Washington Post: Powell "Packing suitcases", Rice can lead the Pentagon

After re -election for a second term, George Bush intends to carry out a number of permutations in his government. This was written by the American newspaper Washington Post . According to the publication, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is already “packing suitcases” and is preparing to retire, if not the next month, then at the beginning of next year. Together with his chef, the foreign policy and his assistant Armitiga will leave, who had already stated that he would not remain in the State Department for a single day without Powell.

According to the US Secretary of State, according to the newspaper, the president will most likely put forward the current US ambassador to the UN John Danfort. Among the "dark horses", also having the chances of heading the State Department, are the former Senator Sam Nunn and Senator Richard Lugar.

Tom Ridge, head of the Federal Department of Internal Security, allegedly told his friends that his resignation was being prepared. The post of Minister of Health may leave Tommy Thompson. Prosecutor General John Ashcroft will be dismissed due to advanced age.

At the same time, WP notes that Bush has not yet intended to fundamentally change the composition of the government due to the threat of new terrorist attacks.

According to the competent information received by the newspaper in the Pentagon, the post of head of the defense department is planning to take the current assistant to the president for National Security of Condoliza Rice. In the case of Rice for Raise, her post may be occupied by the current deputy Stephen Hedley, Deputy Minister of Defense Paul Wolfovitz, former ambassador to India Robert Blackville, head of the apparatus of vice president Dick Lewis Libby.

Instead of Tom Ridge, the Federal Security Office can be headed by the US Ambassador to Germany Dan Coats, the head of the campaign headquarters Bush Mark Rachikot and even the current Minister of Health Tommy Thompson.

Instead of Ashcroft, the post of General Prosecutor may be occupied by his current deputy Larry Thompson, who, in this case, will be the first Black Prosecutor General of the USA or Alberto Gonzalez, who will become the first Latin American at this post, the newspaper concludes.