Rice-a-Phony

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

The United States won't trade democratic reforms for security and stability in strategically important former Soviet states, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday as she embarked on a trip to Central Asia and Afghanistan. She also said she might inspect earthquake damage in Pakistan.

The story goes on to quote Secretary Rice as saying, "I heard there was some great looting going on at the downtown Islamabad Prada, and I'd hate to miss out on that." Rice will also be taking in a production of Tikkalot! by the Pakistani Players.