Cheney tried to use CIA in 2004 to mislead the American public about Iraq

[kpete]

From Americablog:

Cheney tried to use CIA in 2004 to mislead the American public about Iraq
by John in DC - 8/30/2006

pp. 340-341:

"In mid November 2004, a few weeks after the President's reelection... Cheney wanted a portion of a particular CIA report declassified and made public. Miscik knew the report - it was about the complex, often catalytic connections between the war in Iraq and the wider war against terrorism. The item the Vice President wanted declassified was a small part that might lead one to believe that the war was helping the broader campaign against violent Jihadists. The report, she knew, concluded nothing of the sort. To release that small segment would be willfully misleading. She told the briefer to tell Cheney that she didn't think that was such a good idea. The Vice President expressed his outrage to Porter Goss."

Porter Goss then had one of his deputies call the analyst and tell her "Saying no to the Vice President is the wrong answer."

So many things at work here. First, Cheney is caught red handed trying to falsely link Iraq to the larger war on terror (something he'd done repeatedly). And second, when he gets caught doing it, Cheney still pushes ahead.


http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/08/cheney-tried-to-use-cia-in-2004-to.html

[pooja]

1. when Bush came on the scene, my mother wasn't happy.. but said

Gore should have a real shot. Then bush picked his running mate and my mom said we are "fucked". I didn't know anything about this man (wish I never had to now). But at 20 what did I know. She said "that criminal should be locked behind bars now... God help us if that little piss ant George is assassinated or overthrown.. you think Bush is bad.. wait until you had to deal with Cheney."

This was before the 2000 elections. The only thing that I guess she missed was the fact that Cheney would be running the White House and George was just the poster child.