"I certainly hope so." —President Bush, when asked by Charles Gibson whether or not he thought Pakistan's nuclear weapons were "safe from Islamic radicals"
"I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff and the President himself." — Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, writing about the Valerie Plame investigation in his memoir, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and What's Wrong with Washington
"I tried to do my best and serve my country. I was unfortunately hurt in the process. Now they're telling me they want their money back." —Iraq War veteran Jordan Fox, after the Pentagon demanded he repay "nearly $3,000" of his signing bonus; Fox was blinded in his right eye by a roadside bomb and unable to complete the final three months of his commitment
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This article appears in Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2007.