Kucinich On CIA Leak Indictments: The Buck Does Not Stop With Libby

[Marleyb]

Not About A Single Aide, But Effort To Sell The War

WASHINGTON - Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), who led the effort in the House against going to war in Iraq, issued the following statement on the indictments handed down today by Special Council Patrick Fitzgerald:

"These indictments are not about a single aide, it is about an Administration that went to any length to "sell" the war in Iraq and mislead the public.

"From day one, this Administration has misled the public and the Congress, manipulated intelligence, and sought to quell dissent by all means necessary when it has comes to the war in Iraq. Now, a senior aide to the President and the Vice President is charged with lying to a federal grand jury and federal investigators.

"The President must come clean with the American public. Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction, it was not involved in the attacks on our country on 9/11, and before the war it was not aligned with Al-Qaeda.

"Many questions remain, and Congress must demand accountability. The American public still does not know who forged the Niger documents and who leaked the name of an undercover CIA operative.

"Libby was a senior aide to both the President and Vice President. He also was a principal in the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), a group comprised of the President and Vice President's top aides that was instrumental in selling the Administration's case for war.

"The buck does not stop with an aide. Those responsible for this colossal foreign policy misdeed must be held accountable to the American public, to the Congress and to courts of law."

On October 20th, Kucinich introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House turn over all white papers, minutes, notes, emails or other communications kept by the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) to the Congress.

A Resolution of Inquiry is a rare House procedure used to obtain documents from the Executive Branch. Under House rules, Kucinich's resolution is referred to committee, and action must be taken in committee within 14 legislative days.
http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/1028-03.htm

Expose the WHIG

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) has introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House turn over all white papers, minutes, notes, emails or other communications kept by the White House Iraq Group (WHIG).

"This group, comprised of the President and Vice President’s top aides, was critical in selling the Administration’s case for war," Kucinich said. "We now know that the Administration hyped intelligence and misled the American public and Congress in their effort to ’sell’ the war."

This Resolution must be voted on in the House International Relations Committee by November 9th, 2005. The same committee, on September 14, came within one vote of passing a Resolution of Inquiry into the Downing Street Memo (H. Res. 375).

That near victory came after a great deal of citizen activism. This time we need to persuade all of the Democrats on the Committee to push a little bit harder and a few more Republicans to do the right thing. Co-Sponsorship of the Resolution by members not on the committee helps this effort.


Resolution of Inquiry to demand information on White House Iraq Group(WHIG) to be voted on by Nov 9
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=8975

[Metta]

1. You can count on Dennis to tell the truth.

One of the all too few good ones.

[Marleyb]

2. within one vote!!

"The same committee, on September 14, came within one vote of passing a Resolution of Inquiry into the Downing Street Memo."

This Resolution of Inquiry can definately pass then, especially in the current political climate. Here is the list of committee members in case anyone wants to contact them and offer your views...It might even be a constructive thing to do with one's anger over the indictment letdown.

Henry Hyde-Chairman DC Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
District Office 50 East Oak Street, Suite 200 Addison, IL 60101 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Jim Leach Washington, D.C. [phone] [phone] Fax
Cedar Rapids 129 12th St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 [phone] [phone] Fax

John Gresham Barret DC phone:[phone] fax: [phone]
Anderson Office 315 S. McDuffie St. Anderson, SC 29622 phone: [phone] fax [phone]

Joseph Crowley [phone] Queens 74-09 37th Ave Suite 306-B Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718)779-140

Joe Wilson DC Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Lowcountry Office 903 Port Republic Street, Beaufort Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Tom Lantos WASHINGTON OFFICE 202-225-3531
SAN MATEO OFFICE San Mateo: 650-342-0300 400 S. El Camino Real Suite 410 San Mateo, CA 94402

Darrel Issa phone: [phone] fax: [phone]
San Diego County Office 1800 Thibodo Road, #310 Vista, CA 92081 phone: [phone] fax: [phone]

Barbara Lee Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Oakland District Office 1301 Clay Street Suite 1000 North Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Robert Menedez Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Robert Wexler Washington, D.C. phone: [phone] fax: [phone]
Palm Beach County Office 2500 North Military Trail • Suite 100 • Boca Raton, FL 33431 phone: [phone] fax: [phone]
Broward County Office Margate City Hall • 5790 Margate Blvd • Margate, FL 33063 phone: [phone] fax: [phone]

Howard L Berman 2221 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Dan Burton Washington, D.C. Office Telephone: [phone] [phone] (TTY) Fax: [phone]
Indianapolis District Office 8900 Keystone at the Crossing, Suite 1050 Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-7646 Telephone: [phone] (inside Indiana only) [phone] Fax: [phone]

Gary L Ackerman Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Bayside Office 218-14 Northern Boulevard Bayside, NY 11361 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Elton Gallegly [phone] FAX: [phone]
2829 Townsgate Road, Suite 315 Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-3018 [phone] Toll Free: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Ben Chandler Washington, D.C. Office 1504 Longworth Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 [phone]
Kentucky Office 1021 Majestic Drive Suite 180 Lexington, KY 40513 [phone]

John Boozman Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Pete King DC-202 - 225 - 7896
Massapequa Park 1003 Park Boulevard Massapequa Park, NY 11762 516 - 541 - 4225

Adam Smith DC phone: [phone]

Dana Rohrabacher Phone: [phone]
101 Main Street, Suite 380 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Phone: [phone]

Donald M Payne phone [phone] fax [phone]

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Miami, FL Office 9210 SW 72nd Street, Suite 100 Miami, Florida 33173 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega phone [phone] fax [phone]
American Samoa phone[phone] fax [phone]

Ed Royce DC phone [phone]
Orange County 305 N. Harbor, suite 300 Fullerton,CA 92832 [phone] [phone]

Sherrod Brown [phone] [phone] (fax)

Brad Sherman Washington, D.C. [phone] tel [phone] fax
San Fernando Valley 5000 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 420 Sherman Oaks, CS 91403 [phone] tel [phone] fax

Steve Chabot 202) 225-2216 [phone] (fax)
Cincinnati Office 3003 Carew Tower 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 [phone] [phone] (fax)

Tom Tancredo 202.225.7882
District Office 6099 South Quebec St., Suite 200 Centennial, Colorado 80111-4547 720.283.9772

Ron Paul Washington, DC [phone] Lake Jackson, Texas: 122 West Way, Suite 301 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 Phone Number: [phone]

Bill Delahunt [phone] Fax: [phone]
146 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 [phone] Toll-Free: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Eliot Engel Phone : [phone]
Bronx 3655 Johnson Avenue Bronx, NY 10463 Phone : [phone]

Gregory Meeks phone--202/225-3461 fax--202/226-4169

St. Albans District Office 196-06 Linden Boulevard St. Albans, NY 11412 phone--718/949-5600 fax--718/949-5972 Jeff Flake [phone] - phone [phone] - fax
District office 1640 South Stapley Suite 215 Mesa, AZ 85204 [phone] - phone [phone] - fax

Jo Ann Davis Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Peninsula Office 4904-B George Washington Memorial Highway Yorktown, VA 23692 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Mark Green Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
700 E. Walnut St. Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: [phone] Fax. [phone] Toll Free: [phone]

Earl Blumenauer [phone] Fax: [phone]
Portland: 729 N.E. Oregon Street Suite 115 Portland, OR 97232 [phone] Fax: [phone]

Jerry Weller Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
District Office Addresses: 2701 Black Rd., Suite 201 Joliet, IL 60435 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Katherine Harris Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Bradenton District Office 1112 Manatee Ave. West 9th Floor Bradenton, FL 34205 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Adam Smith 202-225-8901
District Office 3600 Port of Tacoma Road,Ste. 106 Tacoma,Washington98424 253.896.3775

Thaddeus McCotter 202.225.8171 tel [phone] fax
District 17197 N. Laurel Park Dr. Suite 533 Livonia, MI 48152 734.632.0314 tel [phone] fax

Mike Pence [phone] office [phone] fax
In Indiana 1134 Meridian Plaza Anderson, IN 46016 [phone] office [phone] fax

Grace F. Napolitano 202-225-5256 Fax: [phone]
District Office 11627 East Telegraph Road, #100 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Dianne E Watson phone: [phone] fax: [phone]
Los Angeles Office 4322 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 302 Los Angeles, CA 90010 phone: [phone] fax: [phone]

Adam Schiff DC Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Pasadena Office Braley Building 35 S. Raymond Ave. #205 Pasadena, California 91105 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Dennis Cardoza Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Modesto 1321 I Street #1 Modesto, CA 95354 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Connie Mack DC phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fort Myers office 2000 Main Street Suite 300 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Michael McCaul DC phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]
Austin 903 San Jacinto, Suite 320 Austin, TX 78701 phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]

Jeff Fortenberry Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Lincoln Office 301 South 13th Street Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone:[phone] Fax: [phone]

Ted Poe Washington, D.C. 202.225.6565 Beaumont, TX 409.212.1997 Humble, TX 281.446.0242

Chris Smith ph: [phone] fax: [phone]
1540 Kuser Road Suite A-9 Hamilton, NJ 08619 Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Shelley Berkley Phone - [phone] Fax - [phone]
2340 Paseo Del Prado, Suite D-106 Las Vegas, NV 89102 Phone - [phone] Fax - [phone]

just remember who you are dealing with...

[texpatriot2004]

15. Thank you for this list of contacts for the WHIG resolution. n.t

[MaggieSwanson]

3. KICK for the Kooch...

The tallest man in any room.

[goodhue]

4. Way to go Dennis!

[MelissaB]

5. The more I read about this man, the more I like him.

[Nothing Without Hope]

6. What a fine president he would make. He keeps the real truth firmly in

mind and makes it clear to everyone who hears him with an open mind.

Recommended.

[paineinthearse]

22. Correct me if wrong

Dennis has never voted one cent for funding the war on Iraq.

[goodhue]

23. you are correct

[paineinthearse]

25. Thank you for the confirmation

Even rethug Ron Paul has voted against funding.

With Dems who have consistantly voted against war funding, why should anyone here support pols who have?

:shrug:

p.s. Kerry's speech to Georgetown rebroadcast starting on CSPAN now.

[Nothing Without Hope]

24. you are right. He's been against it from the very start. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

7. His statement is nicely complemented by the thoughtful insight of Steve

Gilliard on the events today. I highly recommend this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5210540
thread title: Why a Libby Indictment is Crucial (by Steve Gilliard)

[goodhue]

8. great thread

I really like this opening line by Gilliard . . .

"Everyone is chomping at the bit over a Rove indictment and missing the point."

[eridani]

9. Please get this Resolution of Inquiry voted on

:kick: :kick::kick::kick:

[helderheid]

10. kick!

[BelgianMadCow]

11. ahead of the curve, that Dennis

way to go! He may get quite a bit more spotlight along with Conyers...

I can dream, can't I?

[lovuian]

12. Kucinich has been on this whole Bush Lie from the

beginning!!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

13. K & R...Thanks for the post and links.

:kick:

[blm]

14. This inquiry and the DSM are all part of the same story. Congress CANNOT

now claim that no further investigation is necessary when it's now known that Cheney and Libby held back documents.

NOW is the time for Congress to act. Behind you 100% DK and JC.

[G_j]

16. nominated

thanks Dennis

and shame on all those who insisted on nailing the 'unelectable' tag on him from the very first day of his run for the presidency.

[BelgianMadCow]

17. second that.

They need to get the POWER.

[cosmicdot]

18. kick

Dennis Kucinich: Bio, Issues, Vision
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=108&topic_id=10913&mesg_id=10913

[bluedawg12]

19. Kucinich is a very smart man, I wish he would get some MSM

coverage for his ideas, it would help to get a more Dem points of view.

[OhNoTheyDidNot]

20. In a perfect world he would be our President! nt

[sofa king]

21. Nice job, Dennis.

I think he's just about the only person to come out of this smelling like a rose. The list of Members of Congress who have consistently opposed the rationale for this war and had the courage to stick to that position is vanishingly small.

Edit: oops I forgot the important part. The thing I like about this release is that it doesn't spend too much time saying, "I told you so." Rather, Mr. K is inviting others to get on board with him. That, I think, strikes a particularly harmonious note in this doubtful time.

Next time I need to check my moral compass, I think I'll calibrate it with Dennis Kucinich's.

[goodhue]

26. kucinich kick

[goodhue]

29. .

[G_j]

27. ~kICk~

[Independent_Liberal]

28. Kick!

[La Coliniere]

30. Kick

Dennis rocks my world.

[globalvillage]

31. This is awesome.

Great news and statement from Kucinich.

:applause:

[DearAbby]

32. Kucinich

:yourock:

[DoYouEverWonder]

33. Go Dennis Go

Keep in mind, if they lied about the little things, what about the big things?