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| 2003-11-04 | |||
| Fox News has obtained a document purportedly written by a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee that outlines a Democratic strategy for exposing what the document calls "the administration’s dubious motives" with regard to the war against Iraq. If it’s in the nation’s, rather than the Dems’ interests, fair game The memo, provided late Tuesday by a source on the Senate Intelligence Committee, discusses the timing of a possible investigation into pre-war Iraq intelligence in such a way that it could bring maximum embarrassment to President Bush in his re-election campaign. Ohhhhh... sorry, temporary attack of naivete Among other things, the memo recommends that Democrats "prepare to launch an investigation when it becomes clear we have exhausted the opportunity to usefully collaborate with the [Senate] majority. We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation of the administration’s use of intelligence at any time — but we can only do so once ... the best time would probably be next year." right before the election.....hmmmm what could possibly be the reason for that? The last paragraph of the memo reads, "Intelligence issues are clearly secondary to the public’s concern regarding the insurgency in Iraq." so, blow away any intel assets in the interest of partisan gain, right? Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., appeared clearly shocked by the memo, which Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va. "Cripes! who the F&*k let this out???" "The draft memo leaked to the press today was written by staff and was likely taken from a waste basket or through unauthorized computer access," Rockefeller said in a statement. not addressing the fact it was a Dem staffer writing this traitorous tripe Rockefeller did not say who wrote the memo. "The draft memo was not approved nor was it shared with any member of the Senate Intelligence Committee or anyone else. Having said that, the memo clearly reflects staff frustration with the conduct of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation and the difficulties of obtaining information from the administration." Waaaahhhhhhhh Roberts said he believes the strategy outlined in the memo may constitute a violation of Senate ethics rules, an issue he may pursue with the ethics committee. "I have no idea how this became public. I am a little stunned. You can’t politicize the Intelligence Committee. The memo is blatantly partisan. Members of the committee on the Republican side are frustrated, outraged and indignant. I hope we can get past this," Roberts said.
Heads better role or this becomes a campaign issue earlier than the Dems thought - and not the way they hoped
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 It will be interesting to see how much media atttention this gets; particularly in comparision with the Wilson/Plame affair. This is, apparently, a serious discussion of an intentional plan to leak intelligence information with all of the people involved clearly knowing that they are dealing with classified material. Want to bet that the major media don't just ignore it? |
| Posted by: Ralph 2003-11-4 11:57:40 PM |
| #8 oops - sorry - LGF link |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 10:09:24 PM |
| #7 sorry CS for jumping your post - I think it should be brought up again tomorrow, so more - those who aren't on PST - could spread the word and comment. This is huge.... what a bunch of assh*les! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 10:06:27 PM |
| #6 LGF refers to Newsmax, which has a lengthier excerpt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 10:03:24 PM |
| #5 Frank! I was sitting on this until the morning. I think the Dems have subverted the security of the country for their quest for power. This committee was supposed to look at how to PREVENT another 9/11 but instead they are hell bent on pinning this on President Bush. Of course they want to be first (and loudest) to accuse. That way the truth will sound weak. Who is on the Intel committee? This HAS to be one of the big ones, none of the other have the cajones to write this. Look for a fall guy/gal for this. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2003-11-4 10:03:03 PM |
| #4 Who do the Dems think they would appeal to with an attack like this? As far as I can see it, they'd be playing to the "Bush let it happen" crowd. Can they be that irresponsible? Can they be that power-mad? That's a rhetorical question, right? If not, the answer is yes, absolutely they are. The memo points out another fact, however. The Democrats are bone-dry when it comes to any kind of positive reason to vote for them. Every Republican since Nixon now needs to be scandalized. Prior to Nixon every Republican needed to be compared with Herbert Hoover. (Hell they even brought out the 'Worst economy since Herbert Hoover' rhetoric this year; what with the quality of America's public school education, I'm guessing they weren't trying to appeal to anyone under 40 with that one. But I digress...) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-11-4 9:52:40 PM |
| #3 Bring it on. |
| Posted by: someone 2003-11-4 9:48:26 PM |
| #2 think about this: If Fox News didn't exist, would this memo ever see the light of day? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 9:35:32 PM |
| #1 Who do the Dems think they would appeal to with an attack like this? As far as I can see it, they'd be playing to the "Bush let it happen" crowd. Can they be that irresponsible? Can they be that power-mad? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-4 9:09:42 PM |