White House Leaked Classified Intelligence to Make its Case for War

[kpete]

White House Leaked Classified Intelligence to Make its Case for War
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2005-12-28 02:13.
By David Swanson

A new report looks into instances in which the Bush Administration leaked classified information to support its case that Iraq was a threat to the United States.

While that case was, of course, ridiculous and the information falsified, the leaking of it was illegal. And the leaks appear to have been part of a coordinated effort. Immediately following important leaks, top administration officials appeared on talk shows to discuss information that they could not have legally discussed had it not appeared in a newspaper that morning.

Congressman John Conyers has just released an extensive report titled "The Constitution in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Cover-ups in the Iraq War." Pages 73 – 81 address the Bush Administration's claims regarding aluminum tubes allegedly acquired by Iraq for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons.

On page 78, the report notes: "Our investigation has also found that classified intelligence information supporting the Bush Administration's position regarding the aluminum tubes was leaked to the press. For example, on Sunday, September 8, 2002, the lead story in The New York Times, written by Judith Miller and Michael R. Gordon, quotes 'anonymous' Administration officials as stating that 'Iraq has stepped up its quest for nuclear weapons and has embarked on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb.'"

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6062

[Th1onein]

1. That Judith Miller gets around, doesn't she?

I wonder what was in it for her? Maybe someone should investigate her finances?

[Supersedeas]

2. Judith was a significant cog in the * Propoganda Machine

[FloridaPat]

3. I wonder how much more news has to be brought out before there

are people rioting in the streets about how illegal these people in the White House really are. Are the American people really this stupid except for a small minority? Look at the insurgents in Iraq. Daily they put their life on the line to free their country from oppressors and all we do is shop.