It is About Death Not Sex (Larry Johnson)

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It is About Death Not Sex

By Larry Johnson | bio

From: Politics
The patethic whiney column by Nicholas Kristoff in the New York Times today makes one wonder if we must see the actual bodies before we understand the damage done to this country when White House officials exposed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. Valerie, who was still working under non-official cover, was in the process of converting to official cover. All that means is that she would no longer have to travel overseas and face the threat of death if caught while carrying out espionage activities. No, in the future, she would have traveled with a black U.S. diplomatic passport and would have been entitled to Geneva Convention protections. However, she would have still been undercover and still protected by the law.


Oct 25, 2005 -- 01:04:33 PM EST
Unfortunately the media appears to be helping spin the spin by suggesting that Patrick Fitzgerald is a prosecutor, a la Ken Starr, run amuck. While Starr brought the Clinton White House to its knees because the President lied about sex with an intern, the current case is far more serious than blow job from a willing adult.

The activities of the Bush White House, their politics as normal, involves trashing the reputation and motives of anyone who dares speak the truth. If Joe Wilson had been the only victim of this tactic one could make the argument that this was an isolated, unusual event. But that is not true. Just ask Secretary of Treasury Paul O'Neill, Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Army Thomas White, Counter Terrorism Czar Richard Clarke, and any other American who dared speak up about the Administration's flawed record on fighting terrorism and dealing with Iraq.
Only in this case the White House crossed the line. In an orchestrated, organized effort they planned and disseminated false information about Joe Wilson. People who have demonstrably lied to the American people--including Karl Rove, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and Scott McClellan--try to pin the label of liar on Joe Wilson. Why? Because Joe Wilson told his CIA briefers that there was no evidence that Iraq was trying to buy uranium in Niger. Guess what? That is the position held by all analysts in the intelligence community except one. Consequently, senior CIA officials repeatedly told members of Congress and the White House that there was no substance to the reports, including the British white paper, alleging that such activity was underway. Despite these repeated warnings from the CIA that the information was no good, Dick Cheney and George Bush continued to tell the American people the opposite. And they call Joe Wilson a "liar"?

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http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/10/25/13433/682

[Wetzelbill]

1. nicely said Larry. well done

[Veronicrat]

2. IMPEACH Bush

Start the impeachment hearings
we must call every Senator in washington

Bush lied to the American people about an extrodinarily serious matter.
Weapons of mass destruction. Not once in a casual conversation
but over and over again.
He is president and responsible for what he says.
He lied
Impeach, there is no other course of action available

[mongo]

3. Isn't it about TREASON?

Isn't outing a CIA agent an act of treason against the government?