Cheney and Libby Blocked Papers to Senate Intel Committee??

[leftchick]

I just saw that ticker on the bottom of tweety's show. Is there a news item about that I missed?

edit: Link from Tennessee Gal...

http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2005/1027nj1.htm

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Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the use of pre-war intelligence that erroneously concluded Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, according to Bush administration and congressional sources.


Cheney had been the foremost administration advocate for war with Iraq, and Libby played a central staff role in coordinating the sale of the war to both the public and Congress.

Among the White House materials withheld from the committee were Libby-authored passages in drafts of a speech that then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered to the United Nations in February 2003 to argue the Bush administration's case for war with Iraq, according to congressional and administration sources. The withheld documents also included intelligence data that Cheney's office -- and Libby in particular -- pushed to be included in Powell's speech, the sources said.

The new information that Cheney and Libby blocked information to the Senate Intelligence Committee further underscores the central role played by the vice president's office in trying to blunt criticism that the Bush administration exaggerated intelligence data to make the case to go to war.

....Thank you TG! :)

[MichiganVote]

1. Oh now there's a shock. 'Bring it on' Dem's!!!!

[TomInTib]

2. NYT Sunday or yesterday

I read it but my copies are at the curb

[Walt Starr]

3. That's what prompted this move by Reid

Genius, sheer genius.

:rofl:

I'm still laughing because the repukes had better get sued to moves like this.

[Tennessee Gal]

4. Link here:

http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2005/1027nj1.htm

[leftchick]

8. Holy Crap! How did I miss that?

And I thought I was a DU addict! Thank you so much for the link!


Good Dems... VERY Good Dems....

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Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the use of pre-war intelligence that erroneously concluded Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, according to Bush administration and congressional sources.


Cheney had been the foremost administration advocate for war with Iraq, and Libby played a central staff role in coordinating the sale of the war to both the public and Congress.



Among the White House materials withheld from the committee were Libby-authored passages in drafts of a speech that then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered to the United Nations in February 2003 to argue the Bush administration's case for war with Iraq, according to congressional and administration sources. The withheld documents also included intelligence data that Cheney's office -- and Libby in particular -- pushed to be included in Powell's speech, the sources said.

The new information that Cheney and Libby blocked information to the Senate Intelligence Committee further underscores the central role played by the vice president's office in trying to blunt criticism that the Bush administration exaggerated intelligence data to make the case to go to war

[RedEarth]

5. here's a link to the article on DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1882390

[liveoaktx]

6. National Journal link

http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2005/1027nj1.htm

Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the use of pre-war intelligence that erroneously concluded Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, according to Bush administration and congressional sources.
Among the White House materials withheld from the committee were Libby-authored passages in drafts of a speech that then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered to the United Nations in February 2003 to argue the Bush administration's case for war with Iraq, according to congressional and administration sources. The withheld documents also included intelligence data that Cheney's office -- and Libby in particular -- pushed to be included in Powell's speech, the sources said.

The new information that Cheney and Libby blocked information to the Senate Intelligence Committee further underscores the central role played by the vice president's office in trying to blunt criticism that the Bush administration exaggerated intelligence data to make the case to go to war.

The disclosures also come as Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald wraps up the nearly two-year-old CIA leak investigation that has focused heavily on Libby's role in discussing covert intelligence operative Valerie Plame with reporters. Fitzgerald could announce as soon as tomorrow whether a federal grand jury is handing up indictments in the case.

[Alizaryn]

7. They blocked the original version of the speech

Powell gave to the UN. It contained much information and many claims about WMDs that Powell considered unsubstantiated and would not include is all that I am aware of.

[vlup2es]

9. See Rockefeller's magnificent response on C-Span 2

Rockefeller gave a balls out response (15 minutes) on the senate floor to the blocking of the investigation into pre-war intelligence.
Notably, WH was involved in said blocking using senate GOP to make sure we never get the information needed to find the truth.

If you can get replays on C-Span2. Definitely worth watching both sides.

[malaise]

10. Here it is

http://www.canofun.com/blog/videos/rockefellernov105.wmv

[Nikki Stone 1]

11. kicking and recommending

:kick: