US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Elizabeth Jones was asked to comment on Gingrich’s recent harsh criticism of her department’s Middle East diplomacy.
“Newt Gingrich does not speak in the name of the Pentagon and what he said is garbage,” US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Elizabeth Jones told the Publico daily.
“What Gingrich says does not interest me. He is an idiot and you can publish that,” she added.
Gingrich called on Tuesday for dramatic change at the State Department, which he accused of backing Middle East dictators and undermining the policies of President George W. Bush… AFP/Yahoo! News [via truthout]
