Rice irked by Cheney’s memoir

Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice (left) has objected to comments made by former vice-president Dick Cheney (right) in his memoir.

Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice (left) has objected to comments made by former vice-president Dick Cheney (right) in his memoir.

Published Sep 1, 2011

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Washington - Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday that she resented what she viewed as an attack on her integrity by former vice-president Dick Cheney in his just-published memoir.

Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Rice rejected Cheney's contention in the book that she misled former president George W. Bush about nuclear diplomacy with North Korea.

“I kept the president fully and completely informed about every in and out of the negotiations with the North Koreans,” Rice said in her first public comments on the matter.

“You can talk about policy differences without suggesting that your colleague somehow misled the president. You know, I don't appreciate the attack on my integrity that that implies.” - Reuters

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