Wilkerson speaking on News Hour tonight.

[dogindia]

I am seeing it early on pbs 21 in nyc. He is being very clear.

[Marie26]

1. And listen to the Cheney minion attack Wilkerson!

"Disgrunted beauracrat" "paranoid" :grr:
And he continues to blame the CIA for intelligence
Continues to claim Niger forgery valid ("Czechs stand by it" - w/o mentioning that Italy, Britain, US say it's false)
"McCarthyite smear campaign" - when someone said Cheney's office authored the torture memo, which is true.
Every word is a lie - It's so ironic that the neocons are still trying to attack & discredit critics at the same time that the CIA leak case is being investigated. Do they think this makes them look good?

[dogindia]

4. and David Corn speaking in rebuff.

[0007]

5. Is Wilkerson on the first part of the News Hour or the second

half? I

t will be coming on in 30 minutes here in West Texas. I have to leave at 6:30 and that's why I'm asking, so I'll know if I want to tape it.

[dogindia]

6. first half or at least after 15 mins...when I came in

on edit.

Brooks is speaking against the idea that Bush was lying about WMD. Pretty bad. It is now 37 after the hour.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. "Brooks is by the way pretty out in against Bush lying about WMD"

Translation? Babelfish doesn't seem able to put that line into English.

[Marie26]

8. This is the most in-depth story I've ever seen on the national news

about the false WMD's, the neocon's role, even Cheney's role in the torture of prisoners! It's hard to see how anyone can come away from this without believing we were tricked into war.

[Marie26]

9. It's pretty much the whole first half-hour. Worth watching! n/t

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[0007]

10. Thanks a load. n/t

[Poiuyt]

2. Wilkerson said that the torture memos lead right to Cheney's office

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/11/04/cheneys_office_implicated_in_torture_of_prisoners.html

Cheney's Office Implicated in Torture of Prisoners

Vice President Dick Cheney's office was responsible for issuing the directives which led to U.S. soldiers to abuse prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a NPR interview with Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Wilkerson says he traced a trail of memos authorizing the questionable practices through Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's office directly to Cheney's vice presidential staff.

more-

[ginnyinWI]

3. excellent--thanks!

One of my favorite guys on my favorite show! :popcorn: