Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30, 1941) is an American diplomat. He is best known for leading the occupational authority of Iraq following the 2003 invasion by the United States. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until June 28, 2004.
That same year he joined the Foreign Service, which sent him first to Kabul, Afghanistan, as a general services officer. He was assigned to Blantyre, Malawi, as economic and commercial officer from 1968 to 1971.
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published: 17 Jun 2014
One on One - Paul Bremer - Former US Presidential Envoy to Iraq
Paul Bremer oversaw the US occupation of Iraq in 2003. For more than a year, he was the country's de-facto leader. He is remembered for series of controversial decisions. 18 years later, does Bremer have any regrets?
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Paul Wolfowitz and L. Paul Bremer II American Policy in the Middle East: Options and Limitations
published: 07 Nov 2013
Exclusive: Former US envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer strongly defends Bush-era policies
Former US special envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer defended his record following the 2003 invasion, but admitted there were problems with policies "based on the wrong assumption" in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday.
Speaking to FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert from Washington DC, Bremer put up a strong -- at times pugnacious -- defence of the US decision to ban the ruling Baath Party and disband the Iraqi Army in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Critics charge that these two decisions set the stage for the crisis currently gripping Iraq.
"Those are two of the prevalent myths," said Bremer dismissively.
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Spanish foreign minister meets Bremer in Iraq
(12 Jan 2004) IRQ SPAIN 120104N
1. Exterior Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
2. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, and Chief US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer, leaving among media
3. Security guard with gun
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have said all along that we think it is important to implement the November 15 agreement, which was agreed by the Governing Council and has been submitted to the United Nations as the best way forward for the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and to provide for elections in about a year now to a constituent assembly. The Governing Council is in discussions with the Grand Ayatollah for whom we have the greatest respect and I think it is probably best if I leave those discussion be...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Bush announces appointment of L Paul Bremer spc envoy to Iraq
(6 May 2003)
1. Mid shot of Bush and Bremer in the Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"Today it's my honour to announce that Jerry Bremer has agreed to become the presidential envoy to Iraq. In selecting Jerry Bremer, our country will be sending one of our best citizens. He's a man of enormous experience, a person who knows how to get things done, he's a can-do type person, he shares the same values as the American... most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams. The Ambassador goes with the full blessings of this administration, and the full confidence of all of us in this administration that he can get the job done. S...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Conversation with Paul Bremer | Inside America with Ghida Fakhry
Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.
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Bremer attacks ISIS, Maliki and Obama
Paul Bremer says Nouri Al-Maliki's "sectarian" politics are responsible for the current situation in Iraq and blames Obama for "prematurely"withdrawing from Iraq. He admits to making mistakes when he was Iraq's Civilian Administrator but is adamant Iraqis are better off without Saddam no matter the price.
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To...
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Paul Bremer oversaw the US occupation of Iraq in 2003. For more than a year, he was the country's de-facto leader. He is remembered for series of controversial...
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Former US special envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer defended his record following the 2003 invasion, but admitted there were problems with policies "based on the wrong ...
Former US special envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer defended his record following the 2003 invasion, but admitted there were problems with policies "based on the wrong assumption" in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday.
Speaking to FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert from Washington DC, Bremer put up a strong -- at times pugnacious -- defence of the US decision to ban the ruling Baath Party and disband the Iraqi Army in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Critics charge that these two decisions set the stage for the crisis currently gripping Iraq.
"Those are two of the prevalent myths," said Bremer dismissively.
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Former US special envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer defended his record following the 2003 invasion, but admitted there were problems with policies "based on the wrong assumption" in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday.
Speaking to FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert from Washington DC, Bremer put up a strong -- at times pugnacious -- defence of the US decision to ban the ruling Baath Party and disband the Iraqi Army in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Critics charge that these two decisions set the stage for the crisis currently gripping Iraq.
"Those are two of the prevalent myths," said Bremer dismissively.
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(12 Jan 2004) IRQ SPAIN 120104N
1. Exterior Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
2. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, and Chief US administrat...
(12 Jan 2004) IRQ SPAIN 120104N
1. Exterior Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
2. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, and Chief US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer, leaving among media
3. Security guard with gun
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have said all along that we think it is important to implement the November 15 agreement, which was agreed by the Governing Council and has been submitted to the United Nations as the best way forward for the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and to provide for elections in about a year now to a constituent assembly. The Governing Council is in discussions with the Grand Ayatollah for whom we have the greatest respect and I think it is probably best if I leave those discussion between the Governing Council and the Ayatollah."
5. Palacio and Bremer talking to press
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have never announced that the Coalition was in favour of militia, on the contrary, we believe that in unified Iraq there is no place for political parties having armed groups and we believe it is important that those militia which exist be phased out as Iraq moves towards sovereignty. So that is our position."
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"I want to say that this meeting with ambassador Bremer was just like the previous ones. I can not say we have regular meetings but it is part of a continuous contact that the (Spanish) government keeps with the CPA and we have these continuous contacts for a very simple reason. It is because we share the objective to make this process of reconstruction to be as successful as possible and as fast as possible. We have therefore been talking about how this process is advancing."
8. Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"There is something else that I think is very important, especially for me as a Spaniard. Yesterday at the press-conference in Diwania I saw more Iraqi journalists than Spanish journalists and this means that different opinions and the freedom of information, this basic freedom that is so important in society, is now starting to happen here."
10. Bremer and Palacio talking and posing together for media
11. Palacio and Bremer walk away
STORYLINE:
The United States is opposed to Iraqi political parties maintaining armed militias, the U.S. administrator said on Monday, adding that groups vying to fill the country's power vacuum will have to lay down arms in a future democracy.
Speaking after a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio to discuss the status of the reconstruction process Bremer said "We have never announced that the coalition was in favor of militia."
Bremer made the comments after being asked about the status of a reported U.S. plan to create an anti-terrorism group with the several militias that had opposed the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Some of the militias are run by Kurdish parties in northern Iraq, which had been outside Saddam's control for more than a decade. Others are from the majority Shiite Muslim population.
"We believe it is important for those militias that exist to be phased out as Iraq moves toward sovereignty," Bremer said.
Despite their unease over the militias, U.S. officials have moved carefully because of the political risks of a major showdown, especially with the Shiites and the Kurds.
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(12 Jan 2004) IRQ SPAIN 120104N
1. Exterior Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
2. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, and Chief US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer, leaving among media
3. Security guard with gun
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have said all along that we think it is important to implement the November 15 agreement, which was agreed by the Governing Council and has been submitted to the United Nations as the best way forward for the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and to provide for elections in about a year now to a constituent assembly. The Governing Council is in discussions with the Grand Ayatollah for whom we have the greatest respect and I think it is probably best if I leave those discussion between the Governing Council and the Ayatollah."
5. Palacio and Bremer talking to press
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have never announced that the Coalition was in favour of militia, on the contrary, we believe that in unified Iraq there is no place for political parties having armed groups and we believe it is important that those militia which exist be phased out as Iraq moves towards sovereignty. So that is our position."
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"I want to say that this meeting with ambassador Bremer was just like the previous ones. I can not say we have regular meetings but it is part of a continuous contact that the (Spanish) government keeps with the CPA and we have these continuous contacts for a very simple reason. It is because we share the objective to make this process of reconstruction to be as successful as possible and as fast as possible. We have therefore been talking about how this process is advancing."
8. Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"There is something else that I think is very important, especially for me as a Spaniard. Yesterday at the press-conference in Diwania I saw more Iraqi journalists than Spanish journalists and this means that different opinions and the freedom of information, this basic freedom that is so important in society, is now starting to happen here."
10. Bremer and Palacio talking and posing together for media
11. Palacio and Bremer walk away
STORYLINE:
The United States is opposed to Iraqi political parties maintaining armed militias, the U.S. administrator said on Monday, adding that groups vying to fill the country's power vacuum will have to lay down arms in a future democracy.
Speaking after a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio to discuss the status of the reconstruction process Bremer said "We have never announced that the coalition was in favor of militia."
Bremer made the comments after being asked about the status of a reported U.S. plan to create an anti-terrorism group with the several militias that had opposed the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Some of the militias are run by Kurdish parties in northern Iraq, which had been outside Saddam's control for more than a decade. Others are from the majority Shiite Muslim population.
"We believe it is important for those militias that exist to be phased out as Iraq moves toward sovereignty," Bremer said.
Despite their unease over the militias, U.S. officials have moved carefully because of the political risks of a major showdown, especially with the Shiites and the Kurds.
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(6 May 2003)
1. Mid shot of Bush and Bremer in the Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"Today it's my honour to announce that Je...
(6 May 2003)
1. Mid shot of Bush and Bremer in the Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"Today it's my honour to announce that Jerry Bremer has agreed to become the presidential envoy to Iraq. In selecting Jerry Bremer, our country will be sending one of our best citizens. He's a man of enormous experience, a person who knows how to get things done, he's a can-do type person, he shares the same values as the American... most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams. The Ambassador goes with the full blessings of this administration, and the full confidence of all of us in this administration that he can get the job done. So, Mr Ambassador, thanks for taking this on and I'm proud of you and I appreciate so very much you're willing to sacrifice not only on behalf of our country, but on behalf of the people of Iraq who deserve a free and democratic society. Good luck to you."
3. Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice in Oval Office listening, pan over to Bush and Bremer
4. Rumsfeld in the Oval Office, quick pan to Bush and Bremer
STORYLINE:
President George W. Bush named L. Paul Bremer, a former ambassador and head of the State Department's counterterrorism office, to be his special envoy to Iraq and oversee its transition to democratic rule.
Bremer will become the civilian administrator, heading the transition team that includes retired Army Lieutenant General Jay Garner, currently the top-ranking U.S. civilian in Iraq.
Bremer will oversee all political and reconstruction efforts.
Bush announced the appointment on Tuesday during a White House meeting with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
He said he was "sending one of our best citizens" and called Bremer "a man with enormous experience - a can-do type of person."
The president said he has "full confidence" in Bremer, who was present when Bush made the announcement in the Oval Office.
Bremer, 61, was a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.
He was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.
He also served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
He later worked for a consulting firm headed by Kissinger and currently serves as chairman and chief executive of the Marsh Crisis Consulting company.
In his new assignment, he will be senior to Garner, and will oversee the transition from rule by Saddam Hussein to a yet-to-be-determined interim Iraqi government.
Bush said Bremer "shares the same values as most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams."
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(6 May 2003)
1. Mid shot of Bush and Bremer in the Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"Today it's my honour to announce that Jerry Bremer has agreed to become the presidential envoy to Iraq. In selecting Jerry Bremer, our country will be sending one of our best citizens. He's a man of enormous experience, a person who knows how to get things done, he's a can-do type person, he shares the same values as the American... most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams. The Ambassador goes with the full blessings of this administration, and the full confidence of all of us in this administration that he can get the job done. So, Mr Ambassador, thanks for taking this on and I'm proud of you and I appreciate so very much you're willing to sacrifice not only on behalf of our country, but on behalf of the people of Iraq who deserve a free and democratic society. Good luck to you."
3. Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice in Oval Office listening, pan over to Bush and Bremer
4. Rumsfeld in the Oval Office, quick pan to Bush and Bremer
STORYLINE:
President George W. Bush named L. Paul Bremer, a former ambassador and head of the State Department's counterterrorism office, to be his special envoy to Iraq and oversee its transition to democratic rule.
Bremer will become the civilian administrator, heading the transition team that includes retired Army Lieutenant General Jay Garner, currently the top-ranking U.S. civilian in Iraq.
Bremer will oversee all political and reconstruction efforts.
Bush announced the appointment on Tuesday during a White House meeting with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
He said he was "sending one of our best citizens" and called Bremer "a man with enormous experience - a can-do type of person."
The president said he has "full confidence" in Bremer, who was present when Bush made the announcement in the Oval Office.
Bremer, 61, was a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.
He was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.
He also served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
He later worked for a consulting firm headed by Kissinger and currently serves as chairman and chief executive of the Marsh Crisis Consulting company.
In his new assignment, he will be senior to Garner, and will oversee the transition from rule by Saddam Hussein to a yet-to-be-determined interim Iraqi government.
Bush said Bremer "shares the same values as most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams."
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Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intell...
Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.
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Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.
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Paul Bremer says Nouri Al-Maliki's "sectarian" politics are responsible for the current situation in Iraq and blames Obama for "prematurely"withdrawing from Ira...
Paul Bremer says Nouri Al-Maliki's "sectarian" politics are responsible for the current situation in Iraq and blames Obama for "prematurely"withdrawing from Iraq. He admits to making mistakes when he was Iraq's Civilian Administrator but is adamant Iraqis are better off without Saddam no matter the price.
Paul Bremer says Nouri Al-Maliki's "sectarian" politics are responsible for the current situation in Iraq and blames Obama for "prematurely"withdrawing from Iraq. He admits to making mistakes when he was Iraq's Civilian Administrator but is adamant Iraqis are better off without Saddam no matter the price.
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Paul Bremer oversaw the US occupation of Iraq in 2003. For more than a year, he was the country's de-facto leader. He is remembered for series of controversial decisions. 18 years later, does Bremer have any regrets?
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Former US special envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer defended his record following the 2003 invasion, but admitted there were problems with policies "based on the wrong assumption" in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday.
Speaking to FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert from Washington DC, Bremer put up a strong -- at times pugnacious -- defence of the US decision to ban the ruling Baath Party and disband the Iraqi Army in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Critics charge that these two decisions set the stage for the crisis currently gripping Iraq.
"Those are two of the prevalent myths," said Bremer dismissively.
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(12 Jan 2004) IRQ SPAIN 120104N
1. Exterior Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
2. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, and Chief US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer, leaving among media
3. Security guard with gun
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have said all along that we think it is important to implement the November 15 agreement, which was agreed by the Governing Council and has been submitted to the United Nations as the best way forward for the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and to provide for elections in about a year now to a constituent assembly. The Governing Council is in discussions with the Grand Ayatollah for whom we have the greatest respect and I think it is probably best if I leave those discussion between the Governing Council and the Ayatollah."
5. Palacio and Bremer talking to press
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Bremer, Chief US administrator in Iraq:
"We have never announced that the Coalition was in favour of militia, on the contrary, we believe that in unified Iraq there is no place for political parties having armed groups and we believe it is important that those militia which exist be phased out as Iraq moves towards sovereignty. So that is our position."
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"I want to say that this meeting with ambassador Bremer was just like the previous ones. I can not say we have regular meetings but it is part of a continuous contact that the (Spanish) government keeps with the CPA and we have these continuous contacts for a very simple reason. It is because we share the objective to make this process of reconstruction to be as successful as possible and as fast as possible. We have therefore been talking about how this process is advancing."
8. Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters
9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Palacio, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"There is something else that I think is very important, especially for me as a Spaniard. Yesterday at the press-conference in Diwania I saw more Iraqi journalists than Spanish journalists and this means that different opinions and the freedom of information, this basic freedom that is so important in society, is now starting to happen here."
10. Bremer and Palacio talking and posing together for media
11. Palacio and Bremer walk away
STORYLINE:
The United States is opposed to Iraqi political parties maintaining armed militias, the U.S. administrator said on Monday, adding that groups vying to fill the country's power vacuum will have to lay down arms in a future democracy.
Speaking after a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio to discuss the status of the reconstruction process Bremer said "We have never announced that the coalition was in favor of militia."
Bremer made the comments after being asked about the status of a reported U.S. plan to create an anti-terrorism group with the several militias that had opposed the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Some of the militias are run by Kurdish parties in northern Iraq, which had been outside Saddam's control for more than a decade. Others are from the majority Shiite Muslim population.
"We believe it is important for those militias that exist to be phased out as Iraq moves toward sovereignty," Bremer said.
Despite their unease over the militias, U.S. officials have moved carefully because of the political risks of a major showdown, especially with the Shiites and the Kurds.
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(6 May 2003)
1. Mid shot of Bush and Bremer in the Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"Today it's my honour to announce that Jerry Bremer has agreed to become the presidential envoy to Iraq. In selecting Jerry Bremer, our country will be sending one of our best citizens. He's a man of enormous experience, a person who knows how to get things done, he's a can-do type person, he shares the same values as the American... most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams. The Ambassador goes with the full blessings of this administration, and the full confidence of all of us in this administration that he can get the job done. So, Mr Ambassador, thanks for taking this on and I'm proud of you and I appreciate so very much you're willing to sacrifice not only on behalf of our country, but on behalf of the people of Iraq who deserve a free and democratic society. Good luck to you."
3. Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice in Oval Office listening, pan over to Bush and Bremer
4. Rumsfeld in the Oval Office, quick pan to Bush and Bremer
STORYLINE:
President George W. Bush named L. Paul Bremer, a former ambassador and head of the State Department's counterterrorism office, to be his special envoy to Iraq and oversee its transition to democratic rule.
Bremer will become the civilian administrator, heading the transition team that includes retired Army Lieutenant General Jay Garner, currently the top-ranking U.S. civilian in Iraq.
Bremer will oversee all political and reconstruction efforts.
Bush announced the appointment on Tuesday during a White House meeting with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
He said he was "sending one of our best citizens" and called Bremer "a man with enormous experience - a can-do type of person."
The president said he has "full confidence" in Bremer, who was present when Bush made the announcement in the Oval Office.
Bremer, 61, was a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.
He was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.
He also served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
He later worked for a consulting firm headed by Kissinger and currently serves as chairman and chief executive of the Marsh Crisis Consulting company.
In his new assignment, he will be senior to Garner, and will oversee the transition from rule by Saddam Hussein to a yet-to-be-determined interim Iraqi government.
Bush said Bremer "shares the same values as most Americans share, and that is our deep desire to have an orderly country in Iraq that is free and at peace, where the average citizen has a chance to achieve his or her dreams."
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Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.
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Paul Bremer says Nouri Al-Maliki's "sectarian" politics are responsible for the current situation in Iraq and blames Obama for "prematurely"withdrawing from Iraq. He admits to making mistakes when he was Iraq's Civilian Administrator but is adamant Iraqis are better off without Saddam no matter the price.
Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30, 1941) is an American diplomat. He is best known for leading the occupational authority of Iraq following the 2003 invasion by the United States. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until June 28, 2004.
That same year he joined the Foreign Service, which sent him first to Kabul, Afghanistan, as a general services officer. He was assigned to Blantyre, Malawi, as economic and commercial officer from 1968 to 1971.
Gen ...Paul Bremer, given only weeks’ warning that he would have the job of running post-Saddam Iraq, issued counterproductive edicts that punished too many SunniBaathists and fired Saddam’s soldiers, contributing to the rapid growth of the insurgency.
Paul-based Otto Bremer Trust with its “Spirit of CommunityAward.” LAW... Paul-based provider of artificial intelligence-based software and services for the equipment finance industry, announced it has hired Mike Olson as its client success director.
Against the advice of the CIA and the US military who warned of dire consequences, the so-called ‘viceroy’ of Iraq, Paul Bremer, a Pentagon official delegated by then-president George W.Sign up to Britain’s best politics newsletter ...SIGN UP ... ×. .
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Paul-based farm lender ... Paul-based Otto Bremer Trust were closely involved in helping the board of the Bremer Financial Corporation court Old National for the acquisition, according to bank officials.
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune is reporting St. Paul-based Bremer Financial, the second largest bank based in Minnesota, will be sold to Old National Bank for $1.4 billion, culminating a five-year saga over Bremer’s future ... Via FOX 9 ... 📺DEBUT ... .
Three Midwestern banks — including the largest in Wisconsin — have emerged as possible suitors for Bremer Bank following reports that the St. Paul bank has put together a team to help put it up for sale ... .
Three Midwestern banks have emerged as possible suitors for Bremer Bank following reports that the St. Paul bank has put together a team to help put it up for sale ... .
(Bloomberg) — Bremer Financial Corp., which is based in St. Paul and is Minnesota’s fourth-largest bank by deposits, is for sale, according to people familiar with the matter ... Bremer is owned by the Otto Bremer Trust and Bremer employees.
Bremer Financial Corp. is seeking a buyer just months after settling litigation over whether the St. Paul-based bank's majority owner, Otto Bremer Trust, could sell the bank, according to a report in MiddleMarket.com on Thursday ... .
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12 Nov 2024
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12 Nov 2024