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The draft is to be presented today to Iraq's political and national security council, which is made up of top government officials and the leaders of major political groups.

The Common Ills 2008

Karen DeYoung (Washington Post) reminds that what's being talked about now is a draft and explains the process for Iraq: "presented today to Iraq's political and national security council, which is made up of top government officials and the leaders of major political groups.

The Common Ills 2008

The members of his national security council squabbled and leaked their disagreements to the press.

O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

Liam Fox believes that a fellow cabinet minister on the national security council tried to damage him by leaking a private letter to David Cameron in which he appeared to challenge the Tories' pledge to meet a UN target on overseas aid.

Liam Fox believes cabinet colleague leaked letter on aid 2011

The members of his national security council squabbled and leaked their disagreements to the press.

O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

Saleh's most powerful son, Ahmed, head of the special forces and Republican Guard, attended a session of the national security council with Hadi for the first time Monday — a sign that he was actively weighing in on the political situation.

U.S. pushes for Yemen solution as Saleh vows return 2011

That letter was distributed to the national security council which means that every cabinet minister with a seat on the NSC saw it, the Whitehall source said.

Liam Fox believes cabinet colleague leaked letter on aid 2011

But he does believe that another minister on the national security council is seeking to damage him.

Liam Fox believes cabinet colleague leaked letter on aid 2011

He said it was older hands from the Clinton White House against younger ones from think tanks and Capitol Hill, such as Dan Shapiro, the National Security Council's Middle East expert, Samantha Power, who has single-mindedly focused on human rights, and Ben Rhodes, who handles communications for the national security council.

U.S. Role in Transition to Color Future Efforts Adam Entous 2011

The hand-wringing in the White House stopped when she changed sides in the debate, abandoning Robert Gates, the defence secretary, and joining Samantha Power, a senior aide at the national security council, and Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations.

Libya: Shifting sands | Editorial 2011