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So much for sovreignty.

George Will—WTF?!—writes:

After "This Week" arranged with Allawi's office for Sunday's interview, the U.S. State Department called ABC to say that the office of U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte in Baghdad had decided that the interview would not happen until this coming Sunday, after Allawi's U.S. visit. This attempt by the U.S. embassy to exercise sovereignty over the prime minister raised interesting questions about just what was actually transferred on June 28 when sovereignty was supposedly given to the Iraqi government. The White House recognized the inconvenience of such questions. The interview occurred.
(South Missippi Su n Herald via Josh Marshall, who is getting snarkier and snarkier these days.)

But, I dunno. This may be a little exteme. I mean, that thug Acting President Rove controls "President" [cough] Bush's schedule, so why shouldn't that thug Ambassador Negroponte control "President" [cough] Allawi's schedule? Let's be reasonable here.