On Friday 01 September 2006 11:17, Michael Madigan wrote: Hi Michael! And not a peep from the commies on the list!
Regards, Pete > I love it how it's chic to be a traitor. > > --- Bob Calco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://tinyurl.com/nsbo5 > > > > - - - > > > > It follows that one of the most sensational charges > > leveled against > > the Bush White House -- that it orchestrated the > > leak of Ms. Plame's > > identity to ruin her career and thus punish Mr. > > Wilson -- is untrue. > > The partisan clamor that followed the raising of > > that allegation by > > Mr. Wilson in the summer of 2003 led to the > > appointment of a special > > prosecutor, a costly and prolonged investigation, > > and the indictment > > of Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis > > "Scooter" Libby, > > on charges of perjury. All of that might have been > > avoided had Mr. > > Armitage's identity been known three years ago. > > > > That's not to say that Mr. Libby and other White > > House officials are > > blameless. As prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has > > reported, when Mr. > > Wilson charged that intelligence about Iraq had been > > twisted to make a > > case for war, Mr. Libby and Mr. Cheney reacted by > > inquiring about Ms. > > Plame's role in recommending Mr. Wilson for a > > CIA-sponsored trip to > > Niger, where he investigated reports that Iraq had > > sought to purchase > > uranium. Mr. Libby then allegedly disclosed Ms. > > Plame's identity to > > journalists and lied to a grand jury when he said he > > had learned of > > her identity from one of those reporters. Mr. Libby > > and his boss, Mr. > > Cheney, were trying to discredit Mr. Wilson; if Mr. > > Fitzgerald's > > account is correct, they were careless about > > handling information that > > was classified. > > > > Nevertheless, it now appears that the person most > > responsible for the > > end of Ms. Plame's CIA career is Mr. Wilson. Mr. > > Wilson chose to go > > public with an explosive charge, claiming -- > > falsely, as it turned out > > -- that he had debunked reports of Iraqi > > uranium-shopping in Niger and > > that his report had circulated to senior > > administration officials. He > > ought to have expected that both those officials and > > journalists such > > as Mr. Novak would ask why a retired ambassador > > would have been sent > > on such a mission and that the answer would point to > > his wife. He > > diverted responsibility from himself and his false > > charges by claiming > > that President Bush's closest aides had engaged in > > an illegal > > conspiracy. It's unfortunate that so many people > > took him seriously. > > > > - - - > > > > Too late, the damage done. No doubt Mr. Wilson will > > be a celebrity > > after the Fall elections, thanks in part to his role > > in this damaging > > but ultimately baseless scandal. And again, the > > nexus between > > bureaucrats at the CIA (Tenet) and State Department > > (Armitage) in > > undermining American foreign policy will be > > forgotten well before > > those elections. > > > > Hope all you idiots who waxed eloquent in your > > praise of this moron > > feel "duped" today, not that it will in any way > > diminish your joy at > > hurting the current sitting president at all costs > > for partisan > > political purposes. > > > > - Bob > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Post Messages to: [email protected] > > Subscription Maintenance: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > OT-free version of this list: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > > are the opinions of the author, and do not > > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > > too stupid to see the obvious. > > WWCD Who wouldn't Clinton Do? > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/1774340 > > Support Israel T-shirts and Stickers > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/1688891 > > Right Wing Stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike > > Horse Racing Photos at http://www.HorseRacingPix.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
