
  our of our Sanya Initiative - the unofficial mil-mil dialogue I started last year. It'll be me, Joe Prueher, Charley Wilhelm,
  Ron Fogleman, and Denny Reimer. The Chinese will be led by General Xiong Guangkai and include four other very senior
  and respected Generals from the PLA.
  The Chinese view this as a formal track one program and take it very seriously. We will meet with ADM Mullen and ADM
  Keating in Honolulu and see GEN Cartwright at the Pentagon. It would be a terrific sign of the U.S.'s support for this
  relationship if you were able join or host (I'd be pleased to fund) a very private dinner on the evening of the 21 or the
  22nd of October. Just you, the Generals, and interpreters - perhaps the Chinese Ambassador if you think that would be
  valuable.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766313 Date: 07/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766313 Date: 07/31/2015
  I met with Kurt Campbell last month, and we will meet with him and Jim Steinberg. He expressed strong support for this
  dialogue as well as the economic one we started in Beijing last August. You know we would welcome involvement from
  State at any of our projects - our goal is to make a small but meaningful difference in the relationship.
  Warm best wishes, (I'm cheering for you!)
  Bill
  Bill Owens
  Chairman
  AEA Holdings Asia
  30/F, Gloucester Tower
  The Landmark
  15 Queen's Road Central
  Hong Kong SAR
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766313 Date: 07/31/2015



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MetadataSubject: I'M ON MY WAY BACK
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ExtractedTo: H; 'sullivanjj@state.gov'
ExtractedFrom: Huma Abedin
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ExtractedCaseNumber: F-2014-20439
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766314 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Huma Abedin
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:41 PM
  To: H; 'sullivanjj@state.gov'
  Subject: RE: I'm on my way back
  will call him now
  From: H
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:40 PM
  To: 'sullivanjj@state.gov'; Huma Abedin
  Subject: I'm on my way back
  And would like to see Holbrooke before I go to airport if you can get him to come- up.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766314 Date: 07/31/2015



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MetadataSubject: I'M ON MY WAY BACK
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ExtractedBodyText: Sorry -- I had to step out for a bit. Heading back now.
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766315 Date: 07/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:17 PM
  To: H; Huma Abedin
  Subject: Re: I'm on my way back
  Sorry -- I had to step out for a bit. Heading back now.
  Original Message ----
  From: H <HDR22@clintonemail.com>
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J; Huma Abedin
  Sent: Tue Sep 29'18:40:02 2009
  Subject: I'm on my way back
  And would like to see Holbrooke before I go to airport if you can get him to come up.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766315 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766316
MetadataSubject: QUICK BURMA READOUT
MetadataTo: H
MetadataFrom: Sullivan, Jacob J
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ExtractedSubject: Fw: Quick Burma Readout
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ExtractedCc: Blake, Stephen J (EAP/MLS); Tesone, Mark
ExtractedDateSent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:22 PM
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766316 Date: 07/31/2015
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  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:22 PM
  To:
  Subject: Fw: Quick Burma Readout
  Fyi
  Original Message
  From: Marciel, Scot A
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J; Park, Pamela P; Rosenberger, Laura M
  Cc: Blake, Stephen J (EAP/MLS); Tesone, Mark
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 19:02:35 2009
  Subject: Quick Burma Readout
  We spent two hours with the Burmese this afternoon. Kurt laid out our position, and stressed that the Burmese had an
  opportunity if they were willing to move, but that the window wouldn't stay open forever.
  It was a substantive meeting. I don't think we could have been clearer about our position. As expected, burmese
  weren't in a position to make any commitments, but said they'd take it back to the senior leadership. They focused on
  the ethnic insurgencies as a source of instability.
  Tone was good, and I think Kurt did a very good job laying out our points -- clear, firm, diplomatic.
  Scot
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766316 Date: 07/31/2015



DocNumber: C05766317
MetadataSubject: CUBA
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  From: Abedin, Huma <AbedinH©state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:29 PM
  To:
  Subject Fw: Cuba
  Original Message
  From: Shannon, Thomas A
  To: Abedin, Huma; Sullivan, Jacob 1; Mills, Cheryl D; Kelly, Craig A
  Sent: Tue Sep 29 19:18:52 2009
  Subject: Cuba
  You will have seen Verma's note regarding Senator Menedez desire to speak to S re direct mail talks with Cuba and our
  follow on talks with the Cubans and dissidents. He is upset tha he was not consulted and does not think he was briefed
  sufficiently quickly.
  WHA and H had briefed immediately on the direct mail talks, and had briefed HFAC on the follow on talks. We had
  asked for time to brief SFRC but had not yet done so.
  This should be a good news story. We engaged with the Cubans at the Vice-Minister level, breaking a several year
  shunning of our Interest Section by the Cubans, traveled outside of Havana to view hurricane damage (thus breaking
  through the barrier of no travel beyond a ten-mile perimeter), we pursued extradition of US fugitives in Cuba, and most
  importantly, Bisa Williams (my DAS and the head of delegation) met with a broad range of dissidents, civil socity reps,
  and bloggers.
  This last point is worth highlighting. The last part of the trip came together late because we would not let the Cubans
  condition our meetings or determine who we could or could not meet with. The Cubans finally allowed us to meet with
  dissidents, something they have prevented EU and other visitors from doing. In other words, we have broken th mold
  and put real pressure on others to do the same.
  That said, our briefing and outreach could have been quicker and better coordinated. This has upset Senator Menedez.
  We are sending Bisa up tomorrow to brief the SFRC.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766317 Date: 07/31/2015



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  His cell is
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  We are headed out now so had gone to bed early.
  Will call when we land in miami

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  Will do.
  Original Message ---
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  To: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Sent: Wed Sep 30 07:51:40 2009
  Subject: Sen. Levin
  Pis find out whether he supported the surge in Iraq and get a copy of his recent speech about troops to Af for me. Thx.
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ExtractedBodyText: We'll work with Rich on this.
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  We'll work with Rich on this.
  Original Message
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  Sent: Wed Sep 30 08:08:53 2009
  Subject: Honduras
  If DeMint is going, can we encourage a few others to go at same time to present more balanced picture to defactos? Is
  DeMint using mil air? If so, we can add Members.
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ExtractedSubject: Re: Hillary: ou re addressing a group on Africa on Thursday. Joe Wilson will be there
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  and...
  III be sure to find him for you.

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  I certainly will. I'm copying Lona and Huma so they can arrange a visit.
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  Sent: Wed Sep 30 19:17:34 2009
  Subject: Hillary: You're addressing a group on Africa on Thursday. Joe Wilson will be there and...
  wants to say hello to you. Please look out for him. Thanks. Sid
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  We would need Tom and Craig's guidance as to when the appropriate time is and what our people would actually
  do on the ground.

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  Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:09 AM
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  Levin opposed the surge, but voted for funding the troops.
  Pasted below is Levin's speech on troops in Afghanistan. We'll have a copy for you as well.
  Afghan speech below
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  September 11, 2009 Contact: Senator Levin's Office
  Phone: 202.224.6221
  Senate Floor Speech - Surge the Afghan Army
  Remarks as prepared for delivery
  Today we mark a solemn anniversary. Eight years ago this morning, our nation was attacked by terrorist extremists
  motivated by hatred and bent on destruction. It is always appropriate to remember the shock of that day, the innocent
  lives lost, and the efforts our nation has made since that day to ensure that Afghanistan, the nation that hosted those
  terrorists, cannot again become a safe haven for terrorists seeking to attack us. But today is an especially appropriate
  occasion to take stock of those efforts, and consider how best to continue them.
  I recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, where I was joined by my colleagues Senators Jack Reed and Ted
  Kaufman. The situation in Afghanistan is serious. Security has deteriorated. But if we take the right steps, we can ensure
  that Afghanistan does not revert to a Taliban-friendly government that could once again provide a safe haven for al
  Qaeda to terrorize us and the world.
  The Obama administration's new strategy, focusing on securing the Afghan population's safety and partnering with the
  Afghan security forces in that effort, is an important start at reversing the situation in Afghanistan. The change in
  strategy has led our forces, in the words of General McChrystal's Counterinsurgency Guidance, to "live, eat and train
  together [with the Afghan security forces], plan and operate together, depend on one another, and hold each other
  accountable....and treat them as equal partners in success." The Guidance goes on to say that the success of the Afghan
  security forces "is our goal."
  To achieve that goal we should increase and accelerate our efforts to support the Afghan security forces in their efforts
  to become self-sufficient in delivering security to their nation — before we consider whether to increase U.S. combat
  forces above the levels already planned for the next few months. These steps include increasing the size of the Afghan
  Army and police much faster than presently planned; providing more trainers for the Afghan Army and police than
  presently planned; providing them more equipment than presently planned; and working to separate local Taliban
  fighters from their leaders and attract them to the side of the government as we did in Iraq.
  While the security situation in Afghanistan has worsened, we still have important advantages there. The Afghan people
  hate the Taliban. Public opinion polls show support for the Taliban at about 5%. In addition, the Afghan army is highly
  motivated and its troops are proven fighters.
  Despite those advantages, we face significant challenges. General McChrystal believes, and I agree, that we need to
  regain the initiative and create a momentum towards success. General McChrystal worries, and rightly so, about the
  perception that we have lost that initiative, and the impact of that perception on the Afghan people, their government,
  al Qaeda and the Taliban. By contrast, if we can dispel that perception, we have a chance to convince local and lower-
  level Taliban fighters to lay down their arms and rejoin Afghan society.
  I believe the most effective way to retake the initiative in Afghanistan is with a series of steps to ensure that
  Afghanistan's army and police have the manpower, equipment and support to secure their own nation.
  First, we should increase troop levels for the Afghan army and police faster than currently planned. There are
  approximately 90,000 troops in the Afghan army now, and that number is scheduled to go up to 134,000 by October of
  2010. The Afghan police are scheduled to reach a level of 82,000 by the same time. For a long time, many of us have
  urged the establishment of a goal of 240,000 Afghan troops and 160,000 Afghan police by 2013. The Afghan Minister of
  Defense has strongly supported those numbers. It now appears that our government and the Afghan government are
  prepared to accept those goals. But the need for additional Afghan forces is urgent. I believe it both possible and
  essential to advance those goals by a year, to 2012.
  Our own military in Afghanistan has repeatedly pointed to a need for more Afghan forces. In one sector of Helmand
  province we visited last week, our Marines outnumbered Afghan soldiers by 5 to one. A Marine Company commander in
  Helmand province told the New York Times in July that a lack of Afghan troops "is absolutely our Achilles heel."
  What do we need to do to increase the size of the Afghan army and police? According to Afghan Defense Minister
  Wardak, there is no lack of Afghan manpower; we've been assured it is available.
  But we will need significantly more trainers. We asked General Formica, who is in charge of the American effort to train
  Afghan security forces, whether such an increase is possible. He indicated he would make an assessment of what would
  be necessary in order to meet the earlier timetable. In the meantime, we should also press our NATO allies with much
  greater forcefulness to provide more trainers. If our NATO allies are not going to come through with the combat forces
  they have pledged, at least they could provide additional trainers.
  Larger Afghan security forces will also require more mid-level Afghan officers. In addition to supporting efforts to
  graduate more Afghan officers from army academies, we should consider the recommendation of Defense Minister
  Wardak that previous mid-level officers who fought the war against the Soviets return to service on an interim basis.
  Minister Wardak emphasized that those men are well qualified and well motivated, and while they may not be trained in
  the most current tactics, they nonetheless could temporarily meet the need of the enlarged army while the new group
  of officers is trained. A larger Afghan force will need supporting infrastructure, such a barracks. While the available
  infrastructure may not be the most modern, it is adequate and exists in sufficient amounts.
  Larger Afghan security forces will require additional equipment. There must be a major effort to transfer a significant
  amount of the equipment that is coming out of Iraq to the Afghan army and police. Such a significant commitment to
  equip the Afghan security forces would also help demonstrate U.S. determination to take the initiative and create
  momentum in the right direction. There is an enormous amount of equipment coming out of Iraq; our military is calling
  it one of the greatest transfers of military goods in the world's history. A significant part of it could be transferred to the
  Afghan forces, increasing their capability without weakening our own readiness. And yet there does not seem to be that
  kind of a crash effort in place to do that. We need to obtain on an urgent basis a list of the basic equipment needs of the
  Afghan forces and a list of how those needs could be met in a major program to transfer equipment leaving Iraq.
  Rapidly expanding Afghanistan's military and police forces would address one of the major problems and risks we now
  face there. General McChrystal told us he worries that waiting until 2013 for a larger Afghan force creates a gap in
  capabilities that brings significant risk of failure. But by accelerating the training and equipping of Afghan forces by a
  year, we address his concern. Depending on additional capability from Afghan, rather than U.S., forces, also addresses a
  major problem of public perception in Afghanistan. The larger our own military footprint there, the more our enemies
  can seek to drive a wedge between us and the Afghan population, spreading the falsehood that we seek to dominate a
  Muslim nation.
  Finally, we should make a concerted effort to separate the local Taliban from their leaders. In Iraq, large numbers of
  young Iraqis who had been attacking us switched over to our side and became the "Sons of Iraq." They were drawn in
  part by the promise of jobs and amnesty for past attacks, and in part by the recognition that the status quo was creating
  horrific violence in their own communities. In their own interests and the interests of their nation, they switched sides
  and became a positive force.
  That same prospect exists in Afghanistan. Afghan leaders and our military say that local Taliban fighters are motivated
  largely by the need for a job or loyalty to the local leader who pays them and not by ideology or religious zeal. They
  believe an effort to attract these fighters to the government's side could succeed, if they are offered security for
  themselves and their families, and if there is no penalty for previous activity against us.
  General McChrystal himself has emphasized the potential of such re-integration to accomplish the same result as was
  achieved in Iraq. Here is what General McChrystal said on July 28th:
  "Most of the fighters we see in Afghanistan are Afghans, some with foreign cadre with them. But most we don't see are
  deeply ideological or even politically motivated; most are operating for pay; some are under a commander's charismatic
  leadership; some are frustrated with local leaders. So I believe there is significant potential to go after what I would call
  mid- and low-level Taliban fighters and leaders and offer them re-integration into Afghanistan under the constitution."
  But this "game changing" possibility was apparently not factored into General McChrystal's assessment. There is no plan
  yet to put in place a Sons of Iraq approach in Afghanistan. It is urgent that we lay out the steps that need to be taken to
  involve local and national Afghan leaders in that effort. They alone can accomplish this crucial job, but first we and our
  Afghan allies must draft such a plan on an urgent basis. And the potential positive impact of such a plan should be taken
  into account as we consider the need for any additional U.S. military resources.
  Afghanistan's people are grateful for our aid, but also eager to assume responsibility for their future. In a tiny village in
  Helmand Province, we were invited to meet with the village elders at their council meeting, their shura. One hundred or
  so men sat on the floor and chatted with us about their future and their country's future. When asked how long the
  United States should stay, one elder said: "Until the moment that you make our security forces self-sufficient. Then you
  will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers but as guests."
  Helping Afghanistan achieve self-sufficiency in their security is everybody's goal. On that there is little difference of
  opinion, in Afghanistan's village councils or in the corridors of this Capitol.
  Can we help Afghanistan reach self-sufficiency in security fast enough? Can we get there in a way that regains the
  initiative and creates the momentum we need? Can we encourage those lower level Taliban to abandon an insurgency
  headed by terrorists whose fanaticism they don't share?
  I believe we can, by supporting a far more rapid growth in the Afghan Army and police; by providing more trainers more
  quickly; by a rapid infusion to Afghan units of equipment no longer needed in Iraq; and by rapidly adopting a plan for the
  re-integration of lower level Taliban fighters into Afghan society. In other words, we need a surge of Afghan security
  forces.
  Our support of their surge will show our commitment to the success of a mission that is clearly in our national security
  interest, without creating a bigger U.S. military footprint that provides propaganda fodder for the Taliban.
  I believe that taking those steps on an urgent basis, while completing the previously planned and announced increase in
  U.S. combat forces, provides the best chance of success for our mission: preventing Afghanistan from again being run by
  a Taliban government which harbors and supports Al-Qaeda, whose goal is to inflict additional catastrophic attacks on
  the United States and the world. And we should implement these steps before considering an increase in U.S. ground
  combat forces beyond what is already planned by the end of this year.

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  From: Sullivan, Jacob J <SullivanJJ@state.gov>
  Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:03 PM
  To:
  Subject RE: Sen. Levin
  Levin opposed the surge, but voted for funding the troops.
  Pasted below is Levin's speech on troops in Afghanistan. We'll have a copy for you as well.
  Afghan speech below
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  September 11, 2009 Contact: Senator Levin's Office
  Phone: 202.224.6221
  Senate Floor Speech - Surge the Afghan Army
  Remarks as prepared for delivery
  Today we mark a solemn anniversary. Eight years ago this morning, our nation was attacked by terrorist extremists
  motivated by hatred and bent on destruction. It is always appropriate to remember the shock of that day, the innocent
  lives lost, and the efforts our nation has made since that day to ensure that Afghanistan, the nation that hosted those
  terrorists, cannot again become a safe haven for terrorists seeking to attack us. But today is an especially appropriate
  occasion to take stock of those efforts, and consider how best to continue them.
  I recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, where I was joined by my colleagues Senators Jack Reed and Ted
  Kaufman. The situation in Afghanistan is serious. Security has deteriorated. But if we take the right steps, we can ensure
  that Afghanistan does not revert to a Taliban-friendly government that could once again provide a safe haven for al
  Qaeda to terrorize us and the world.
  The Obama administration's new strategy, focusing on securing the Afghan population's safety and partnering with the
  Afghan security forces in that effort, is an important start at reversing the situation in Afghanistan. The change in
  strategy has led our forces, in the words of General McChrystal's Counterinsurgency Guidance, to "live, eat and train
  together [with the Afghan security forces], plan and operate together, depend on one another, and hold each other
  accountable....and treat them as equal partners in success." The Guidance goes on to say that the success of the Afghan
  security forces "is our goal."
  To achieve that goal we should increase and accelerate our efforts to support the Afghan security forces in their efforts
  to become self-sufficient in delivering security to their nation — before we consider whether to increase U.S. combat
  forces above the levels already planned for the next few months. These steps include increasing the size of the Afghan
  Army and police much faster than presently planned; providing more trainers for the Afghan Army and police than
  presently planned; providing them more equipment than presently planned; and working to separate local Taliban
  fighters from their leaders and attract them to the side of the government as we did in Iraq.
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  While the security situation in Afghanistan has worsened, we still have important advantages there. The Afghan people
  hate the Taliban. Public opinion polls show support for the Taliban at about 5%. In addition, the Afghan army is highly
  motivated and its troops are proven fighters.
  Despite those advantages, we face significant challenges. General McChrystal believes, and I agree, that we need to
  regain the initiative and create a momentum towards success. General McChrystal worries, and rightly so, about the
  perception that we have lost that initiative, and the impact of that perception on the Afghan people, their government,
  al Qaeda and the Taliban. By contrast, if we can dispel that perception, we have a chance to convince local and lower-
  level Taliban fighters to lay down their arms and rejoin Afghan society.
  I believe the most effective way to retake the initiative in Afghanistan is with a series of steps to ensure that
  Afghanistan's army and police have the manpower, equipment and support to secure their own nation.
  First, we should increase troop levels for the Afghan army and police faster than currently planned. There are
  approximately 90,000 troops in the Afghan army now, and that number is scheduled to go up to 134,000 by October of
  2010. The Afghan police are scheduled to reach a level of 82,000 by the same time. For a long time, many of us have
  urged the establishment of a goal of 240,000 Afghan troops and 160,000 Afghan police by 2013. The Afghan Minister of
  Defense has strongly supported those numbers. It now appears that our government and the Afghan government are
  prepared to accept those goals. But the need for additional Afghan forces is urgent. I believe it both possible and
  essential to advance those goals by a year, to 2012.
  Our own military in Afghanistan has repeatedly pointed to a need for more Afghan forces. In one sector of Helmand
  province we visited last week, our Marines outnumbered Afghan soldiers by 5 to one. A Marine Company commander in
  Helmand province told the New York Times in July that a lack of Afghan troops "is absolutely our Achilles heel."
  What do we need to do to increase the size of the Afghan army and police? According to Afghan Defense Minister
  Wardak, there is no lack of Afghan manpower; we've been assured it is available.
  But we will need significantly more trainers. We asked General Formica, who is in charge of the American effort to train
  Afghan security forces, whether such an increase is possible. He indicated he would make an assessment of what would
  be necessary in order to meet the earlier timetable. In the meantime, we should also press our NATO allies with much
  greater forcefulness to provide more trainers. If our NATO allies are not going to come through with the combat forces
  they have pledged, at least they could provide additional trainers.
  Larger Afghan security forces will also require more mid-level Afghan officers. In addition to supporting efforts to
  graduate more Afghan officers from army academies, we should consider the recommendation of Defense Minister
  Wardak that previous mid-level officers who fought the war against the Soviets return to service on an interim basis.
  Minister Wardak emphasized that those men are well qualified and well motivated, and while they may not be trained in
  the most current tactics, they nonetheless could temporarily meet the need of the enlarged army while the new group
  of officers is trained. A larger Afghan force will need supporting infrastructure, such a barracks. While the available
  infrastructure may not be the most modern, it is adequate and exists in sufficient amounts.
  Larger Afghan security forces will require additional equipment. There must be a major effort to transfer a significant
  amount of the equipment that is coming out of Iraq to the Afghan army and police. Such a significant commitment to
  equip the Afghan security forces would also help demonstrate U.S. determination to take the initiative and create
  momentum in the right direction. There is an enormous amount of equipment coming out of Iraq; our military is calling
  it one of the greatest transfers of military goods in the world's history. A significant part of it could be transferred to the
  Afghan forces, increasing their capability without weakening our own readiness. And yet there does not seem to be that
  kind of a crash effort in place to do that. We need to obtain on an urgent basis a list of the basic equipment needs of the
  Afghan forces and a list of how those needs could be met in a major program to transfer equipment leaving Iraq.
  Rapidly expanding Afghanistan's military and police forces would address one of the major problems and risks we now
  face there. General McChrystal told us he worries that waiting until 2013 for a larger Afghan force creates a gap in
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  capabilities that brings significant risk of failure. But by accelerating the training and equipping of Afghan forces by a
  year, we address his concern. Depending on additional capability from Afghan, rather than U.S., forces, also addresses a
  major problem of public perception in Afghanistan. The larger our own military footprint there, the more our enemies
  can seek to drive a wedge between us and the Afghan population, spreading the falsehood that we seek to dominate a
  Muslim nation.
  Finally, we should make a concerted effort to separate the local Taliban from their leaders. In Iraq, large numbers of
  young Iraqis who had been attacking us switched over to our side and became the "Sons of Iraq." They were drawn in
  part by the promise of jobs and amnesty for past attacks, and in part by the recognition that the status quo was creating
  horrific violence in their own communities. In their own interests and the interests of their nation, they switched sides
  and became a positive force.
  That same prospect exists in Afghanistan. Afghan leaders and our military say that local Taliban fighters are motivated
  largely by the need for a job or loyalty to the local leader who pays them and not by ideology or religious zeal. They
  believe an effort to attract these fighters to the government's side could succeed, if they are offered security for
  themselves and their families, and if there is no penalty for previous activity against us.
  General McChrystal himself has emphasized the potential of such re-integration to accomplish the same result as was
  achieved in Iraq. Here is what General McChrystal said on July 28th:
  "Most of the fighters we see in Afghanistan are Afghans, some with foreign cadre with them. But most we don't see are
  deeply ideological or even politically motivated; most are operating for pay; some are under a commander's charismatic
  leadership; some are frustrated with local leaders. So I believe there is significant potential to go after what I would call
  mid- and low-level Taliban fighters and leaders and offer them re-integration into Afghanistan under the constitution."
  But this "game changing" possibility was apparently not factored into General McChrystal's assessment. There is no plan
  yet to put in place a Sons of Iraq approach in Afghanistan. It is urgent that we lay out the steps that need to be taken to
  involve local and national Afghan leaders in that effort. They alone can accomplish this crucial job, but first we and our
  Afghan allies must draft such a plan on an urgent basis. And the potential positive impact of such a plan should be taken
  into account as we consider the need for any additional U.S. military resources.
  Afghanistan's people are grateful for our aid, but also eager to assume responsibility for their future. In a tiny village in
  Helmand Province, we were invited to meet with the village elders at their council meeting, their shura. One hundred or
  so men sat on the floor and chatted with us about their future and their country's future. When asked how long the
  United States should stay, one elder said: "Until the moment that you make our security forces self-sufficient. Then you
  will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers but as guests."
  Helping Afghanistan achieve self-sufficiency in their security is everybody's goal. On that there is little difference of
  opinion, in Afghanistan's village councils or in the corridors of this Capitol.
  Can we help Afghanistan reach self-sufficiency in security fast enough? Can we get there in a way that regains the
  initiative and creates the momentum we need? Can we encourage those lower level Taliban to abandon an insurgency
  headed by terrorists whose fanaticism they don't share?
  I believe we can, by supporting a far more rapid growth in the Afghan Army and police; by providing more trainers more
  quickly; by a rapid infusion to Afghan units of equipment no longer needed in Iraq; and by rapidly adopting a plan for the
  re-integration of lower level Taliban fighters into Afghan society. In other words, we need a surge of Afghan security
  forces.
  Our support of their surge will show our commitment to the success of a mission that is clearly in our national security
  interest, without creating a bigger U.S. military footprint that provides propaganda fodder for the Taliban.
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  I believe that taking those steps on an urgent basis, while completing the previously planned and announced increase in
  U.S. combat forces, provides the best chance of success for our mission: preventing Afghanistan from again being run by
  a Taliban government which harbors and supports Al-Qaeda, whose goal is to inflict additional catastrophic attacks on
  the United States and the world. And we should implement these steps before considering an increase in U.S. ground
  combat forces beyond what is already planned by the end of this year.
  Original Message----
  From: H [mailto:HDR22@clintonemail.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:52 AM
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J
  Subject: Sen. Levin
  Pls find out whether he supported the surge in Iraq and get a copy of his recent speech about troops to Af for me. Thx.
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  As you can see from the many clips in the attached document, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew faces very serious
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  Threats from Turkey Reach Beyond Its Borders
  The threats of the gray wolves of Turkey, who today threaten the life of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, are
  a serious threat that is not confined to Turkish territory. It was a gray wolf who attempted in Vatican City to
  assassinate Pope John Paul II, nearly killing him.
  Turkish Threats Against Christians Become Reality.
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/24/turkey.germany
  "The members of a Protestant missionary group were killed during a Bible study class in Malatya on April 18. Their
  attackers tied the men to their chairs, targeting Tilmann Geske, a German father of three, before turning to Pastor
  Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel. By the time police arrived, the Turkish converts had been virtually decapitated, with their
  buttocks, testicles, stomachs and backs repeatedly stabbed, their fingers sliced and throats slashed from ear-to-ear. The
  accused, all between 19 and 20, allegedly filmed clips on their mobile phones."
  Compass Direct News reports on "Catholic Priest Stabbed in Turkey"
  Istanbul, Turkey
  12/31/2007
  (December 17, 2007 / Compass Direct News) - A 19-year-old Muslim youth stabbed an Italian priest in the stomach
  yesterday after Sunday services outside a Catholic church in Turkey.
  In February 2006, Italian priest Andrea Santoro was killed while praying in his chapel in Trabzon by a 16-year-old.
  In April, two Turkish converts to Christianity and a German citizen were tortured and killed with knives by five young
  men at a Christian publishing house in Malatya, in southeastern Turkey.
  A Syrian Orthodox priest who was kidnapped in southeastern Turkey in late November managed to escape his captors -
  days later. Several of his captors have reportedly been arrested by Turkish authorities.
  Extremists in Turkey Frequently Encouraged
  Civil Society:
  TURKEY: MURDER CASES UNDERSCORE TROUBLES WITH JUDICIAL, POLICE REFORM
  Yigal Schleifer: 1/16/08
  The killings of the Christians -- a German and two Turks -- occurred only a few months after the Istanbul
  murder of Hrant Dink, an outspoken Armenian journalist. Dink's murder on an Istanbul sidewalk was quickly
  followed up by reports that top police officials had been informed months before about a plot by Turkish
  nationalists to kill him. Meanwhile, a video showing several policemen proudly posing with the murder
  suspect — a 17-year-old from the Black Sea city of Trabzon — after he was caught soon surfaced after the
  murder.
  Very Serious Threats Against the Life of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  Secret Turkish Organization Planned Ecumenical Patriarch's Assassination
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  Istanbul (ANA-MPA/A.Kourkoulas) - A network of retired Turkish officers was planning the assassination of Ecumenical
  Patriarch Bartholomew, an inquiry by Turkish judicial authorities in the activities of a network dismantled last month,
  revealed.
  The network was discovered following the finding of arms and explosives in Istanbul's Umraniye district.
  http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7238
  Rock-Throwing Right Wing Turks Protest Outside Phanar & Burn Effigy of Ecumenical Patriarch
  Police clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing nationalist Turks who staged a protest outside the seat of the spiritual
  leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.
  The protesters on Sunday burned an effigy of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, whom far-right groups accuse of
  working against Turkish interests.
  The demonstrators ignored calls to disperse, broke paving stones and hurled them at police, Anatolia news agency
  reported.
  Police used tear gas against the demonstrators. Officers pursued some protesters down side streets, television station
  NN said. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=14
  Ninety Tombs Desecrated In Historical Orthodox Christian Cemetery
  Ninety tombs were desecrated by vandals in the beginning of September, at Baloukli cemetery, bringing to mind the
  tragic pogrom of the Greek community in September 1955. The vandalisms were ascertained in the morning of
  September 2nd by the guards of the nearby historical Monastery of the Life-giving Spring of Baloukli. The unknown
  individuals, who committed the sacrilege act, entered by the stone fence of the cemetery that faces the road.
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=330
  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew target of assassination plot
  IN THE NEWS - A court case reveals 86 members, ranging from the Turkish police, army, business, politics, and the mass
  media, who are alleged in a plan to assassinate the Ecumenical Patriarch, along with the murder of two Turkish
  Christians. The case points to a secret, ultra-nationalist organization (Ergenekon) in the upper levels of Turkish
  government as a driving force in religious oppression. This is addressed in this originally published article, "Turkish
  nationalism, Ergenekon, and denial of religious freedom", by Forum 18's, Dr. Otmar Oehring of the Human Rights Office
  at Missio, the Pontifical Mission Society http://www.archons.ordnews/detail.asp?id=276
  Orthodox Christianity Under Threat
  By Nicholas Gage International Herald Tribune
  When Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and his Islamic-rooted party came under fierce fire this summer
  from secularists, who came close to persuading the country's supreme court to bar both from politics, he called the
  campaign an attack against religious freedom and a threat to Turkey's efforts to join the European Union.
  http://www.archons.ordnews/detail.asp?id=262
  Former Turkish mayor attempts to obstruct meeting of Ecumenical Patriarchate's Holy Synod
  A former Turkish mayor has tried to prevent the meeting of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,
  claiming that the August 27-29th meeting violates the Lausanne Treaty, according to a report published in the Turkish
  Daily News. This has sparked fierce debates every year in the country, since the meetings convened in 2004 for the first
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  time since 1923, with non-Turkish members. In its defense, the Ecumenical Patriarchate states that because the Turkish
  government refuses to recognize them as a "legal identity," then it does not have the legal status to be bound by the
  treaty and therefore has the right to invite any members to the Holy Synod meeting.
  http://www.archons.ordnews/detail.asp?id=259
  Catholics Urge Turkish Government To Return Confiscated Church
  As the Ecumenical Patriarchate continues to fight the Turkish Government for property rights and religious freedom for
  its Orthodox communities in Turkey, the Catholic Church is now reporting similar struggles.
  Turkish Daily News has reported on the ongoing efforts of Catholic leaders who demand tolerance for Christians in
  Turkey. In a recent letter, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Cologne, urges Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  for the reopening of a confiscated Church in Tarsus, the home city of Saint Paul. In late June, thousands of pilgrims are
  expected to flock to the region for the 2000th birthday of the Apostle. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=230
  European Parliament member Antonios Trakatellis raises questions to the European Council regarding recent attacks
  and vandalizations of Orthodox communities in Turkey
  European Parliament Member Professor Antonios Trakatellis recently inquired to the Council of the European Union on
  the concerns of vandalizations of Orthodox churches and monasteries of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by Turkish
  Government officials and questions the Council on the measures it intends to take on these perpetrators. The Council's
  response mentions that it is fully aware of these incidents and admits that aCcetangible progress is urgently neededa€
  for freedom of religion for the ongoing reform process in Turkey. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=216
  Turkish Forestry Officials Vandalize Historic Church
  In response to unlawful destruction of an historic Orthodox Christian Church by eight officials of a local Ministry of
  Forestry in Turkey, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent an official letter to Mevlut Kurban, the
  District Elder of Princes' Islands, expressing his "strong disappointment and shock." The Ecumenical Patriarch
  emphasized that Christ the Savior Monastery "had survived numerous fires and earthquakes throughout hundreds of
  years. It is uncivil to brutalize a sacred building that carries so much cultural history, and unjust to destroy it, especially
  when Istanbul has been picked to be the capital of civilized Europe in 2010."
  http://www.archons.orginews/detaiLasp?id=187
  Ecumenical Patriarch under investigation by Turkish prosecutors
  Barholomeos II [sic], the patriarch [sic] of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey, has been called on to give a statement
  to prosecutors on comments he made declaring that the patriarchy had ecumenical status.
  http://www.archons.oranews/detaiLasp?id=172
  Archons Condemn Demonstrations at Phanar and Issue Formal Protests
  In response to ugly demonstrations by ultra nationalist Turks known as the Grey Wolves that took place at the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate last Thursday, October 27th, the National Commander Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis issued formal
  letters of protest and condemnation to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State and the Turkish
  Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Limberakis also called the US Embassy in Ankara to express the outrage of the
  Order of St. Andrew regarding these hateful demonstrations and asked the staff to convey these sentiments to the new
  U.S. Ambassador-Designate Ross Wilsonhttp://www.archons.oranews/detail.asp?id=107
  Turkish Nationalists Continue Harassment and Demonstrate at Ecumenical Patriarchate
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  Turkish nationalists demonstrated on Friday outside the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul to protest its desire to
  use the title "ecumenical," which is not recognized by Turkey, witnesses said.
  Waving Turkish flags and that of the extreme right-wing Nationalist Movement Party, about 150 protestors laid a black
  wreath at the door of the Patriarchate on the European side of the city bearing the words "Off to Greece with the
  Patriarchate." http://www.archons.orenews/detail.asp?id=102
  Continued Intimidation and Harassment by Istanbul Official Targeting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  The Greek Orthodox faithful in Turkey have 79 churches, 72 of them in Istanbul, reported Interior Minister Abdulkadir
  Aksu yesterday.
  Aksu (pictured right) supplied the figures in response to Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) Istanbul Deputy Emin Sirin
  (pictured left), who, dissatisfied with a previous question on why the the activities of Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch
  Bartholomeos aren't scrutinized under the Treaty of Lausanne, sent another motion to the Interior Ministry under right
  to information laws. http://www.archons.orginews/detaiLasp?id=83
  Archons' National Commander Protests Harassment of American Pilgrims
  New York - In a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew, Dr.
  Anthony Limberakis criticized the repressive harassment experienced by devout American pilgrims during their visit to
  the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
  Nearly 200 U.S. citizens traveled to Turkey to witness the historical meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical
  Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul. The event was viewed all over the world as a momentous stepping stone toward
  bringing together the two largest Christian churches. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=157
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  ANKARA (ANA - A. Abatzis) The explosive device found in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar and neutralised by a
  Turkish bomb squad earlier on Saturday was an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police reported.
  Explosion Damages Istanbul Cathedral
  An explosion shattered windows at the seat of the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians in Istanbul on
  Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
  The blast struck the roof of the Cathedral of St. George, shattering windows there as well as in the main building of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate complex, a Patriarchate official said on condition of anonymity.
  http://www.archons.orenews/detaiLasp?id=21
  Turkish nationalists gatecrash Orthodox Bosporus celebration
  Turkish nationalists chanting slogans and waving the flag of an extreme right-wing party Thursday tried to disrupt a
  Greek Orthodox religious ceremony here called the benediction of the waters of the Bosporus, eyewitnesses said.
  As part of a tradition dating back to Byzantine times, a crucifix is thrown into the waters and young divers plunge in,
  competing to recover it.
  Some 60 nationalists interrupted the proceedings waving flags of the National Action Party (MHP) and chanting: "This is
  Turkey here, like it or leave it." http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=40
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  Bomb Explodes in Ecumenical Patriarchate Compound
  A bomb was thrown into the compound of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and exploded on the roof of the Patriarchal
  Cathedral of St. George the Trophy-Bearer at midnight, Istanbul time (5 p.m. EST).
  http://www.goarch.org/news/Roa.news662
  Grenade attack on Ecumenical Patriarchate widely condemned
  Greece yesterday vehemently condemned the overnight grenade attack against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
  Constantinople in which a Greek Orthodox cleric was injured.
  Government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said the Greek government was strongly protesting to the competent Turkish
  authorities, saying they were not taking necessary security measures "therefore, giving the possibility to fanatics to
  commit such acts".
  http://www.greekembassy.org/embassv/Content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=252&article=1284&hilite=phanar
  Greek America Magazine reports on "September 6, 1955: Krystallnacht in Constantinople"
  Most Greek Americans and most Americans generally are unaware of the fact that on the evening of September 6, and
  in the early hours of September 7, 1955, the Turkish government carried out the most destructive pogrom that had been
  enacted in Europe since the infamous Krystallnacht which Hitler and the Nazis inflicted upon the Jewish communities,
  businesses and synagogues on the eve of World War II. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=198
  Grenade rocks Istanbul's Orthodox patriarchate
  ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A hand grenade shattered church and monastery windows at the Greek Orthodox
  patriarchate in the Turkish city of Istanbul early on Thursday but no one was hurt, officials said.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Bomb damages seat of Orthodox Church in Istanbul
  ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (AFP) - A home-made bomb damaged the seat of the Orthodox Church in Istanbul overnight but no one
  was hurt in the explosion, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Bomb damages Orthodox Christian church in Istanbul
  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Unknown assailants tossed two bombs at the back entrance of a small Orthodox Christian
  church. One of the bombs went off causing some damage, but no injuries, reports said Saturday.
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clecani/message/28297
  Turkey: violent protests against Greek Orthodox patriarchate
  The "Turkish nationalists" were protesting -- violently -- the planned reopening of the one and only Orthodox seminary
  in Turkey. This despite the fact that, according to Turkish law, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople must be a
  Turkish citizen, born and raised in Turkey. All this is evidence of the fact that the slow strangulation of non-Muslim
  communities, as mandated by classic Islamic laws that forbid dhimmis to repair old churches or build new ones, is still
  very much part of the program of "secular" Turkey, both in its legal structures and in the minds of its citizens.
  http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/09/turkev-violent-protests-against-greek-orthodox-patriarchate.html
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  Ancient Orthodox Christian monastery near extinction by Turkish land officials
  Turkish government land officials, to the dismay of Christians, are redrawing boundaries around a Syriac Orthodox
  monastery and surrounding villages located near the Turkish-Syrian region supposedly to update a national land registry.
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=290
  Christian Pastor Attacked in Turkey as Country Seeks Religious Tolerance
  In a handwritten letter he was accused of not serving Christianity, but being used to attack traditional Turkish
  values.Turkey has made many improvements to increase religiOus tolerance and freedom over the past year, however it
  has been reported that Protestant pastor Wolfgang Hade serving in lzmit has recently received threats against him and
  his family, reported Compass Direct. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=73
  THE NIGHT OF TERROR IN CONSTANTINOPLE - POGROM 1955
  Under the terms of the agreement regarding the exchange of populations in the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, the Greek
  population of Constantinople-a thriving,community-and the muslim community residing in Western Thrace were
  exempted from the exchange process. http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Religious Discrimination: The Ecumenical Patriarchate
  The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is the oldest active institution in Eastern Europe and the Balkans today.
  Its history dates back to 330 A.D., when Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the new city of
  Constantinople. Since then, the Patriarchate of Constantinople has been the spiritual center of Orthodox Christians
  worldwide, its influence spanning from Russia to the United States, and from Finland to South Africa.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  The Greeks of Istanbul: Paper presented on the OSCE — ODIHR Meeting on Human Dimensions in Warsaw on October
  24th. 2000
  Under the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne which brought the Greco-Turkish War to an end, 120,000 Greeks stayed on in
  Turkey after 1923; this figure was offset by the 86,000 Muslims who remained in Greek Thrace. The number of Muslims
  in Greek Thrace today exceeds 100,000, while the Greek Community in Turkey, oppressed by a systematic orgy of
  persecutions, has dwindled to just 2,000 people. http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  The Massacres of September 6-7 1955
  The Turkish Government undertakes to assure full and complete protection of life and liberty to all inhabitants of Turkey
  without distinction of birth, nationality, language, race or religion. -- Article 38 of the Lausanne Treaty, which Turkey
  violates. http://www.hellas.org/constantinople/index.htm
  Orthodox Christianity under threat
  By Nicholas Gage
  "The ecumenical patriarch, Bartholomew I, is often jeered and threatened when he ventures outside his walled enclave.
  He is periodically burned in effigy by Turkish chauvinists and Muslim fanatics."
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  Some of the Explosives Used Against the Ecumenical Patriarch
  Constantinople's last hurrah: Turkey and the Ecumenical Patriarchate
  By Mason, Whit
  Publication: World Policy Journal
  Date: Sunday, July 1 2001
  "Until quite recently, most Turks regarded the prelate's headquarters as a den of Greek spies. Tarasios says that when
  he arrived in Istanbul ten years ago articles about the Patriarchate in the Turkish press were always negative, often
  viciously so. In 1990, an angry demonstration by some 40 Turks from Eastern Thrace, in Greece, shut down the
  Patriarchate for several days. Police said they could do nothing. In 1994, terrorists calling themselves the "Fighters of
  Light" threw a huge bomb, which fortunately did not explode, into the compound. After it was defused, police found a
  note left by militants vowing they would battle "until this place, which for years has contrived Byzantine intrigues
  against the Muslim peoples of the East, is exterminated." In 1997, another bomb bounced off the Church of St. George
  before exploding and seriously injuring a monk."
  Had one of these bombs not been found by the gardener and defused by a bomb squad before it exploded the
  Ecumenical Patriarch would have been killed and much of the Patriarchate destroyed.
  Bomb Explodes in Ecumenical Patriarchate Compound
  NEW YORK -- A bomb was thrown into the compound of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and exploded on the
  roof of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George the Trophy-Bearer at midnight, Istanbul time (5 p.m. EST).
  The interior of the Church had not been inspected at the time of this report. The explosion shattered part of the
  roof, damaged metal gutters, hurled shrapnel around the courtyard and shattered numerous windows.
  His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was not in the compound at the time of the explosion.
  Although no one was in the courtyard at the time of the explosion, the Tritevon, Reverend Deacon Nektarios,
  was severely injured by shrapnel and glass shards that penetrated the windows in the office across, where he
  was working. First reports are that he is in serious condition, but he is expected to recover.
  A previous attack in September of 1996 also damaged the Cathedral of St. George, but no one was injured.
  Human Right Internet: The United Nations Human Rights System. Retrieved on 2006-11-28
  "The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has been the target of bomb attacks (in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,
  2004), desecration of patriarchal cemeteries and personal assaults against the Ecumenical Patriarch."
  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew target of assassination plot
  Oslo, Norway
  11/3/2008
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=276
  IN THE NEWS - A court case reveals 86 members, ranging from the Turkish police, army, business, politics, and the mass
  media, who are alleged in a plan to assassinate the Ecumenical Patriarch, along with the murder of two Turkish
  Christians. The case points to a secret, ultra-nationalist organization (Ergenekon) in the upper levels of Turkish
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  government as a driving force in religious oppression. This is addressed in this originally published article, "Turkish
  nationalism, Ergenekon, and denial of religious freedom", by Forum 18's, Dr. Otmar Oehring of the Human Rights Office
  at Missio, the Pontifical Mission Society.
  Rogue Group of Retired Turkish Officers Planning Assassination of His All
  Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  7/26/2007
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=169
  A network of Turkish retired officers was planning even the murder of Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomew according to
  investigations conducted by Turkish judicial authorities. The network was dismantled last month when weapons and
  explosives were found near in a hovel near Konstantinopolis. "Aksam" newspaper says that evidence on the planning of
  Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomew assassination was found in the hard disc of the "National Forces Union" president,
  Bekir Ozturk. The same organization seems to have been planning assassinations of the Armenian Patriarch and Jewish
  businessman, Isaac Alaton, whose partner Gary was murdered under unknown conditions.
  Bekir Ozturk was arrested within the framework of interrogations about the organization of retired officers who
  possessed an arsenal of grenades, bombs and other weapons taken from the army. The network of retired officers was
  cooperating with the nationalist organization " Movement of Patriotic forces and other 4 organizations. The organization
  was founded on December, 27, 2006 and has 105 offices in 40 districts and 600.000 members.
  The ecumenical Patriarchate has in the past experienced grenade attacks, claimed by an organization called IBDA,
  believed to be of Islamic roots. However, grenades and explosives used in the attacks came from military warehouses
  and in some cases their serial numbers were recognized by NATO procedures.
  According to "Aksam" newspaper judicial authorities have called security authorities and intelligence services to
  strengthen security of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Armenian Patriarch and Isaac Alaton.
  A Plethora of Organized Efforts to Kill Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  and itther Christians
  TURKEY: Turkish nationalism, Ergenekon, and denial of religious freedom
  By Dr. Otmar Oehring, Head of the Human Rights Office of Missio
  Article published October 21, 2008
  A trial has begun in Turkey of influential people alleged to be part of an ultra-nationalist group, Ergenekon. Otmar
  Oehring of the German Catholic charity Missio notes, in a commentary for Forum 18 News Service, that opposition to
  religious freedom is widespread. Ergenekon members are alleged to have maintained deathlists of people, including
  Christians with a missionary background. The Malatya murder trial is revealing plausible links between Ergenekon, the
  "deep state" and the murders. But local officials -- who are almost certainly not in an Ergenekon-type group — are also
  hostile to religious freedom. The Ergenekon case is part of a power-struggle between the "deep state" and the AKP
  government, but it is unclear whether the current trials will advance freedom of religion and belief. Given the threats to
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  the day-to-day security and religious freedom of non-nationalist Turks, whether the government effectively addresses
  the roots of these threats will be crucial.
  A court case in Turkey has pointed to the existence of a secretive underground ultra-nationalist organisation Ergenekon,
  though this might merely be another name for the "deep state". The trial began near Istanbul on 20 October of 86
  alleged members -- from the police, army, business, politics and the mass media - on charges that they were plotting to
  overthrow the current Justice and Development Party (AKP) government by 2009.
  The "deep state" is the term used in Turkey for nationalist circles in the army, police, National Intelligence Organisation
  (MIT) secret police and state administration, which regard themselves as the custodians of the secularist legacy of the
  Republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (see F18News 28 June 2007). The MIT closely monitors religious minorities,
  and some MIT officers do indeed believe in protecting religious minorities. But other MIT officers are staunch
  nationalists and fully part of the "deep state" (see F18News 10 July 2007).
  Opposition to religious freedom is widespread among the "deep state" and wider sections of political life and the
  general public. This hostility has resulted in deaths and violent attacks, and has not been effectively addressed by the
  government (see F18News 15 April 2008).
  The anti-religious minority views of ultra-nationalist circles and the "deep state" were no secret, especially to the
  religious minorities themselves. But reports in the Turkish media about Ergenekon have, perhaps for the first time, given
  the wider Turkish public the details of the conspiracies. Many Turkish analysts think that the allegations made so far will
  turn out to be true.
  Members of Ergenekon are alleged to have maintained lists of people -- including Christians with a missionary
  background - targeted for killing. The involvement of Ergenekon has been alleged in the murders of Catholic priest Fr
  Andrea Santoro in Trabzon in February 2006 and three Protestants - Necati Aydin, Tillman Geske and Ugur YA%ksel - in
  Malatya in April 2007. The MIT secret police is known to have maintained observation of the places where all four of
  these Christians were killed (see F18News 10 July 2007).
  The trial of those accused of the Malatya murders is revealing that there may be links between Ergenekon, the "deep
  state" andthe murders. As Christian news service Compass Direct reported on 21 October, the lawyer Orhan Kemal
  Cengiz, who leads the legal team representing the victims' families, states that there is a "very dark, complex,
  sophisticated web of relations behind the scenes."
  Indeed, the Ergenekon people not only seem to be the masterminds of the Santoro and Malatya murders (and of the
  murder of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink), they even had a plan to kill the Ecumenical Patriarch -- or at least to
  incite his murder in a way that could not be traced back to them.
  Among those arrested in the investigation against Ergenekon was ultranationalist lawyer Kemal Kerincsiz. As well as
  filing complaints against numerous writers for "insulting Turkishness" under the notorious Article 301 of the Penal Code,
  he also brought a high-profile case of "insulting Islam" under the same Article against Hakan Tastan and Turan Topal,
  Turks who joined a Protestant church.
  Even the so-called Turkish Orthodox Church -- which has almost no followers and was apparently designed by its
  founders as an irritant to the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate -- is revealed to have been closely linked with
  such circles. This "church" has been publicly supportive of Kerincsiz's claims that Turkish Christians "insult Turkishness".
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  Ergenekon is said to have used "Turkish Orthodox Church" buildings, and to be closely liked with those who run this
  "church".
  Ergenekon-style nationalists are certain that almost everyone is against the Turks and Turkishness. Particular enemies of
  Turkey are thought by these circles to be all of Turkey's ethnic minorities, particularly Kurds (some of whom are Alevi
  Muslims), as well as non-Muslim minorities. These views have long been widespread even outside Ergenekon-type
  circles (see F18News 29 November 2007).
  Ergenekon-type circles collected information on groups within these populations -- it helped that they had close ties to
  authorities with access to the personal data registry which records individuals' ethnic and religious affiliation. It is not
  known if Ergenekon itself -- if it existed in the form that is claimed - sent spies into religious minority communities.
  However, all religious minorities -- especially Christians -- have long had unknown people visiting their services.
  Sometimes these visitors say they are there from the MIT secret police to "protect" them, though more often they
  refuse to explain who they are (see F18News 26 July 2006).
  Religious minorities doubt whether the police or MIT secret police would really attend their places of worship to protect
  them: they are more likely to believe they are there to listen, watch and take notes. Even this year in 2008, believers
  leaving services are asked who they are and why they have attended. The authorities want to know whether those
  attending Christian churches are foreigners, local "foreigners" or possible converts. Ergenekon could have played a part
  in such enquiries.
  Many religious leaders have long been under surveillance by the MIT secret police. "Walls have ears," is the constant
  refrain in religious minority headquarters. Particularly close tabs were kept on Armenian Patriarch Mesrop Mutafyan,
  who had two "bodyguards" from the secret police with him constantly.
  Again it remains unclear if this surveillance is to protect them or to keep tabs on all their activity. That a grenade could
  have been thrown into Patriarch Bartholomew's office from a small street outside the Ecumenical Patriarchate in
  Istanbul's Fener district - which is under full and very visible police surveillance - shows that any "protection" is at best
  ineffectual. Those charged with protecting religious leaders have not managed to stop threats against them.
  Religious minority leaders live with threats constantly, whether through the media or directly. Patriarch Mesrop would
  receive about 300 emailed threats each day -- whether from one individual or many is unknown. Unknown people watch
  religious minority buildings, making sure they are seen and noticed by the religious minorities.
  Perhaps the biggest impact so far of this constant atmosphere of threats is on the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate,
  Turkey's biggest Christian denomination. Mesrop Mutafyan, who was elected Patriarch in 1998 against the express
  wishes of the Turkish authorities, has been forced to retreat into health-related seclusion. Many believe the severe
  health problems he is suffering -- which have affected him both physically and mentally - are akin to post-traumatic
  stress disorder. They believe these have been brought on by years of pressure from the media, the public and from the
  Armenian diaspora, some of which has dubbed him a traitor. As well as opposing his original election, the Turkish
  authorities also made trouble for him over the restoration of the Patriarchate several years ago.
  Should Patriarch Mesrop not recover and be in a position to take up his functions again, this could threaten the future of
  the Armenian Church in Turkey. The Turkish authorities are likely to insist -- as they have done up to now -- that the
  head of the Armenian (as well as the Greek Orthodox) Patriarchate must be a Turkish citizen resident in Turkey. The
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  Armenian Church may struggle to find a candidate with the diplomatic and linguistic skills and the international
  experience for such a crucial role in such a delicate and exposed position. This problem is of importance not just for the
  Church but for the Armenian community as a whole.
  However, it is clear that Ergenekon and the "deep state" are not the only obstacle for freedom of religion or belief. Local
  officials -- who are almost certainly not in an Ergenekon-type organisation — continue to obstruct the work of non-
  Muslim communities. This can clearly be seen when it comes to property disputes.
  Roman Catholics, for example, face several difficult property battles, most notably in the southern coastal city of Mersin,
  where they have a large compound which they have used since Ottoman times. The only document the Catholics have
  confirming their ownership is a firman (decree) issued by the Ottoman sultan, which the local authorities do not
  consider is valid. Successive court cases brought by the local authorities in the 1980s finally reached Turkey's Supreme
  Court in Ankara in the 1990s, which ruled in favour of the Catholics.
  Such ownership problems are faced by all the minorities, despite their widely differing legal status. As is the case with all
  non-Muslim minority groups, Catholics do not legally exist. Furthermore, as their properties are not organised as
  "community foundations", their properties have no legal personality on their own. And as the Catholics do not legally
  exist, the government at times argues that they therefore also cannot have property. This shows that despite
  government claims, these property problems have not been resolved by the latest Foundations Law (see F18News 13
  March 2008).
  In the case of the Catholics of Mersin, the local authorities re-started the dispute through the courts, in a case that is
  now pending at the High Court. Catholics fear a negative ruling, which would force them to take their case to the
  European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. This would be extremely expensive and time-consuming, even
  though this may turn out to be the only effective way for religious minorities to secure freedom of religion or belief (see
  F18News 18 January 2007).
  The authorities in Mersin argue that the Ottoman firman only allows Catholic people to construct a specific building (a
  church) and did not grant them ownership of the land on which it was built. Similar court cases were brought in the past
  over the Assumptionist Church in Kadikoy, Istanbul (ECHR case No. 26308/95).
  The Mersin authorities' desire to confiscate Catholic property would leave the community with nowhere to worship,
  though it remains unclear how far the authorities would go. They could take away legal ownership, while allowing the
  Catholics to continue to use the church. In the past, authorities elsewhere have used such methods to confiscate
  religious property "legally".
  Another example is in Adana. The town's Jesuit-run Catholic church has long faced harassment from local people
  attending a nearby wedding hall, which was built close to it in defiance of regulations. The mayor's office has said that
  the wedding hall should be closed but has taken no action to enforce this.
  Ancient cemeteries where Christians are buried -- such as in Samsun — or Christian sections of bigger cemeteries -- as in
  Ankara - are also not being protected from vandalism, despite requests from the Christian Churches. In the Black Sea
  port of Trabzon -- where Fr Santoro was murdered - the Christian cemetery is threatened with confiscation. Muslim
  cemeteries face no such problems.
  By contrast, spokespersons for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate have pointed to two positive developments. They
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  welcomed the January 2008 statement in parliament by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the issue of
  whether its Patriarch, Bartholomew, is "Ecumenical" or not is an "internal" matter for the Patriarchate and that the state
  should not interfere. Previously the authorities have responded ferociously to any claims that Bartholomew's religious
  role extends beyond Istanbul's tiny surviving Greek Orthodox community.
  Greek Orthodox spokespersons also welcome the July 2008 ruling by the ECHR in Strasbourg over the Buyukada
  orphanage, particularly the finding that not only does the property belong to the Orthodox Patriarchate but that the
  Patriarchate is an existing legal person (application no. 14340/05).
  Erdogan's statement about the title "Ecumenical" is likely to have little immediate impact on the general public, which
  continues to regard the Patriarchate with suspicion or hostility. The ECHR ruling should have an impact on other
  religious communities which have so far struggled to assert their right to a legal existence.
  Meanwhile a new party, the Law and Equality Party (Hak ve Esitlik Partisi), was created on 4 September to promote a
  nationalist agenda. The party, founded by a former general prominent in the war against the PKK Kurdish rebels, is also
  aimed at getting rid of Christians and ending Christian proselytism. The first sentence of the call to found the party --
  published as a full-page advertisement in many newspapers - attacks what it calls the "colonisation" of Turkey by
  missionaries, presumably Christian. "Turkish nation -- we know that you are fed up that your democracy is treated like a
  child, that foreign representatives and missionaries run around on our soil and boss you around," it reads.
  Although the party seems to be well-organised in Turkey's provinces, it remains unclear how serious it is and how many
  votes it might be able to gather in an election. Nevertheless, the party reflects more widely-held chauvinist views, which
  see no place in Turkey for non-Muslim minorities (see F18News 29 November 2007).
  Public opinion in Turkey is becoming more hostile to freedom of religion or belief, and increasingly favours extreme
  nationalism of the Ergenekon kind. The government's actions are favourable to these kinds of views -- even if not to the
  Ergenekon group itself -- and it does not seem to want to act effectively to protect non-nationalist Turkish citizens. The
  ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is not itself an extreme nationalist party, but it could do much more to make
  it unambiguously clear that religious and ethnic minorities are Turkish citizens with equal rights.
  The AKP itself is under threat from Ergenekon-style views; indeed, those associated with the "deep state" recently tried
  to have the AKP banned. A fight is underway between the Army and the old Kemalist "deep state" on one side and the
  AKP on the other. But it is not at all clear that the AKP is necessarily in this fight to advance democratic values, including
  freedom of religion and belief.
  It also remains unclear whether the AKP will prevail. Visits by members of the General Staff to Ergenekon prisoners
  ahead of the trial have been interpreted as a warning to the AKP not to go too far.
  The court case against alleged key leaders and members of Ergenekon is merely the latest step in the power-struggle
  between the "deep state" (of which Ergenekon appears to have been a part) and the AKP. That the judiciary -- quite
  obviously pushed by the government -- has initiated the court case can be seen as proof that the AKP government is
  fighting back against those groups in society and state that are striving to drive the AKP from power.
  Whether the Ergenekon court case will prove to be a step towards real democracy in Turkey — leading to improvements
  in the area of freedom of religion and belief -- is quite another question. It is not only the court cases on Ergenekon and
  the Malatya murders which will decide this. Given the undeniable threats to the day-to-day security and religious
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  freedom of Turks who are not nationalists, whether the AKP government effectively addresses the roots of these threats
  will be crucial in deciding this question.
  Continued Intimidation and Harassment by Istanbul Official Targeting
  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  8/24/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=83
  ANKARA - The Greek Orthodox faithful in Turkey have 79 churches, 72 of them in Istanbul, reported
  Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu yesterday.
  Aksu (pictured right) supplied the figures in response to Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) Istanbul Deputy
  Emin Sirin (pictured left), who, dissatisfied with a previous question on why the the activities of Fener
  Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomeos aren't scrutinized under the Treaty of Lausanne, sent another
  motion to the Interior Ministry under right to information laws.
  Sirin stressed that the patriarch has attended religious ceremonies, opened churches with religious
  ceremonies, participated in visits, receptions, celebrations, funerals, and religious tourism activities so far
  in Yalvac, Isparta, Avanos, Zelve, and Urgup in Nevsehir, Silivri in Istanbul, and Selcuk in Izmir.
  In reply to Sirin's motion, Aksu explained that the Culture and Tourism approves the patriarch's
  movements related to religious tourism and religious ceremonies and the relevant governors' offices refer
  the matter to the General Directorate of Security. He added that the necessary measures are taken.
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=43
  3/3/2005
  News Thursday 3, March 2005
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  ANKARA (ANA - A. Abatzis) The explosive device found in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar and
  neutralised by a Turkish bomb squad earlier on Saturday was an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police reported.
  According to an ANA correspondent in Ankara, the unexploded grenade was spotted on the roof of St. George's
  Church within the Patriarchate grounds by a crew of window-cleaners.
  Turkish police said the grenade may have been thrown any time in the past month but went unnoticed because it
  did not explode.
  The Ecumenical Patriarchate has been the target of similar attacks several times in the past, with grenades
  lobbed from the area behind the grounds and always landing near the same spot on the roof of the church. Past
  attacks have been accompanied by explosions.
  Commenting from Athens, Greek foreign ministry spokesman George Koumoutsakos unequivocally
  condemned the incident and said that Greek diplomatic and consular authorities in Ankara and Istanbul had
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  already conveyed their deep concern over the incident to Turkish authorities and asked for stronger security
  measures around the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
  Terrorist Bomb Explodes at Ecumenical Patriarchate
  Associated Press, Istanbul, Turkey
  10/7/2004
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=21
  Explosion Damages Istanbul Cathedral
  An explosion shattered windows at the seat of the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians in Istanbul
  on Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
  The blast struck the roof of the Cathedral of St. George, shattering windows there as well as in the main
  building of the Ecumenical Patriarchate complex, a Patriarchate official said on condition of anonymity.
  A terrorism police squad was investigating the cause of the blast, police officials said.
  The blast came weeks after police clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing nationalist Turks who staged a
  protest outside the Patriarchate and burned an effigy of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, whom far-right
  groups accuse of working against Turkish interests.
  Archbishop Demetrios Condemns Hostile Demonstrations Against Our Ecumenical
  Patriarchate
  10/30/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=104
  NEW YORK - Archbishop Demetrios of America has expressed his deepest sorrow and his strong and
  unequivocal condemnation for the most recent hostile demonstrations and threats against the holy center of
  world Orthodoxy, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in Istanbul, Turkey.
  This latest assault took place last Thursday, October 28, when groups of Turkish nationalists and other extreme
  elements demonstrated in Phanar against the Ecumenical Patriarchate chanting slogans such as "one night we'll
  come to the Phanar," "go away Patriarch," "Patriarch don't test our patience," "take the Patriarchate and go to
  Greece," and the like. Before police intervened, the angry demonstrators reached the entrance to the Patriarchal
  compound, and placed a black wreath in front of the gate.
  Archbishop Demetrios in his statement of condemnation said, "I express my deepest sorrow for the events that
  transpired outside of our Ecumenical Patriarchate last Thursday. The actions of these Turkish extremists-
  nationalists are appalling and condemnable in and by any civilized country. These are actions against a holy
  institution which survived and lives on through the centuries. It's an institution highly respected by the entire
  civilized world. These demonstrators are short changing themselves and Turkey, as they paint a picture of
  uncivilized, petty, narrow-minded people."
  "As a Church and as Orthodox in America, we are in spirit and in prayer by the side of our Ecumenical
  Patriarchate, and we stand in full support with love and care towards our Mother Church as we are reassured
  that He Who has many times saved this Patriarchate and has protected it in difficult times will once again be
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  next to our Ecumenical Patriarch and the Fathers of the Great Church of Christ and He will lead this crisis to a
  favorable result according to the teachings of our Lord, that God, 'will not break a bruised reed, and smoking
  flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory' (Matt. 12:20)."
  Serbian Orthodox Church Expresses Concern Over Activities of Extremist Groups in Turkey Against
  Ecumenical Patriarchate
  11/7/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=106
  Solidarity with Patriarchate of Constantinople
  The Assembly is also disturbed by frequent libelous assaults against certain institutions of the Serbian Orthodox
  Church, which are groundlessly and irresponsibly accused of hiding persons indicted for war crimes. The
  members of the Assembly reacted similarly to the slander and attacks by extremist groups in Turkey against the
  Patriarchate of Constantinople and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. The Assembly
  firmly hopes that the state institutions of the Republic of Turkey, clearly oriented toward a European future, will
  offer adequate protection and legal security to the Orthodox Church, other Christian churches, and all minority
  communities on its territory.
  OFFICIAL STATEMENT
  BY HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP SPYRIDON
  GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
  http://www.goarch.oranews/goa.news660
  His Eminence Archbishop Spyridon of America strongly condemned this latest criminal act of the bombing of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 3, 1997.
  Upon reflecting on this act of terror, the serious wounding of a clergyman, and the destruction of property of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate, His Eminence said:
  "Six weeks after he received the Congressional Gold Medal, the Ecumenical Patriarch was threatened by a bomb blast
  directed at him and his Church. This is unacceptable.
  At the dawn of the 21st century, it is inconceivable that the basic human rights, such as the freedom of worship, the
  ability to live a peaceful life according to the law of one's country, and the freedom to live without the constant fear of
  having ones life and property destroyed without cause, are still abused and denied in countries such as Turkey.
  How can a person claim for himself to be civilized, to be peace-loving, to be respectful of human rights and to be treated
  as part of the civilized world when his own actions violate these universally accepted tenets of humanity.
  I condemn all violence and persecution of human beings everywhere, for every person is gifted by God with dignity,
  honor, and the right to live a peaceful life.
  It is the responsibility of the Government of Turkey to provide safety and security for all of her citizens, and to seriously
  obey the international rules which govern a civilized society.
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  I, on behalf of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and all those who seek justice and peace throughout the
  world, condemn this act of violence and terror that occurred at the heart of Orthodox Christianity. Along with the
  clergyman who was seriously injured as a result of this bombing, over 300 million Orthodox Christians, and in fact all
  people of good will, have been wounded by this evil act.
  I simply ask myself and the world: Is it possible that after nearly 2,000 years of uninterrupted history that in the
  latter days of the 20th century, the beacon of Orthodoxy the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople which
  provides the light of faith, peace, and universal hope for all people, still lives in the shadows of such violent
  hatred?"
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  time since 1923, with non-Turkish members. In its defense, the Ecumenical Patriarchate states that because the Turkish
  government refuses to recognize them as a "legal identity," then it does not have the legal status to be bound by the
  treaty and therefore has the right to invite any members to the Holy Synod meeting.
  http://www.archons.orginewsidetaiLasp?id=259
  Catholics Urge Turkish Government To Return Confiscated Church
  As the Ecumenical Patriarchate continues to fight the Turkish Government for property rights and religious freedom for
  its Orthodox communities in Turkey, the Catholic Church is now reporting similar struggles.
  Turkish Daily News has reported on the ongoing efforts of Catholic leaders who demand tolerance for Christians in
  Turkey. In a recent letter, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Cologne, urges Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  for the reopening of a confiscated Church in Tarsus, the home city of Saint Paul. In late June, thousands of pilgrims are
  expected to flock to the region for the 2000th birthday of the Apostle. http://www.archons.orginews/detail.asp?ic1=230
  European Parliament member Antonios Trakatellis raises questions to the European Council regarding recent attacks
  and vandalizations of Orthodox communities in Turkey
  European Parliament Member Professor Antonios Trakatellis recently inquired to the Council of the European Union on
  the concerns of vandalizations of Orthodox churches and monasteries of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by Turkish
  Government officials and questions the Council on the measures it intends to take on these perpetrators. The Council's
  response mentions that it is fully aware of these incidents and admits that SCoetangible progress is urgently neededa€
  for freedom of religion for the ongoing reform process in Turkey. http://www.archons.orginews/detaiLasp?id=216
  Turkish Forestry Officials Vandalize Historic Church
  In response to unlawful destruction of an historic Orthodox Christian Church by eight officials of a local Ministry of
  Forestry in Turkey, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent an official letter to Mevlut Kurban, the
  District Elder of Princes' Islands, expressing his "strong disappointment and shock." The Ecumenical Patriarch
  emphasized that Christ the Savior Monastery "had survived numerous fires and earthquakes throughout hundreds of
  years. It is uncivil to brutalize a sacred building that carries so much cultural history, and unjust to destroy it, especially
  when Istanbul has been picked to be the capital of civilized Europe in 2010."
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=187
  Ecumenical Patriarch under investigation by Turkish prosecutors
  Barholomeos II [sic], the patriarch [sic] of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey, has been called on to give a statement
  to prosecutors on comments he made declaring that the patriarchy had ecumenical status.
  http://www.archons.orginewsidetaiLasp?id=172
  Archons Condemn Demonstrations at Phanar and Issue Formal Protests
  In response to ugly demonstrations by ultra nationalist Turks known as the Grey Wolves that took place at the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate last Thursday, October 27th, the National Commander Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis issued formal
  letters of protest and condemnation to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State and the Turkish
  Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Limberakis also called the US Embassy in Ankara to express the outrage of the
  Order of St. Andrew regarding these hateful demonstrations and asked the staff to convey these sentiments to the new
  U.S. Ambassador-Designate Ross Wilsonhttp://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=107
  Turkish Nationalists Continue Harassment and Demonstrate at Ecumenical Patriarchate
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  Turkish nationalists demonstrated on Friday outside the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul to protest its desire to
  use the title "ecumenical," which is not recognized by Turkey, witnesses said.
  Waving Turkish flags and that of the extreme right-wing Nationalist Movement Party, about 150 protestors laid a black
  wreath at the door of the Patriarchate on the European side of the city bearing the words "Off to Greece with the
  Patriarchate." http://www.archons.orenews/detaiLasp?id=102
  Continued Intimidation and Harassment by Istanbul Official Targeting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  The Greek Orthodox faithful in Turkey have 79 churches, 72 of them in Istanbul, reported Interior Minister Abdulkadir
  Aksu yesterday.
  Aksu (pictured right) supplied the figures in response to Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) Istanbul Deputy Emin Sirin
  (pictured left), who, dissatisfied with a previous question on why the the activities of Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch
  Bartholomeos aren't scrutinized under the Treaty of Lausanne, sent another motion to the Interior Ministry under right
  to information laws. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=83
  Archons' National Commander Protests Harassment of American Pilgrims
  New York - In a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew, Dr.
  Anthony Limberakis criticized the repressive harassment experienced by devout American pilgrims during their visit to
  the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
  Nearly 200 U.S. citizens traveled to Turkey to witness the historical meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical
  Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul. The event was viewed all over the world as a momentous stepping stone toward
  bringing together the two largest Christian churches. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=157
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  ANKARA (ANA - A. Abatzis) The explosive device found in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar and neutralised by a
  Turkish bomb squad earlier on Saturday was an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police reported.
  Explosion Damages Istanbul Cathedral
  An explosion shattered windows at the seat of the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians in Istanbul on
  Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
  The blast struck the roof of the Cathedral of St. George, shattering windows there as well as in the main building of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate complex, a Patriarchate official said on condition of anonymity.
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=21
  Turkish nationalists gatecrash Orthodox Bosporus celebration
  Turkish nationalists chanting slogans and waving the flag of an extreme right-wing party Thursday tried to disrupt a
  Greek Orthodox religious ceremony here called the benediction of the waters of the Bosporus, eyewitnesses said.
  As part of a tradition dating back to Byzantine times, a crucifix is thrown into the waters and young divers plunge in,
  competing to recover it.
  Some 60 nationalists interrupted the proceedings waving flags of the National Action Party (MHP) and chanting: "This is
  Turkey here, like it or leave it." http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=40
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  Bomb Explodes in Ecumenical Patriarchate Compound
  A bomb was thrown into the compound of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and exploded on the roof of the Patriarchal
  Cathedral of St. George the Trophy-Bearer at midnight, Istanbul time (5 p.m. EST).
  http://www.goarch.org/news/goa.news662
  Grenade attack on Ecumenical Patriarchate widely condemned
  Greece yesterday vehemently condemned the overnight grenade attack against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
  Constantinople in which a Greek Orthodox cleric was injured.
  Government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said the Greek government was strongly protesting to the competent Turkish
  authorities, saying they were not taking necessary security measures "therefore, giving the possibility to fanatics to
  commit such acts".
  http://www.greekembassv.org/embassv/Content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=252&article=1284&hilite=phanar
  Greek America Magazine reports on "September 6, 1955: Krystallnacht in Constantinople"
  Most Greek Americans and most Americans generally are unaware of the fact that on the evening of September 6, and
  in the early hours of September 7, 1955, the Turkish government carried out the most destructive pogrom that had been
  enacted in Europe since the infamous Krystallnacht which Hitler and the Nazis inflicted upon the Jewish communities,
  businesses and synagogues on the eve of World War II. http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=198
  Grenade rocks Istanbul's Orthodox patriarchate
  ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A hand grenade shattered church and monastery windows at the Greek Orthodox
  patriarchate in the Turkish city of Istanbul early on Thursday but no one was hurt, officials said.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Bomb damages seat of Orthodox Church in Istanbul
  ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (AFP) - A home-made bomb damaged the seat of the Orthodox Church in Istanbul overnight but no one
  was hurt in the explosion, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Bomb damages Orthodox Christian church in Istanbul
  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Unknown assailants tossed two bombs at the back entrance of a small Orthodox Christian
  church. One of the bombs went off causing some damage, but no injuries, reports said Saturday.
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani/message/28297
  Turkey: violent protests against Greek Orthodox patriarchate
  The "Turkish nationalists" were protesting -- violently -- the planned reopening of the one and only Orthodox seminary
  in Turkey. This despite the fact that, according to Turkish law, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople must be a
  Turkish citizen, born and raised in Turkey. All this is evidence of the fact that the slow strangulation of non-Muslim
  communities, as mandated by classic Islamic laws that forbid dhimmis to repair old churches or build new ones, is still
  very much part of the program of "secular" Turkey, both in its legal structures and in the minds of its citizens.
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  Ancient Orthodox Christian monastery near extinction by Turkish land officials
  Turkish government land officials, to the dismay of Christians, are redrawing boundaries around a Syriac Orthodox
  monastery and surrounding villages located near the Turkish-Syrian region supposedly to update a national land registry.
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=290
  Christian Pastor Attacked in Turkey as Country Seeks Religious Tolerance
  In a handwritten letter he was accused of not serving Christianity, but being used to attack traditional Turkish
  values.Turkey has made many improvements to increase religious tolerance and freedom over the past year, however it
  has been reported that Protestant pastor Wolfgang Hade serving in Izmit has recently received threats against him and
  his family, reported Compass Direct. http://www.archons.orenews/detail.asp?id=73
  THE NIGHT OF TERROR IN CONSTANTINOPLE - POGROM 1955
  Under the terms of the agreement regarding the exchange of populations in the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, the Greek
  population of Constantinople-a thriving community-and the muslim community residing in Western Thrace were
  exempted from the exchange process. http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  Religious Discrimination: The Ecumenical Patriarchate
  The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is the oldest active institution in Eastern Europe and the Balkans today.
  Its history dates back to 330 A.D., when Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the new city of
  Constantinople. Since then, the Patriarchate of Constantinople has been the spiritual center of Orthodox Christians
  worldwide, its influence spanning from Russia to the United States, and from Finland to South Africa.
  http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  The Greeks of Istanbul: Paper presented on the OSCE — ODIHR Meeting on Human Dimensions in Warsaw on October
  24th. 2000
  Under the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne which brought the Greco-Turkish War to an end, 120,000 Greeks stayed on in
  Turkey after 1923; this figure was offset by the 86,000 Muslims who remained in Greek Thrace. The number of Muslims
  in Greek Thrace today exceeds 100,000, while the Greek Community in Turkey, oppressed by a systematic orgy of
  persecutions, has dwindled to just 2,000 people. http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2004/October 08/1.html
  The Massacres of September 6-7 1955
  The Turkish Government undertakes to assure full and complete protection of life and liberty to all inhabitants of Turkey
  without distinction of birth, nationality, language, race or religion. -- Article 38 of the Lausanne Treaty, which Turkey
  violates. http://www.hellas.org/constantinople/index.htm
  Orthodox Christianity under threat
  By Nicholas Gage
  "The ecumenical patriarch, Bartholomew I, is often jeered and threatened when he ventures outside his walled enclave.
  He is periodically burned in effigy by Turkish chauvinists and Muslim fanatics."
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  Some of the Explosives Used Against the Ecumenical Patriarch
  Constantinople's last hurrah: Turkey and the Ecumenical Patriarchate
  By Mason, Whit
  Publication: World Policy Journal
  Date: Sunday, July 1 2001
  "Until quite recently, most Turks regarded the prelate's headquarters as a den of Greek spies. Tarasios says that when
  he arrived in Istanbul ten years ago articles about the Patriarchate in the Turkish press were always negative, often
  viciously so. In 1990, an angry demonstration by some 40 Turks from Eastern Thrace, in Greece, shut down the.
  Patriarchate for several days. Police said they could do nothing. In 1994, terrorists calling themselves the "Fighters of
  Light" threw a huge bomb, which fortunately did not explode, into the compound. After it was defused, police found a
  note left by militants vowing they would battle "until this place, which for years has contrived Byzantine intrigues
  against the Muslim peoples of the East, is exterminated." In 1997, another bomb bounced off the Church of St. George
  before exploding and seriously injuring a monk."
  Had one of these bombs not been found by the gardener and defused by a bomb squad before it exploded the
  Ecumenical Patriarch would have been killed and much of the Patriarchate destroyed.
  Bomb Explodes in Ecumenical Patriarchate Compound
  NEW YORK -- A bomb was thrown into the compound of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and exploded on the
  roof of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George the Trophy-Bearer at midnight, Istanbul time (5 p.m. EST).
  The interior of the Church had not been inspected at the time of this report. The explosion shattered part of the
  roof, damaged metal gutters, hurled shrapnel around the courtyard and shattered numerous windows.
  His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was not in the compound at the time of the explosion.
  Although no one was in the courtyard at the time of the explosion, the Tritevon, Reverend Deacon Nektarios,
  was severely injured by shrapnel and glass shards that penetrated the windows in the office across, where he
  was working. First reports are that he is in serious condition, but he is expected to recover.
  A previous attack in September of 1996 also damaged the Cathedral of St. George, but no one was injured.
  Human Right Internet: The United Nations Human Rights System. Retrieved on 2006-11-28
  "The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has been the target of bomb attacks (in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,
  2004), desecration of patriarchal cemeteries and personal assaults against the Ecumenical Patriarch."
  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew target of assassination plot
  Oslo, Norway
  11/3/2008
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=276
  IN THE NEWS - A court case reveals 86 members, ranging from the Turkish police, army, business, politics, and the mass
  media, who are alleged in a plan to assassinate the Ecumenical Patriarch, along with the murder of two Turkish
  Christians. The case points to a secret, ultra-nationalist organization (Ergenekon) in the upper levels of Turkish
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  government as a driving force in religious oppression. This is addressed in this originally published article, "Turkish
  nationalism, Ergenekon, and denial of religious freedom", by Forum 18's, Dr. Otmar Oehring of the Human Rights Office
  at Missio, the Pontifical Mission Society.
  Rogue Group of Retired Turkish Officers Planning Assassination of His All
  Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  7/26/2007
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=169
  A network of Turkish retired officers was planning even the murder of Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomew according to
  investigations conducted by Turkish judicial authorities. The network was dismantled last month when weapons and
  explosives were found near in a hovel near Konstantinopolis. "Aksam" newspaper says that evidence on the planning of
  Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomew assassination was found in the hard disc of the "National Forces Union" president,
  Bekir Ozturk. The same organization seems to have been planning assassinations of the Armenian Patriarch and Jewish
  businessman, Isaac Alaton, whose partner Gary was murdered under unknown conditions.
  Bekir Ozturk was arrested within the framework of interrogations about the organization of retired officers who
  possessed an arsenal of grenades, bombs and other weapons taken from the army. The network of retired officers was
  cooperating with the nationalist organization " Movement of Patriotic forces and other 4 organizations. The organization
  was founded on December, 27, 2006 and has 105 offices in 40 districts and 600.000 members.
  The ecumenical Patriarchate has in the past experienced grenade attacks, claimed by an organization called IBDA,
  believed to be of Islamic roots. However, grenades and explosives used in the attacks came from military warehouses
  and in some cases their serial numbers were recognized by NATO procedures.
  According to "Aksam" newspaper judicial authorities have called security authorities and intelligence services to
  strengthen security of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Armenian Patriarch and Isaac Alaton.
  A Plethora of Organized Efforts to Kill Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  and Other Christians
  TURKEY: Turkish nationalism, Ergenekon, and denial of religious freedom
  By Dr. Otmar Oehring, Head of the Human Rights Office of Missio
  Article published October 21, 2008
  A trial has begun in Turkey of influential people alleged to be part of an ultra-nationalist group, Ergenekon. Otmar
  Oehring of the German Catholic charity Missio notes, in a commentary for Forum 18 News Service, that opposition to
  religious freedom is widespread. Ergenekon members are alleged to have maintained deathlists of people, including
  Christians with a missionary background. The Malatya murder trial is revealing plausible links between Ergenekon, the
  "deep state" and the murders. But local officials — who are almost certainly not in an Ergenekon-type group are also
  hostile to religious freedom. The Ergenekon case is part of a power-struggle between the "deep state" and the AKP
  government, but it is unclear whether the current trials will advance freedom of religion and belief. Given the threats to
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  the day-to-day security and religious freedom of non-nationalist Turks, whether the government effectively addresses
  the roots of these threats will be crucial.
  A court case in Turkey has pointed to the existence of a secretive underground ultra-nationalist organisation Ergenekon,
  though this might merely be another name for the "deep state". The trial began near Istanbul on 20 October of 86
  alleged members -- from the police, army, business, politics and the mass media - on charges that they were plotting to
  overthrow the current Justice and Development Party (AKP) government by 2009.
  The "deep state" is the term used in Turkey for nationalist circles in the army, police, National Intelligence Organisation
  (MIT) secret police and state administration, which regard themselves as the custodians of the secularist legacy of the
  Republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (see Fl8News 28 June 2007). The MIT closely monitors religious minorities,
  and some MIT officers do indeed believe in protecting religious minorities. But other MIT officers are staunch
  nationalists and fully part of the "deep state" (see F18News 10 July 2007).
  Opposition to religious freedom is widespread among the "deep state" and wider sections of political life and the
  general public. This hostility has resulted in deaths and violent attacks, and has not been effectively addressed by the
  government (see Fl8News 15 April 2008).
  The anti-religious minority views of ultra-nationalist circles and the "deep state" were no secret, especially to the
  religious minorities themselves. But reports in the Turkish media about Ergenekon have, perhaps for the first time, given
  the wider Turkish public the details of the conspiracies. Many Turkish analysts think that the allegations made so far will
  turn out to be true.
  Members of Ergenekon are alleged to have maintained lists of people -- including Christians with a missionary
  background - targeted for killing. The involvement of Ergenekon has been alleged in the murders of Catholic priest Fr
  Andrea Santoro in Trabzon in February 2006 and three Protestants - Necati Aydin, Tillman Geske and Ugur YA%ksel - in
  Malatya in April 2007. The MIT secret police is known to have maintained observation of the places where all four of
  these Christians were killed (see F18News 10 July 2007).
  The trial of those accused of the Malatya murders is revealing that there may be links between Ergenekon, the "deep
  state" and the murders. As Christian news service Compass Direct reported on 21 October, the lawyer Orhan Kemal
  Cengiz, who leads the legal team representing the victims' families, states that there is a "very dark, complex,
  sophisticated web of relations behind the scenes."
  Indeed, the Ergenekon people not only seem to be the masterminds of the Santoro and Malatya murders (and of the
  murder of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink), they even had a plan to kill the Ecumenical Patriarch -- or at least to
  incite his murder in a way that could not be traced back to them.
  Among those arrested in the investigation against Ergenekon was ultranationalist lawyer Kemal Kerincsiz. As well as
  filing complaints against numerous writers for "insulting Turkishness" under the notorious Article 301 of the Penal Code,
  he also brought a high-profile case of "insulting Islam" under the same Article against Hakan Tastan and Turan Topal,
  Turks who joined a Protestant church.
  Even the so-called Turkish Orthodox Church -- which has almost no followers and was apparently designed by its
  founders as an irritant to the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate -- is revealed to have been closely linked with
  such circles. This "church" has been publicly supportive of Kerincsiz's claims that Turkish Christians "insult Turkishness".
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  Ergenekon is said to have used "Turkish Orthodox Church" buildings, and to be closely liked with those who run this
  "church".
  Ergenekon-style nationalists are certain that almost everyone is against the Turks and Turkishness. Particular enemies of
  Turkey are thought by these circles to be all of Turkey's ethnic minorities, particularly Kurds (some of whom are Alevi
  Muslims), as well as non-Muslim minorities. These views have long been widespread even outside Ergenekon-type
  circles (see F18News 29 November 2007).
  Ergenekon-type circles collected information on groups within these populations -- it helped that they had close ties to
  authorities with access to the personal data registry which records individuals' ethnic and religious affiliation. It is not
  known if Ergenekon itself -- if it existed in the form that is claimed - sent spies into religious minority communities.
  However, all religious minorities -- especially Christians -- have long had unknown people visiting their services.
  Sometimes these visitors say they are there from the MIT secret police to "protect" them, though more often they
  refuse to explain who they are (see F18News 26 July 2006).
  Religious minorities doubt whether the police or MIT secret police would really attend their places of worship to protect
  them: they are more likely to believe they are there to listen, watch and take notes. Even this year in 2008, believers
  leaving services are asked who they are and why they have attended. The authorities want to know whether those
  attending Christian churches are foreigners, local "foreigners" or possible converts. Ergenekon could have played a part
  in such enquiries.
  Many religious leaders have long been under surveillance by the MIT secret police. "Walls have ears," is the constant
  refrain in religious minority headquarters. Particularly close tabs were kept on Armenian Patriarch Mesrop Mutafyan,
  who had two "bodyguards" from the secret police with him constantly.
  Again it remains unclear if this surveillance is to protect them or to keep tabs on all their activity. That a grenade could
  have been thrown into Patriarch Bartholomew's office from a small street outside the Ecumenical Patriarchate in
  Istanbul's Fener district - which is under full and very visible police surveillance - shows that any "protection" is at best
  ineffectual. Those charged with protecting religious leaders have not managed to stop threats against them.
  Religious minority leaders live with threats constantly, whether through the media or directly. Patriarch Mesrop would
  receive about 300 emailed threats each day -- whether from one individual or many is unknown. Unknown people watch
  religious minority buildings, making sure they are seen and noticed by the religious minorities.
  Perhaps the biggest impact so far of this constant atmosphere of threats is on the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate,
  Turkey's biggest Christian denomination. Mesrop Mutafyan, who was elected Patriarch in 1998 against the express
  wishes of the Turkish authorities, has been forced to retreat into health-related seclusion. Many believe the severe
  health problems he is suffering -- which have affected him both physically and mentally - are akin to post-traumatic
  stress disorder. They believe these have been brought on by years of pressure from the media, the public and from the
  Armenian diaspora, some of which has dubbed him a traitor. As well as opposing his original election, the Turkish
  authorities also made trouble for him over the restoration of the Patriarchate several years ago.
  Should Patriarch Mesrop not recover and be in a position to take up his functions again, this could threaten the future of
  the Armenian Church in Turkey. The Turkish authorities are likely to insist -- as they have done up to now -- that the
  head of the Armenian (as well as the Greek Orthodox) Patriarchate must be a Turkish citizen resident in Turkey. The
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  Armenian Church may struggle to find a candidate with the diplomatic and linguistic skills and the international
  experience for such a crucial role in such a delicate and exposed position. This problem is of importance not just for the
  Church but for the Armenian community as a whole.
  However, it is clear that Ergenekon and the "deep state" are not the only obstacle for freedom of religion or belief. Local
  officials -- who are almost certainly not in an Ergenekon-type organisation continue to obstruct the work of non-
  Muslim communities. This can clearly be seen when it comes to property disputes.
  Roman Catholics, for example, face several difficult property battles, most notably in the southern coastal city of Mersin,
  where they have a large compound which they have used since Ottoman times. The only document the Catholics have
  confirming their ownership is a firman (decree) issued by the Ottoman sultan, which the local authorities do not
  consider is valid. Successive court cases brought by the local authorities in the 1980s finally reached Turkey's Supreme
  Court in Ankara in the 1990s, which ruled in favour of the Catholics.
  Such ownership problems are faced by all the minorities, despite their widely differing legal status. As is the case with all
  non-Muslim minority groups, Catholics do not legally exist. Furthermore, as their properties are not organised as
  "community foundations", their properties have no legal personality on their own. And as the Catholics do not legally
  exist, the government at times argues that they therefore also cannot have property. This shows that despite
  government claims, these property problems have not been resolved by the latest Foundations Law (see F18News 13
  March 2008).
  In the case of the Catholics of Mersin, the local authorities re-started the dispute through the courts, in a case that is
  now pending at the High Court. Catholics fear a negative ruling, which would force them to take their case to the
  European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. This would be extremely expensive and time-consuming, even
  though this may turn out to be the only effective way for religious minorities to secure freedom of religion or belief (see
  F18News 18 January 2007).
  The authorities in Mersin argue that the Ottoman firman only allows Catholic people to construct a specific building (a
  church) and did not grant them ownership of the land on which it was built. Similar court cases were brought in the past
  over the Assumptionist Church in Kadikoy, Istanbul (ECHR case No. 26308/95).
  The Mersin authorities' desire to confiscate Catholic property would leave the community with nowhere to worship,
  though it remains unclear how far the authorities would go. They could take away legal ownership, while allowing the
  Catholics to continue to use the church. In the past, authorities elsewhere have used such methods to confiscate
  religious property "legally".
  Another example is in Adana. The town's Jesuit-run. Catholic church has long faced harassment from local people
  attending a nearby wedding hall, which was built close to it in defiance of regulations. The mayor's office has said that
  the wedding hall should be closed but has taken no action to enforce this.
  Ancient cemeteries where Christians are buried -- such as in Samsun — or Christian sections of bigger cemeteries -- as in
  Ankara - are also not being protected from vandalism, despite requests from the Christian Churches. In the Black Sea
  port of Trabzon -- where Fr Santoro was murdered - the Christian cemetery is threatened with confiscation. Muslim
  cemeteries face no such problems.
  By contrast, spokespersons for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate have pointed to two positive developments. They
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  welcomed the January 2008 statement in parliament by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the issue of
  whether its Patriarch, Bartholomew, is "Ecumenical" or not is an "internal" matter for the Patriarchate and that the state
  should not interfere. Previously the authorities have responded ferociously to any claims that Bartholomew's religious
  role extends beyond Istanbul's tiny surviving Greek Orthodox community.
  Greek Orthodox spokespersons also welcome the July 2008 ruling by the ECHR in Strasbourg over the Buyukada
  orphanage, particularly the finding that not only does the property belong to the Orthodox Patriarchate but that the
  Patriarchate is an existing legal person (application no. 14340/05).
  Erdogan's statement about the title "Ecumenical" is likely to have little immediate impact on the general public, which
  continues to regard the Patriarchate with suspicion or hostility. The ECHR ruling should have an impact on other
  religious communities which have so far struggled to assert their right to a legal existence.
  Meanwhile a new party, the Law and Equality Party (Hak ve Esitlik Partisi), was created on 4 September to promote a
  nationalist agenda. The party, founded by a former general prominent in the war against the PKK Kurdish rebels, is also
  aimed at getting rid of Christians and ending Christian proselytism. The first sentence of the call to found the party--
  published as a full-page advertisement in many newspapers - attacks what it calls the "colonisation" of Turkey by
  missionaries, presumably Christian. "Turkish nation -- we know that you are fed up that your democracy is treated like a
  child, that foreign representatives and missionaries run around on our soil and boss you around," it reads.
  Although the party seems to be well-organised in Turkey's provinces, it remains unclear how serious it is and how many
  votes it might be able to gather in an election. Nevertheless, the party reflects more widely-held chauvinist views, which
  see no place in Turkey for non-Muslim minorities (see F18News 29 November 2007).
  Public opinion in Turkey is becoming more hostile to freedom of religion or belief, and increasingly favours extreme
  nationalism of the Ergenekon kind. The government's actions are favourable to these kinds of views -- even if not to the
  Ergenekon group itself -- and it does not seem to want to act effectively to protect non-nationalist Turkish citizens. The
  ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is not itself an extreme nationalist party, but it could do much more to make
  it unambiguously clear that religious and ethnic minorities are Turkish citizens with equal rights.
  The AKP itself is under threat from Ergenekon-style views; indeed, those associated with the "deep state" recently tried
  to have the AKP banned. A fight is underway between the Army and the old Kemalist "deep state" on one side and the
  AKP on the other. But it is not at all clear that the AKP is necessarily in this fight to advance democratic values, including
  freedom of religion and belief.
  It also remains unclear whether the AKP will prevail. Visits by members of the General Staff to Ergenekon prisoners
  ahead of the trial have been interpreted as a warning to the AKP not to go too far.
  The court case against alleged key leaders and members of Ergenekon is merely the latest step in the power-struggle
  between the "deep state" (of which Ergenekon appears to have been a part) and the AKP. That the judiciary -- quite
  obviously pushed by the government -- has initiated the court case can be seen as proof that the AKP government is
  fighting back against those groups in society and state that are striving to drive the AKP from power.
  Whether the Ergenekon court case will prove to be a step towards real democracy in Turkey -- leading to improvements
  in the area of freedom of religion and belief -- is quite another question. It is not only the court cases on Ergenekon and
  the Malatya murders which will decide this. Given the undeniable threats to the day-to-day security and religious
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  freedom of Turks who are not nationalists, whether the AKP government effectively addresses the roots of these threats
  will be crucial in deciding this question.
  Continued Intimidation and Harassment by Istanbul Official Targeting
  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  8/24/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=83
  ANKARA - The Greek Orthodox faithful in Turkey have 79 churches, 72 of them in Istanbul, reported
  Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu yesterday.
  Aksu (pictured right) supplied the figures in response to Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) Istanbul Deputy
  Emin Sirin (pictured left), who, dissatisfied with a previous question on why the the activities of Fener
  Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomeos aren't scrutinized under the Treaty of Lausanne, sent another
  motion to the Interior Ministry under right to information laws.
  Sirin stressed that the patriarch has attended religious ceremonies, opened churches with religious
  ceremonies, participated in visits, receptions, celebrations, funerals, and religious tourism activities so far
  in Yalvac, Isparta, Avanos, Zelve, and Urgup in Nevsehir, Silivri in Istanbul, and Selcuk in Izmir.
  In reply to Sirin's motion, Aksu explained that the Culture and Tourism approves the patriarch's
  movements related to religious tourism and religious ceremonies and the relevant governors' offices refer
  the matter to the General Directorate of Security. He added that the necessary measures are taken.
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=43
  3/3/2005
  News Thursday 3, March 2005
  Explosive device at Patriarchate an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police say
  ANKARA (ANA - A. Abatzis) The explosive device found in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar and
  neutralised by a Turkish bomb squad earlier on Saturday was an armed hand-grenade, Turkish police reported.
  According to an ANA correspondent in Ankara, the unexploded grenade was spotted on the roof of St. George's
  Church within the Patriarchate grounds by a crew of window-cleaners.
  Turkish police said the grenade may have been thrown any time in the past month but went unnoticed because it
  did not explode.
  The Ecumenical Patriarchate has been the target of similar attacks several times in the past, with grenades
  lobbed from the area behind the grounds and always landing near the same spot on the roof of the church. Past
  attacks have been accompanied by explosions.
  Commenting from Athens, Greek foreign ministry spokesman George Koumoutsakos unequivocally
  condemned the incident and said that Greek diplomatic and consular authorities in Ankara and Istanbul had
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  already conveyed their deep concern over the incident to Turkish authorities and asked for stronger security
  measures around the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
  Terrorist Bomb Explodes at Ecumenical Patriarchate
  Associated Press, Istanbul, Turkey
  10/7/2004
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=21
  Explosion Damages Istanbul Cathedral
  An explosion shattered windows at the seat of the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians in Istanbul
  on Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
  The blast struck the roof of the Cathedral of St. George, shattering windows there as well as in the main
  building of the Ecumenical Patriarchate complex, a Patriarchate official said on condition of anonymity.
  A terrorism police squad was investigating the cause of the blast, police officials said.
  The blast came weeks after police clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing nationalist Turks who staged a
  protest outside the Patriarchate and burned an effigy of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, whom far-right
  groups accuse of working against Turkish interests.
  Archbishop Demetrios Condemns Hostile Demonstrations Against Our Ecumenical
  Patriarchate
  10/30/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=104
  NEW YORK - Archbishop Demetrios of America has expressed his deepest sorrow and his strong and
  unequivocal condemnation for the most recent hostile demonstrations and threats against the holy center of
  world Orthodoxy, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in Istanbul, Turkey.
  This latest assault took place last Thursday, October 28, when groups of Turkish nationalists and other extreme
  elements demonstrated in Phanar against the Ecumenical Patriarchate chanting slogans such as "one night we'll
  come to the Phanar," "go away Patriarch," "Patriarch don't test our patience," "take the Patriarchate and go to
  Greece," and the like. Before police intervened, the angry demonstrators reached the entrance to the Patriarchal
  compound, and placed a black wreath in front of the gate.
  Archbishop Demetrios in his statement of condemnation said, "I express my deepest sorrow for the events that
  transpired outside of our Ecumenical Patriarchate last Thursday. The actions of these Turkish extremists-
  nationalists are appalling and condemnable in and by any civilized country. These are actions against a holy
  institution which survived and lives on through the centuries. It's an institution highly respected by the entire
  civilized world. These demonstrators are short changing themselves and Turkey, as they paint a picture of
  uncivilized, petty, narrow-minded people."
  "As a Church and as Orthodox in America, we are in spirit and in prayer by the side of our Ecumenical
  Patriarchate, and we stand in full support with love and care towards our Mother Church as we are reassured
  that He Who has many times saved this Patriarchate and has protected it in difficult times will once again be
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  next to our Ecumenical Patriarch and the Fathers of the Great Church of Christ and He will lead this crisis to a
  favorable result according to the teachings of our Lord, that God, 'will not break a bruised reed, and smoking
  flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory' (Matt. 12:20)."
  Serbian Orthodox Church Expresses Concern Over Activities of Extremist Groups in Turkey Against
  Ecumenical Patriarchate
  11/7/2005
  http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=106
  Solidarity with Patriarchate of Constantinople
  The Assembly is also disturbed by frequent libelous assaults against certain institutions of the Serbian Orthodox
  Church, which are groundlessly and irresponsibly accused of hiding persons indicted for war crimes. The
  members of the Assembly reacted similarly to the slander and attacks by extremist groups in Turkey against the
  Patriarchate of Constantinople and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. The Assembly
  firmly hopes that the state institutions of the Republic of Turkey, clearly oriented toward a European future, will
  offer adequate protection and legal security to the Orthodox Church, other Christian churches, and all minority
  communities on its territory.
  OFFICIAL STATEMENT
  BY HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP SPYRIDON
  GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
  http://www.goarch.ordnews/goa.news660
  His Eminence Archbishop Spyridon of America strongly condemned this latest criminal act of the bombing of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 3, 1997.
  Upon reflecting on this act of terror, the serious wounding of a clergyman, and the destruction of property of the
  Ecumenical Patriarchate, His Eminence said:
  "Six weeks after he received the Congressional Gold Medal, the Ecumenical Patriarch was threatened by a bomb blast
  directed at him and his Church. This is unacceptable.
  At the dawn of the 21st century, it is inconceivable that the basic human rights, such as the freedom of worship, the
  ability to live a peaceful life according to the law of one's country, and the freedom to live without the constant fear of
  having ones life and property destroyed without cause, are still abused and denied in countries such as Turkey.
  How can a person claim for himself to be civilized, to be peace-loving, to be respectful of human rights and to be treated
  as part of the civilized world when his own actions violate these universally accepted tenets of humanity.
  I condemn all violence and persecution of human beings everywhere, for every person is gifted by God with dignity,
  honor, and the right to live a peaceful life.
  It is the responsibility of the Government of Turkey to provide safety and security for all of her citizens, and to seriously
  obey the international rules which govern a civilized society.
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  Pls be sure I see Joe.
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  Fyi from Jose re mayor villaraigosa who offered to help raise for shanghai:
  "Antonio did say that he has not heard from Secy since election. I wonder how feasible it would be to get her to call him
  to thank him for his commitment to help? I think he can easily raise $2m. "
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  Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:19 AM
  To:
  Subject Fw: LA
  Fyi from Jose re mayor villaraigosa who offered to help raise for shanghai:
  "Antonio did say that he has not heard from Secy since election. I wonder how feasible it would be to get her to call him
  to thank him for his commitment to help? I think he can easily raise $2m. "
  See b/I
  Cdm
  Original Message ---
  From: Villarreal, Jose
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Sent: Wed Oct 21 21:07:37 2009
  Subject: Fw: LA
  Fyi - In case this makes it up your way...
  Original Message ----
  From: Villarreal, Jose
  To: 'BalderstonKM@state.gov' <BalderstonKM@state.gov>
  Sent: Wed Oct 21 20:51:30 2009
  Subject: LA
  Had good meeting with Antonio Villaraigosa this morning. He is totally supportive and commited to help raise money
  and sponsor an LA presence. He totally got it. Do you know Jay Carson, his press guy? He was one of our campaign press
  hands. Also, his head of Intl, Dario, says he worked with you at WH legis affairs. Antonio did say that he has not heard
  from Secy since election. I wonder how feasible it would be to get her to call him to thank him for his commitment to
  help? I think he can easily raise $2m. This is the figure we talked about. His competitiveness got going when I told him
  that Henry Cisneros is helping raise $1M in little ole San Antonio...
  On my way to Houston tomorrow to meet with leaders there Fri morning...
  We should figure out a NY strategy. With Tx, Ca & Ny, we have strong geographic balance.
  IRS Circular 230 Notice Requirement: This communication is not given in the form of a covered opinion, within the
  meaning of Circular 230 issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Thus, we are required to inform you that
  you cannot rely upon any tax advice contained in this communication for the purpose of avoiding United States federal
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  Just checked in with mara. She says
  Daniel Rubinstein, our Jerusalem CG, is seeing Abbas at 2pm their time, so will have a report to us by 3pm (they are 6
  hours ahead, so 9am for us) -- so we will know then whether or not a call from you to him makes sense.

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  Subject Mara
  Just checked in with mara. She says
  Daniel Rubinstein, our Jerusalem CG, is seeing Abbas at 2pm their time, so will have a report to us by 3pm (they are 6
  hours ahead, so 9am for us) -- so we will know then whether or not a call from you to him makes sense.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766354 Date: 07/31/2015



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  and...
  I'll tell joe

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  Subject: Re: Hillary: You're addressing a group on Africa on Thursday. JoeWilson will be there
  and...
  I'll tell joe
  Original Message
  From: Hillary Clinton
  To: 'sbwhoeo
  Sent: Sep 30, UU9 8:45 PM
  Subject: Re: Hillary: You're addressing a group on Africa on Thursday. JoeWilson will be there and...
  I certainly will. I'm copying Lona and Huma so they can arrange a visit.
  Original Message
  From: sbwhoeop B6
  To: H
  Sent: Wed Sep 30 19:17:34 2009
  Subject: Hillary: You're addressing a group on Africa on Thursday. Joe Wilson will be there and...
  wants to say hello to you. Please look out for him. Thanks. Sid
  Sent via Cingular Xpress Mail with Blackberry
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  H: Of interest, Hague latest briefing, hostile to Tony. Tories desperately do not want Blair there, want to run their own
  European policy, mostly anti-EU, and indeed break with past and continuity on Europe. Tory Party split, with anti-EU
  faction dominant, its base virulent, and Cameron straddling as best he can. Hague leans anti-Europe. S
  London Times
  October 22, 2009
  `Appointing Blair as EU president will have
  consequences', warns Hague
  William Hague's strident attack on his fellow Briton reportedly left some of the EU ambassadors baffled
  Francis Elliott, David Charter and Tom Baldwin
  William Hague has been conducting a behind-the-scenes campaign to convince European ambassadors that Tony Blair
  would be a bad choice for European Union president, The Times has learnt. The Shadow Foreign Secretary used a lunch
  organised by the Swedish presidency in London last week to lobby the most senior diplomats of the 26 other EU nations
  against the appointment.
  EU leaders had hoped to choose the new president at next week's summit, but the Czech Republic's last-minute
  objections to the Lisbon treaty have scuppered that. President Sarkozy of France wants a quick decision, however, and is
  understood to be pushing for a special one-day summit in Brussels next month to fill the new post.
  In making the Conservatives' case against Mr Blair, Mr Hague said that while in Downing Street the former Prime Minister
  had consistently placed a higher priority on US interests than on those of Europe. Mr Hague also reminded the diplomats
  of Mr Blair's actions in the run-up to the Iraq war, according to one of those attending the lunch last Thursday.
  A claim that Mr Hague told the ambassadors that the Tories would regard Mr Blair's appointment as a "declaration of war"
  by the EU was denied, however. A spokesman for Mr Hague said that the phrase was "a bit strong". Nevertheless, it was
  not disputed that Mr Hague made clear that the move would have consequences for relations between Britain and
  Brussels. Diplomats said that there was a "clear mark of hostility".
  "Mr Hague wanted to leave the ambassadors in no doubt that the Conservative Party is opposed to the appointment of
  Tony Blair as president of the European Council and [that] it would only underline the lack of accountability and legitimacy
  involved in the creation of the position in the first place," Mr Hague's spokesman said. Mr Hague's strident attack on his
  fellow Briton reportedly left some of the ambassadors baffled.
  Mr Hague is currently in Washington for talks with members of the Obama Administration, including Hillary Clinton, the
  Secretary of State, with whom he raised the issue of the Conservatives' membership of a right-wing alliance of European
  parties with allegedly anti-Semitic members. He accused critics of running a smear campaign against some of the group,
  led by Michal Kaminsky, head of Poland's Law and Justice Party.

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  H: Of interest, Hague latest briefing, hostile to Tony. Tories desperately do not want Blair there, want to run their own
  European policy, mostly anti-EU, and indeed break with past and continuity on Europe. Tory Party split, with anti-EU
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  October 22, 2009
  `Appointing Blair as EU president will have
  consequences', warns Hague
  William Hague's strident attack on his fellow Briton reportedly left some of the EU ambassadors baffled
  Francis Elliott, David Charter and Tom Baldwin
  William Hague has been conducting a behind-the-scenes campaign to convince European ambassadors that Tony Blair
  would be a bad choice for European Union president, The Times has learnt. The Shadow Foreign Secretary used a lunch
  organised by the Swedish presidency in London last week to lobby the most senior diplomats of the 26 other EU nations
  against the appointment.
  EU leaders had hoped to choose the new president at next week's summit, but the Czech Republic's last-minute
  objections to the Lisbon treaty have scuppered that. President Sarkozy of France wants a quick decision, however, and is
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  "Mr Hague wanted to leave the ambassadors in no doubt that the Conservative Party is opposed to the appointment of
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  fellow Briton reportedly left some of the ambassadors baffled.
  Mr Hague is currently in Washington for talks with members of the Obama Administration, including Hillary Clinton, the
  Secretary of State, with whom he raised the issue of the Conservatives' membership of a right-wing alliance of European
  parties with allegedly anti-Semitic members. He accused critics of running a smear campaign against some of the group,
  led by Michal Kaminsky, head of Poland's Law and Justice Party.
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  fyi
  From: Gordon, Philip H
  Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:52 PM
  To: Abedin, Huma; Mills, Cheryl D
  Cc: Sullivan, Jacob J; McEldowney, Nancy E; Boyer, Spencer P
  Subject: Paris
  Closed the loop with French. We will not do Afpak meeting on Nov. 8. Our agreed reason is that with
  elections now scheduled for Nov. 7, timing is not right. We can discuss Afpak with all the allies at the
  December 3 NATO ministerial.
  Separate issue is whether to stop in Paris Nov. 8 for quick bilat. I said we remained open to that but that might
  be better to just put it off until we can do a "proper" Paris visit. Kouchner is in Beirut for the weekend but will
  get back to us soonest.
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  Iona and i wanted to give you an update on travel both alonzo and mario are recommending against travel today reagan
  is still closed until this afternoon per alonzo.
  mario is holding seats on 7am tomorrow.
  as for trains, i talked to amtrak, they have trains running, some approx 1 hour behind schedule and a couple have
  canceled but they are running today.
  lona will be hearing from melanne in the next few hours or so about whether event will be on or canceled tomorrow.
  will keep you updated

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  Iona and i wanted to give you an update on travel both alonzo and mario are recommending against travel today reagan
  is still closed until this afternoon per alonzo.
  mario is holding seats on 7am tomorrow.
  as for trains, i talked to amtrak, they have trains running, some approx 1 hour behind schedule and a couple have
  canceled but they are running today.
  lona will be hearing from melanne in the next few hours or so about whether event will be on or canceled tomorrow.
  will keep you updated
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  Subject Tony blair just called for you.
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  Kurt campbell is asking if you would do a quick pull aside with Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki tomorrow. Kurt would do
  meeting, and would bring him by for a few minutes. Pls let me know what you think.
  Points he sent:

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  Subject Japanese ambassador
  Kurt campbell is asking if you would do a quick pull aside with Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki tomorrow. Kurt would do
  meeting, and would bring him by for a few minutes. Pls let me know what you think.
  Points he sent:
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  Ok
  Original Message
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  Sent: Sun Dec 20 15:02:18 2009
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  Kurt campbell is asking if you would do a quick pull aside with Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki tomorrow. Kurt would do
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  FYI
  Forwarded messa e

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  Arlen Specter would like to speak to either of you regarding the possibility of the Syrians helping to free the
  three American hikers held by Iran. Thinks they can be helpful.

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  Arlen Specter would like to speak to either of you regarding the possibility of the Syrians helping to free the
  three American hikers held by Iran. Thinks they can be helpful.
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  FYI — Bill did talk to Senator Specter. It went fine. Specter was glad to hear we had approached the Syrians re: the
  hikers.

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  FYI — Bill did talk to Senator Specter. It went fine. Specter was glad to hear we had approached the Syrians re: the
  hikers.
  From: Burns, William 3
  Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 4:38 PM
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Jacobs, Janice L; Feltman, Jeffrey D; Macmanus, Joseph E; Fogarty, Daniel 3
  Subject: RE: Arlen Specter called S office
  I talked to Sen Specter, and confirmed that we have approached Syrians (along with others) to ask their help on
  hikers. He was appreciative.
  From: Verma, Richard R
  Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 4:29 PM
  To: Burns, William 3
  Cc: Jacobs, Janice L; Feltman, Jeffrey D; Macmanus, Joseph E; Fogarty, Daniel 3
  Subject: FW: Arlen Specter called S office
  Bill — the Secretary asked if you would be willing to call Specter back on her behalf....sorry to drag you into this. Jim
  Steinberg tells me we have also just sent (or will send) a dip note to Syria and others in the region on this same subject.
  Rich
  From: Fogarty, Daniel 3
  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:27 AM
  To: Verma, Richard R; Schlicher, Ronald L; Jacobs, Janice L; Mills, Cheryl D
  Cc: Rooney, Matthew M; Macmanus, Joseph E; S_SpecialAssistants; CA-Staffers Mailbox
  Subject: RE: Arlen Specter called S office
  All:
  For your review, I've attached Sen. Specter's letter to S about this issue. We just received this fax.
  Thanks,
  Dan
  - 7-
  From: Fogarty, Daniel J
  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:28 AM
  To: Verma, Richard R
  Cc: Rooney, Matthew M; Macmanus, Joseph E; S_SpecialAssistants
  Subject: Arlen Specter called S office
  Sir,
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766379 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766379 Date: 08/31/2015
  Senator Specter just called for the Secretary to discuss the three Amcit hikers detained in Iran —Josh Fattal is a
  constituent from Elkins Park, PA. Since S is on travel, he passed his message to me.
  Specter wants to know what/if anything the Department has done to enlist the assistance of Syria in obtaining the
  release of the Amcits detained in Iran. Specter said he recently spoke with the Syrian Ambassador to the U.S. lmad
  Moustapha, who mentioned that Syria helped the UK when five Brits were detained in Iran.
  Specter has our information in the office and has made it clear that he would like an answer later this morning. He can
  be reached at 202-224-4254.
  Sincerely,
  Dan
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766379 Date: 08/31/2015



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  I think this is a good idea — what do you think?
  cdm

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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015
  RELEASE IN PART B6
  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:51 AM
  To:
  Subject: FW: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  I think this is a good idea — what do you think?
  cdm
  From: Richard Socarides [mailto
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:50 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  There is a lot of appreciation for everything the Dept has done around this so far and I think you could really
  build on it by putting someone there in charge of international LGBT human rights issues.
  Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  Nico Colombant I Washington 21 December 2009
  Photo: AP
  Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, 23 Jun 2009
  Anti-gay laws sweeping through East Africa have sparked a debate in the United States about the possible
  influence of American evangelical leaders and lawmakers with strong ties in that region. U.S. activists are also
  shedding new light on the risks that gays face in East Africa.
  In his book called The Family, American journalist Jeff Sharlet criticizes a group of influential American
  Christian leaders and conservative lawmakers with close ties to politicians in East Africa.
  He accuses them of treating some of the countries they deal with as social and political experiments.
  "It has become sort of a Frankenstein's monster and is the family going to take responsibility for the
  empowerment they have given to some of these politicians?," asked Jeff Sharlet.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015
  In his book, Sharlet specifically refers to politicians in Uganda proposing an anti-gay law that would criminalize
  homosexuality. The law, which could be passed within weeks despite international condemnation, includes
  possible punishment by death.
  Anti-gay laws were recently passed in Burundi, are being discussed in Rwanda, and could soon be expanded in
  Kenya and Tanzania.
  The American group Sharlet calls The Family is also known as The Fellowship. It organizes an annual National
  Prayer Breakfast with the U.S. president and foreign guests, but besides that activity shuns publicity and does
  not openly list its members.
  But Sharlet says more American reporters are looking into the group and its alleged ties to Africa. These
  include helping African politicians with money so they can push socially conservative agendas.
  "We see reporters in Iowa, in Pennsylvania, and in Oklahoma, going to their elected representatives who have a
  link to this whole thing and saying 'tell us about the link'," he said. "They are not accusing them of anything,
  they are saying, 'You have a relationship with the Ugandan government, what is the nature of that
  relationship? And, are you going to use that influence to oppose this legislation that seems to be supported by
  some of your allies?"
  Religious leaders like Rick Warren have also been under the microscope. He is the senior pastor of the
  California-based Saddleback church, which is active in both Uganda and Rwanda.
  After being questioned about his role by U.S. media, Warren issued a video message on the Internet, denying
  his support for the law in Uganda.
  "As an American pastor, it is not my role to interfere with the politics of other nations, but it is my role to speak
  out on moral issues and it is my role to shepherd other pastors who look to me for guidance, and it is my role to
  correct lies and errors and false reports when others associate my name with a law that I had nothing to do with,
  [and which] I completely oppose and I vigorously condemn," said Rick Warren. "I am referring to the pending
  law under consideration by the Ugandan parliament, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill."
  Rwanda's parliament is also working to pass a law which would criminalize homosexuality but Warren has yet
  to address his church's role in that matter. In 2005, he called Rwanda a "purpose driven nation." Warren went
  with dozens of American evangelicals to hold meetings with government ministers, lawmakers and donate
  materials to churches across Rwanda.
  Several American lawmakers who have been linked to the Fellowship, like Nevada Senator John Ensign have
  called the Ugandan law proposal "outrageous". But others like Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, who went to
  Uganda in 2004, have said they do not know enough about the bill to comment.
  The executive director of the U.S.-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Cary Alan
  Johnson, welcomes some of the questions now being asked.
  "It is a debate that has to happen and we are glad it is happening," said Cary Alan Johnson. "Rwanda and
  Uganda are both countries with deeply spiritual people and as of late we have understood that some of the more
  conservative elements in the United States have been funding the most violent and homophobic discourses
  about homosexuality."
  Johnson says those seeking to push an agenda should understand the consequences of their actions. He warns
  anti-gay laws could worsen already high HIV levels in east Africa.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015
  "The impact of these laws on HIV prevention is extremely worrisome to us," he said. "Laws we are talking
  about in Uganda, Rwanda, will make it impossible for groups to do HIV education that targets men who have
  sex with men or that targets bisexual people and we know that there is a strong impact of HIV on this
  community and on society in general."
  Lisa Laurel Weinberg, from the Massachusetts Lutheran Social Services Human Rights Protection Project, says
  the situation is already very difficult. In her other job as an asylum attorney, she recently helped a young
  Ugandan woman win asylum to the United States. The woman's apartment had been raided by police while she
  was inside with her girlfriend.
  "The police broke in and brought them to the police station and raped them in what is called a corrective rape,"
  said Lisa Laurel Weinberg. "It is when males of authority try and correct lesbianism through rape."
  But Weinberg warns trying to fight the new laws from the outside is very complicated.
  "I got an e-mail yesterday that said be really careful and check with Ugandans before you do any advocacy from
  the West, because us imposing our values, they are really sensitive to the whole colonialism history, so that the
  email cautioned be careful what you do and let it come from them," she said.
  Some prominent politicians and journalists in East Africa have called homosexuality the "white man's
  disease." Pro-gay groups in the region, which are mostly underground, say they are becoming increasingly
  afraid to ask for help, and believe outside interference could worsen the persecution they face.
  Find this article at:
  http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/hu man-ri ghts/Africas-Anti-Gay-Laws-Spark-Accusati ons-an d-Den i al s-i n-US-79853182. html
  Richard Socarides, Esq.
  Brady Klein Weissman LLP
  501 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
  w: 212.949.5800 m
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766390 Date: 08/31/2015



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  I think I would want someone higher profile.
  If she is doing this, it's likely as a response to incoming rather than as an affirmative agenda.
  Not sure how I got to be the person pushing all things in this area -- think from the earlier efforts on family benefits but
  as general matter - we have a reactive mechanism right now (to others, to me sending emails re Uganda (and now
  Rwanda is doing same kind of anti-gay law)) etc.
  This would be someone who's portfolio would be an affirmative agenda.
  cdm

RawText:
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015
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  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD©state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:56 AM
  To:
  Subject: RE: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  I think I would want someone higher profile.
  If she is doing this, it's likely as a response to incoming rather than as an affirmative agenda.
  Not sure how I got to be the person pushing all things in this area -- think from the earlier efforts on family benefits but
  as general matter - we have a reactive mechanism right now (to others, to me sending emails re Uganda (and now
  Rwanda is doing same kind of anti-gay law)) etc.
  This would be someone who's portfolio would be an affirmative agenda.
  cdm
  Original Message
  From: H [mailto:HDR22@clintonemail.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:54 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: Re: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  Mira patel in sp told me she is already starting to do this. Do you want someone in drl.
  Original Message ----
  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  To: H
  Sent: Tue Dec 22 07:50:48 2009
  Subject: FW: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  I think this is a good idea — what do you think?
  cdm
  From: Richard Socarides [mailto
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:50 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: voanews.com: Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  There is a lot of appreciation for everything the Dept has done around this so far and I think you could really build on it
  by putting someone there in charge of international LGBT human rights issues.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015
  Africa's Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US
  Nico Colombant I Washington 21 December 2009
  Photo: AP
  Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, 23 Jun 2009
  Anti-gay laws sweeping through East Africa have sparked a debate in the United States about the possible influence of
  American evangelical leaders and lawmakers with strong ties in that region. U.S. activists are also shedding new light on
  the risks that gays face in East Africa.
  In his book called The Family, American journalist Jeff Sharlet criticizes a group of influential American Christian leaders
  and conservative lawmakers with close ties to politicians in East Africa.
  He accuses them of treating some of the countries they deal with as social and political experiments.
  "It has become sort of a Frankenstein's monster and is the family going to take responsibility for the empowerment they
  have given to some of these politicians?," asked Jeff Sharlet.
  In his book, Sharlet specifically refers to politicians in Uganda proposing an anti-gay law that would criminalize
  homosexuality. The law, which could be passed within weeks despite international condemnation, includes possible
  punishment by death.
  Anti-gay laws were recently passed in Burundi, are being discussed in Rwanda, and could soon be expanded in Kenya
  and Tanzania.
  The American group Sharlet calls The Family is also known as The Fellowship. It organizes an annual National Prayer
  Breakfast with the U.S. president and foreign guests, but besides that activity shuns publicity and does not openly list its
  members.
  But Sharlet says more American reporters are looking into the group and its alleged ties to Africa. These include helping
  African politicians with money so they can push socially conservative agendas.
  "We see reporters in Iowa, in Pennsylvania, and in Oklahoma, going to their elected representatives who have a link to
  this whole thing and saying 'tell us about the link'," he said. "They are not accusing them of anything, they are saying,
  'You have a relationship with the Ugandan government, what is the nature of that relationship? And, are you going to
  use that influence to oppose this legislation that seems to be supported by some of your allies?"
  Religious leaders like Rick Warren have also been under the microscope. He is the senior pastor of the California-based
  Saddleback church, which is active in both Uganda and Rwanda.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015
  After being questioned about his role by U.S. media, Warren issued a video message on the Internet, denying his
  support for the law in Uganda.
  "As an American pastor, it is not my role to interfere with the politics of other nations, but it is my role to speak out on
  moral issues and it is my role to shepherd other pastors who look to me for guidance, and it is my role to correct lies and
  errors and false reports when others associate my name with a law that I had nothing to do with, [and which] I
  completely oppose and I vigorously condemn," said Rick Warren. "I am referring to the pending law under consideration
  by the Ugandan parliament, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill."
  Rwanda's parliament is also working to pass a law which would criminalize homosexuality but Warren has yet to address
  his church's role in that matter. In 2005, he called Rwanda a "purpose driven nation." Warren went with dozens of
  American evangelicals to hold meetings with government ministers, lawmakers and donate materials to churches across
  Rwanda.
  Several American lawmakers who have been linked to the Fellowship, like Nevada Senator John Ensign have called the
  Ugandan law proposal "outrageous". But others like Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, who went to Uganda in 2004,
  have said they do not know enough about the bill to comment.
  The executive director of the U.S.-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Cary Alan Johnson,
  welcomes some of the questions now being asked.
  "It is a debate that has to happen and we are glad it is happening," said Cary Alan Johnson. "Rwanda and Uganda are
  both countries with deeply spiritual people and as of late we have understood that some of the more conservative
  elements in the United States have been funding the most violent and homophobic discourses about homosexuality."
  Johnson says those seeking to push an agenda should understand the consequences of their actions. He warns anti-gay
  laws could worsen already high HIV levels in east Africa.
  "The impact of these laws on HIV prevention is extremely worrisome to us," he said. "Laws we are talking about in
  Uganda, Rwanda, will make it impossible for groups to do HIV education that targets men who have sex with men or
  that targets bisexual people and we know that there is a strong impact of HIV on this community and on society in
  general."
  Lisa Laurel Weinberg, from the Massachusetts Lutheran Social Services Human Rights Protection Project, says the
  situation is already very difficult. In her other job as an asylum attorney, she recently helped a young Ugandan woman
  win asylum to the United States. The woman's apartment had been raided by police while she was inside with her
  girlfriend.
  "The police broke in and brought them to the police station and raped them in what is called a corrective rape," said Lisa
  Laurel Weinberg. "It is when males of authority try and correct lesbianism through rape."
  But Weinberg warns trying to fight the new laws from the outside is very complicated.
  "I got an e-mail yesterday that said be really careful and check with Ugandans before you do any advocacy from the
  West, because us imposing our values, they are really sensitive to the whole colonialism history, so that the email
  cautioned be careful what you do and let it come from them," she said.
  Some prominent politicians and journalists in East Africa have called homosexuality the "white man's disease." Pro-gay
  groups in the region, which are mostly underground, say they are becoming increasingly afraid to ask for help, and
  believe outside interference could worsen the persecution they face.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015
  Find this article at:
  http://www1.voanews.com/engl ishinews/human-rights/Africas-Anti-Gay-Laws-Spark-Accusations-and-Denials-in-U5-
  79853182.htm I
  Richard Socarides, Esq.
  Brady Klein Weissman LIP
  501. Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
  w:212.949.5800 m:
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766391 Date: 08/31/2015



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  Subject: Is isabelle coming
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  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:45 AM
  To:
  Subject FW: Anti-Gay Laws
  FYI
  From: Goosby, Eric
  Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:32 AM
  To: Mills, Cheryl D
  Subject: Re: Anti-Gay Laws
  Cheryl
  It may be worth putting together a small group to think through the issue in some depth to decide whether there is a more
  proactive strategy that may be possible and/or worth engaging in one or more countries :
  1. Define human rights challenges around gay communities in many of our partner countries
  2. Define the social political context (ie: how does civil society and the political/legislative activity converge or not
  converge)
  3. Potential role of Judicial response (eg: Adult Disability Act in US)
  4. Role of multilateral and normative bodies
  We are quietly doing this in PEPFAR over the next two months to assess whether we can work behind the politics to
  increase the "safe space" for our populations seeking and/or in care (increase identification, entry and retention).
  Cheryl, I hope you have a wonderful holiday, heading back to SF now, back in Monday (28th)
  Eric
  This email was sent from a wireless Blackberry device.
  This e-mail is unclassified based on the definitions provided in E.O. 12958
  From: Mills, Cheryl D
  To: Carson, Johnnie
  Cc: Posner, Michael H; Patel, Mira D; Baer, Daniel B; Hyde, Dana; Goosby, Eric; Smith, Daniel B; Moy, Kin W
  Sent: Tue Dec 22 08:18:24 2009
  Subject: Anti-Gay Laws
  Johnnie
  What is the best way to have a systematic assessment of what countries in Africa have laws proceeding or on the books
  re: anti-gay measures similar to the Uganda bill?
  I am particularly concerned as we begin to make determinations in budget process for significant investments in several
  countries for GHFSI, Pepfar, GHI, etc., that we not be surprised.
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  Can you advise how we can proceed or if we should do a call or seek a tasking for this information?
  Thanks.
  cdm
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  AFP/Christophe Schmidt
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  Ed Luce( Financial Times)
  April Ryan (American Urban Radio
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ExtractedSubject: Fw: NYT Piece on Eikenberry Cables
ExtractedFrom: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
ExtractedDateSent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:55 AM
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  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766418 Date: 08/31/2015
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  From: Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov>
  Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:55 AM
  To:
  Subject Fw: NYT Piece on Eikenberry Cables
  Fyi
  From: Mills, Cheryl D
  To: Kennedy, Patrick F
  Cc: Smith, Daniel B; Sullivan, Jacob 3; Verma, Richard R; Mills, Cheryl D; Lew, Jacob J; Koh, Harold Hongju; Steinberg,
  James B; Boswell, Eric J
  Sent: Tue Jan 26 03:54:57 2010
  Subject: Fw: NYT Piece on Eikenberry Cables
  The leaking of classified material is a breach not only of trust, it is I WI also a breach of the law.
  In either event, we should seek a full investigation and send a deterrent message to the community that this type of
  security breach is unacceptable and seriously jeopardizes our national interest.
  Can you advise what have been steps taken in the past in these types of matters as I would like to ensure we take
  agressive action.
  Cdm
  From: Syed, Zia S
  To: Abedin, Huma; Sullivan, Jacob 3; Mills, Cheryl D
  Cc: S_SpecialAssistants; Macmanus, Joseph E
  Sent: Mon Jan 25 22:41:13 2010
  Subject: NYT Piece on Eikenberry Cables
  FYI, there is a just released story on the front page of NYTimes.com that re-prints in full Amb. Eikenberry's November
  2009 Cables (full story pasted below):
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/worldiasia/26strategy.html?hp and
  http://documents.nytimes.com/eikenberry-s-memos-on-the-strategy-in-afghanistan?hp#p=1
  January 26,2010
  U.S. Envoy's Cables Show Concerns on Afghan
  War Plans
  By ERIC SCHMITT
  WASHINGTON — The United States ambassador in Kabul warned his superiors here in
  November that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan "is not an adequate strategic
  partner" and "continues to shun responsibility for any sovereign burden," according to a
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  classified cable that offers a much bleaker accounting of the risks of sending additional
  American troops to Afghanistan than was previously known.
  The broad outlines of two cables from the ambassador, Karl W. Eikenberry, became public
  within days after he sent them, and they were portrayed as having been the source of
  significant discussion in the White House, heightening tensions between diplomats and
  senior military officers, who supported an increase of 30,000 American troops.
  But the full cables, obtained by The New York Times, show for the first time just how
  strongly the current ambassador felt about the leadership of the Afghan government, the
  state of its military and the chances that a troop buildup would actually hurt the war effort
  by making the Karzai government too dependent on the United States.
  The cables — one four pages, the other three — also represent a detailed rebuttal to the
  counterinsurgency strategy offered by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American and
  NATO commander in Afghanistan, who had argued that a rapid infusion of fresh troops
  was essential to avoid failure in the country.
  They show that Mr. Eikenberry, a retired Army lieutenant general who once was the top
  American commander in Afghanistan, repeatedly cautioned that deploying sizable
  American reinforcements would result in "astronomical costs" — tens of billions of dollars
  — and would only deepen the dependence of the Afghan government on the United States.
  "Sending additional forces will delay the day when Afghans will take over, and make it
  difficult, if not impossible, to bring our people home on a reasonable timetable," he wrote
  Nov. 6. "An increased U.S. and foreign role in security and governance will increase
  Afghan dependence, at least in the short-term."
  Without offering details, Mr. Eikenberry has said in public hearings since then that his
  concerns have been dealt with, and that he supported the White House's troop increase
  plan.
  But it is not clear what might have changed about his assessment of President Karzai as a
  reliable partner, and the strong language of the cables may increase tensions between the
  ambassador and the Karzai government, especially as world leaders meet in London on
  Thursday to discuss a much-debated Afghan plan to reintegrate Taliban fighters. It also
  coincides with a strong effort by the administration to mend ties with Mr. Karzai.
  An American official provided a copy of the cables to The Times after a reporter requested
  them. The official said it was important for the historical record that Mr. Eikenberry's
  detailed assessments be made public, given that they were among the most important
  documents produced during the debate that led to the troop buildup.
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  On Nov. 6, Mr. Eikenberry wrote: "President Karzai is not an adequate strategic partner.
  The proposed counterinsurgency strategy assumes an Afghan political leadership that is
  both able to take responsibility and to exert sovereignty in the furtherance of our goal — a
  secure, peaceful, minimally self-sufficient Afghanistan hardened against transnational
  terrorist groups.
  "Yet Karzai continues to shun responsibility for any sovereign burden, whether defense,
  governance or development. He and much of his circle do not want the U.S. to leave and
  are only too happy to see us invest further," Mr. Eikenberry wrote. "They assume we covet
  their territory for a never-ending 'war on terror' and for military bases to use against
  surrounding powers."
  He continued, "Beyond Karzai himself, there is no political ruling class that provides an
  overarching national identity that transcends local affiliations and provides reliable
  partnership."
  In a second cable, dated Nov. 9, he expressed new concerns: "In a PBS interview on
  November 7, Karzai sounded bizarrely cautionary notes about his willingness to address
  governance and corruption. This tracks with his record of inaction or grudging compliance
  in this area."
  On Monday, Mr. Eikenberry declined through an embassy spokeswoman, Caitlin M.
  Hayden, to comment on the cables and his views on Mr. Karzai. She said by e-mail, "We
  stand by what we provided during the review process, which got us to the clear strategy
  we're now implementing, that the ambassador unequivocally supports."
  In his memos, Mr. Eikenberry raised other concerns. He said he had serious doubts about
  the ability of the Afghan police and military forces to take over security duties in the
  country by 2013. "The Army's high attrition and low recruitment rates for Pashtuns in the
  south are crippling," he wrote. "Simply keeping the force at current levels requires tens of
  thousands of new recruits every year to replace attrition losses and battlefield casualties."
  The ambassador, who left the military last April to become Mr. Obama's emissary, also
  complained about an inadequate civilian counterpart organization to the NATO military
  command in Afghanistan. Nearly three months later, he is still expressing concerns about
  too few civilian experts in Afghanistan.
  He also noted worries that the success of Mr. Obama's Afghanistan policy hinged on
  Pakistani forces' eliminating militants' havens in the mountainous region near the Afghan
  border.
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  "Pakistan will remain the single greatest source of Afghan instability so long as the border
  sanctuaries remain," he wrote. "Until this sanctuary problem is fully addressed, the gains
  from sending additional forces may be fleeting."
  "As we contemplate greatly expanding our presence in Afghanistan, the better answer to
  our difficulties could well be to further ratchet up our engagement in Pakistan," he wrote
  without elaboration.
  On Nov. 9, he repeatedly warned against rushing into a large deployment of more
  American forces without further study.
  He urged that the White House appoint a bipartisan panel of "civilian and military experts
  to examine the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy" and provide recommendations by the end
  of 2009. The recommendation, which would have extended a White House-led policy
  review of many months, was not accepted.
  Mr. Eikenberry suggested sending a relatively small force to train Afghan security forces
  and protect some population centers, and to condition more troops on the Afghans'
  meeting objectives, like committing to taking full responsibility for national defense by a
  specific date.
  And while General McChrystal warned of failure if additional troops were not deployed,
  Mr. Eikenberry concluded by cautioning of competing risks "that we will become more
  deeply engaged here with no way to extricate ourselves, short of allowing the country to
  descend again into lawlessness and chaos."
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MetadataSubject: NORTHERN IRELAND
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  Gordon Brown called Lou Susman a short while ago. Brown believes you should make a call to McGuinness this morning
  around 830 am (Declan and I agree that if you call McG you also must call Robinson). Brown proposes to speak with you
  at 820 or so to bring you up to speed before those calls.
  The current situation is that Brown and Cowen are in Belfast, and met with Robinson, McGuinness, and other parties
  until 330 in the morning Belfast time. They have now resumed today. The sticking point is parades. Robinson wants the
  current parades commission abolished because it gives Republicans too much say. McGuinness refuses to allow the
  parades issue to be tied to the devolution issue.
  The key message to McGuinness is to keep working this thing through -- not to take any drastic action that would bring
  down the assembly or collapse the process.
  Declan agrees that this is the moment to make calls.
  If you agree we can have the ops center set up the Brown call as well as the other two.
  We'll get you some more background before the calls, but talking points will be fluid and shaped in large measure by
  Brown's report.

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  Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:52 AM
  To:
  Cc: Abedin, Huma
  Subject Northern Ireland
  Gordon Brown called Lou Susman a short while ago. Brown believes you should make a call to McGuinness this morning
  around 830 am (Declan and I agree that if you call McG you also must call Robinson). Brown proposes to speak with you
  at 820 or so to bring you up to speed before those calls.
  The current situation is that Brown and Cowen are in Belfast, and met with Robinson, McGuinness, and other parties
  until 330 in the morning Belfast time. They have now resumed today. The sticking point is parades. Robinson wants the
  current parades commission abolished because it gives Republicans too much say. McGuinness refuses to allow the
  parades issue to be tied to the devolution issue.
  The key message to McGuinness is to keep working this thing through -- not to take any drastic action that would bring
  down the assembly or collapse the process.
  Declan agrees that this is the moment to make calls.
  If you agree we can have the ops center set up the Brown call as well as the other two.
  We'll get you some more background before the calls, but talking points will be fluid and shaped in large measure by
  Brown's report.
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  Subject Bren simon
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  Subject: Bren
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DocNumber: C05766429
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  Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:33 PM
  To:
  Subject: FW: Lanny Davis
  FYI
  From: Kelly, Craig A
  Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:13 PM
  To: Sullivan, Jacob J; Burns, William J; Aguilera, Patricia; Wells, Alice G; Shannon, Thomas A
  Subject: Lanny Davis
  We just had an initial, positive conversation on the phone and are meeting for breakfast early Friday morning to go into
  detail.
  SBU
  This email is UNCLASSIFIED.
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  Jake Sullivan
  Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:14 AM
  H; Abed in, Huma (Clinton)
  call sheet
  Call_Sheets jjs.docx
  Attached and pasted below is material for the calls
  Calls to Brown and Northern Ireland Political Leaders
  PM Brown has asked to brief you on ongoing negotiations convened by the UK and Irish
  governments yesterday with FM Peter Robinson and dFM Martin McGuinness and their
  respective teams, which lasted until 3:30 a.m. in the morning and resumed at 9:00 a.m. today.
  Sinn Fein and the DUP are apparently not yet meeting face to face at Hillsborough but using the
  two governments as go betweens. On-site observers have characterized the current atmosphere
  between the two parties as "poisonous."
  B6
  were invited to Hillsborough yesterday night. However, these
  parties tell us that this was only an informational exercise and they have yet to be included in
  any substantive meetings.
  Outstanding Issues: The obstacle to progress seems to be centered on the parades issue and
  setting of specific dates for devolution. Robinson and the DUP are insisting on the abolishing
  of the Parades Commission, an independent panel despised by the Orange Order as restricting
  their desire to parade through nationalist areas, and the adoption of a new process relying on
  local councils to refer potentially contentious parades to an OFM/dFM selected panel. Sinn
  Fein and SDLP are both concerned that this will politicize decision-making on parades and
  PSNI involvement.
  In late December, the UK government renewed the Parades Commission's mandate until
  December 2010, so it is expected that any new process would not be implemented until after the
  summer 2010 parading season.
  B1
  1.4(B)
  1.4(D)
  Key points:
  B5
  Outcomes: If McGuinness resigns (likely along with the other SF ministers) thereby collapsing
  the current Executive, the Northern Ireland Act provides for seven calendar days for a new
  Executive to be formed. Failing that, the Assembly cease to operation and Secretary of State
  Woodward is supposed to schedule new elections though he is not required to do so within a
  certain timeframe. (Technically, it would take at least five weeks to organize new Assembly
  elections.) B1
  1.4(B)
  1.4(E)

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  — Reason: 1.4(B), 1.4(D) — Declassify on: 01/25/2025
  RELEASE IN PART
  B1,1.4(B),1.4(D),B5, B6
  From:
  Sent:
  To:
  Subject:
  Attachments:
  Jake Sullivan
  Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:14 AM
  H; Abed in, Huma (Clinton)
  call sheet
  Call_Sheets jjs.docx
  Attached and pasted below is material for the calls
  Calls to Brown and Northern Ireland Political Leaders
  PM Brown has asked to brief you on ongoing negotiations convened by the UK and Irish
  governments yesterday with FM Peter Robinson and dFM Martin McGuinness and their
  respective teams, which lasted until 3:30 a.m. in the morning and resumed at 9:00 a.m. today.
  Sinn Fein and the DUP are apparently not yet meeting face to face at Hillsborough but using the
  two governments as go betweens. On-site observers have characterized the current atmosphere
  between the two parties as "poisonous."
  B6
  were invited to Hillsborough yesterday night. However, these
  parties tell us that this was only an informational exercise and they have yet to be included in
  any substantive meetings.
  Outstanding Issues: The obstacle to progress seems to be centered on the parades issue and
  setting of specific dates for devolution. Robinson and the DUP are insisting on the abolishing
  of the Parades Commission, an independent panel despised by the Orange Order as restricting
  their desire to parade through nationalist areas, and the adoption of a new process relying on
  local councils to refer potentially contentious parades to an OFM/dFM selected panel. Sinn
  Fein and SDLP are both concerned that this will politicize decision-making on parades and
  PSNI involvement.
  In late December, the UK government renewed the Parades Commission's mandate until
  December 2010, so it is expected that any new process would not be implemented until after the
  summer 2010 parading season.
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766432 Date: 08/31/2015
  B1
  1.4(B)
  1.4(D)

  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766432 Date: 08/31/2015
  Key points:
  B5
  Outcomes: If McGuinness resigns (likely along with the other SF ministers) thereby collapsing
  the current Executive, the Northern Ireland Act provides for seven calendar days for a new
  Executive to be formed. Failing that, the Assembly cease to operation and Secretary of State
  Woodward is supposed to schedule new elections though he is not required to do so within a
  certain timeframe. (Technically, it would take at least five weeks to organize new Assembly
  elections.) B1
  1.4(B)
  1.4(E)
  UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05766432 Date: 08/31/2015



