Spain gets two defense ministers for the price of one
Spain swore in its new defense minister, Carme Chacon, this past Monday. Not only is she the first woman to hold the post, she’s also seven months pregnant: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images Kinda puts Donald Rumsfeld’s complaints about standing all day in context, doesn’t it? (Hat tip: Passport reader Eric Jon Magnuson)
Spain swore in its new defense minister, Carme Chacon, this past Monday. Not only is she the first woman to hold the post, she's also seven months pregnant:
Spain swore in its new defense minister, Carme Chacon, this past Monday. Not only is she the first woman to hold the post, she’s also seven months pregnant:
Kinda puts Donald Rumsfeld’s complaints about standing all day in context, doesn’t it?
(Hat tip: Passport reader Eric Jon Magnuson)
Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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