- US Says French Statement Demonstrates Iraqi Lies (January 21, 2003)
...rtant acknowledgement by France that Iraq is lying," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. Fleischer went on to say the French position that weapons inspec... - White House Says It Warned Airlines About Hijacking Threat (May 16, 2002)
...gs, did not include specific and detailed warnings," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "This information, as with all sensitive security information, w... - Fleischer Met with Protest (October 14, 2002)
...MIDDLEBURY — Presidential Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was welcomed back to Middlebury College Sunday with an alumni achievement... - US 'Rewriting Rules on Prisoners' (February 8, 2002)
...iving only their names, ranks and serial numbers. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that although the United States did not recognise the Taleban as a le... - Bush Told Leaders About Domestic Threats, Not Hijackings (May 16, 2002)
...ntly, what was done about it at that time." White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, who revealed the warnings last night following a report by CBS News, cont... - Daschle Criticizes War Expansion (February 28, 2002)
...epeatedly this is about much more than any one man," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said when asked about Daschle's comments. "That's where the president... - Bush Formalizes Office of Global Communications (January 21, 2003)
...places on conveying America's message to the world," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "The president believes that better coordination of our internat... - US Boards N. Korean Ship with Missiles Bound for Yemen (December 11, 2002)
...y Wednesday to the original destination of Yemen. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the United States had authority to stop and search the vessel, but no... - US Says Iran Pursuing Nuclear Arms (March 10, 2003)
...'s claim that it is doing so for peaceful purposes," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters on Monday. "After all, Iran has been in possession of a... - War in Iraq Was 'Right Decision,' Bush Says (June 10, 2003)
...e past tense. Asked to clarify Bush's remarks, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said Bush did not intend to make a distinction between weapons and weapons... - Lawmakers Push for Hearings on Warning Given to Bush (May 16, 2002)
...den wanted to attack the United States or United States interests abroad," Ari Fleischer, the president's press secretary, said on Wednesday night. "The president... - US May Deploy Forces to N. Korea (February 4, 2003)
...ates had "no intention of attacking" North Korea. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said President George W. Bush still believes the North Korean standoff can... - Poll: Support for Military Action Against Iraq Dropping (August 22, 2002)
...onto the front pages of the nation's newspapers. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer scolded reporters for focusing on Iraq when President Bush met Wednesday w... - US and Britain Lambast Iraq Dossier (December 18, 2002)
...in his weapons declaration to the United Nations. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said President George W Bush was "concerned" about gaps in the Iraqi repor... - Bush Clarifies 'Terror Doctrine' (April 2, 2002)
...tion in the Middle East is, indeed, different," said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. He noted that Arafat signed the 1993 Oslo accords, under which the Palest... - The president ... convened a meeting of the National Security Council, at which point, in the middle of the meeting, the president was informed about this morning's homicide bombing in Jerusalem. ... The Saudi telethon, as they have told it to us, is to provide assistance to the Palestinian people, and that isn't — no money is going to go to provide the homicide bombers with any assistance from the Saudi government.
- --Ari Fleischer, "White House Regular Briefing," Federal News Service, April 12, 2002
- "Freedom's taste is unquenchable," -- after he was asked about the president's reaction to television coverage of Iraqis dancing, looting and cheering U.S. convoys during the 2003 invasion of Baghdad.
Ari Fleischer
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Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) was the White House press secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush from January 2001 to July 2003.
Fleischer was born in Pound Ridge, New York. He graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1982. He worked as press secretary for Congressman Norman Lent. Fleischer was Senator Pete Domenici's press secretary from 1989 to 1994. He served as spokesman for the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee for 5 years. Later, he was deputy communications director for George H. W. Bush's 1992 reelection campaign, then communications director for Elizabeth Dole. He joined George W. Bush's Presidential Campaign in 1999.
He first introduced a new phrase homicide bombing for denotating suicide bombing on April 12, 2002 to bring a negative connotation of the bombing.
On May 19, 2003 he announced that he would resign during the summer, citing a desire to spend more time with his wife and to work in the private sector. He was replaced by deputy press secretary Scott McClellan on July 15, 2003.
Fleischer imparted controversy on more than one occasion while working at the White House. Partially, this is due to serving under a controversial president, and also partly due to the fact that anyone speaking in front of reporters for extended periods of time will eventually make mistakes. He drew some of the greatest ire for criticizing individuals that the administration felt were making unpatriotic remarks.
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