Cheney kept in loop on Syria talks

Souldn't this be Rice's job?

Does, Cheney, now, run everything, including the State Department?

Why are we paying everyone else?

American officials: Cheney kept in loop on Syria talks - Haaretz - Israel News:

Senior American government officials received regular reports of the secret meetings that took place in Europe between a former Israeli official and a Syrian representative, Haaretz has learned.

Senior officials in Washington told Haaretz that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was kept in the picture about these indirect talks between Syria and Israel. Ibrahim (Ayeb) Suleiman, the Syrian representative, also said this at his meetings with former Foreign Ministry director general Alon Liel, adding that Cheney had made no move to stop him from participating in the talks. Suleiman is a Washington resident.