Indictment Dissected: Libby’s Knowledge of Plame’s Covert Identity
Indictment Dissected: Libby’s Knowledge of Plame’s Covert Identity
[This is the second part of a Think Progress series breaking down the significance of the Libby indictment.]
In at least three instances, it appears from the facts outlined in the indictments that Libby was aware that Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA agent.
1. Libby spoke to his Principal Deputy [John Hannah] about an article in The New Republic and discussed whether they could share information about the role of Wilson’s wife in sending him to Niger. “Libby responded that there would be complications at the CIA in disclosing that information publicly, and that he could not discuss the matter on a non-secure telephone line.†(see #14) [comment: Hannah appears to have flipped]
CORRECTION: TRN’s Ryan Lizza says the “Principal Deputy” is in fact Eric Edelman.
2. In a lunch with Ari Fleischer, Libby tells him that Wilson’s wife works at the CIA and “noted that such information was not widely known.â€
3. In a conversation with Judith Miller, Libby specifically asked that the information on Plame’s identity be attributed to a “former Hill staffer†rather than to a “‘senior administration official,’ as had been the understanding with respect to other information that Libby provided to Miller during this meeting.†(see #17)
UPDATE:
A reader points out a crucial piece of information from the indictment strongly indicates that Libby knew Plame worked undercover and then misrepresented that knowledge. The indictment says Cheney told Libby that Plame worked in the “Counterproliferation Division†(see #9), an agency in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. But when Libby later talked to Miller, he told her, according to Miller’s notes, that “Wife works at WINPAC.†WINPAC is part of the CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence. Why is this significant?
The Directorate of Operations works undercover. As the CIA website states:
The Directorate of Operations is responsible for the clandestine collection of foreign intelligence. The current director is under cover and cannot be named at the present time.
So Libby learned from Cheney that Plame worked undercover but then told Judith Miller that Plame worked in the Directorate of Intelligence, which “is on the overt side of the CIA†and does not work undercover. It appears from this information that Libby intentionally misled Miller.
Josh Marshall has more.
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Why didn’t Fitzgerald just charge Libby with having intentionally leaked Plame’s name? Seems like he had a compelling case.
October 29th, 2005 at 7:04 pmOh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.
October 29th, 2005 at 7:22 pmI agree John. Looks like a strong case for prosecuting on the Intelligence Identities Act.
October 29th, 2005 at 7:38 pmWhat is the penalty for knowingly outing a covert agent? Was the prince of darkness liable in anyway because he was warned not to print? What sort of deal could possibly keep Rove from an indictment? Is he a spy in the whitehouse. He would have to be for me not to Indict him. Maybe he’s smarter than Fitz.
October 29th, 2005 at 8:00 pmEvery major media organization including those leading the charge against Bush/Rove/Libby has signed on to a court brief arguing that no crime was committed. See I’m A Little Slow. Makes an interesting contrast to their “reporting”.
October 29th, 2005 at 8:08 pmIt is my gut feeling from watching Fitz’s news conference twice and reading the indictment in depth that the indictment of Libby was, as I posted earlier, just a sop for the Grand Jury. They now have a story to tell their Grandchildren. It would have been unkind to send them hame after two years with nothing in their stockings. There is absolutely no reason why Libby cannot be indicted again on other charges (e. g. Earle/Delay). I expect there will be a significant number of perjury, obstruction, and false statement indictments, probably as many as five or six indictments under one or both of the “outing” statutes, and one BIG conspiracy indictment with at least twenty names (WHIG et al), and at a minimum DUHbya named as an undicted co-conspirator. If Fitz cannot indict him directly he will provide sufficient evidence for the Wilson’s to file a civil suit against the whole damn bunch, including DUHbya. The only logical reason for including the detail of Plame in the indictment is to justify the obstruction charge. The release of Plame’s name is a criminal act as specified by Fitz several times in his press conference. There would be a lot fewer guests in our public motels if all they had to do was say no crime was commited.
For a brief digression, the Repugs have a lot of thinking and planning to do. It is almost a given that the Dems will win control of both Houses in 2006. When that happens the first item of business will be to impeach Bush and Cheney, if he is still around, or his replacement. The Presidency would then go to the top Democrat in the Senate or House. This would assure a Dem victory in 2008. As I see it the only way the Repugs will have any chance in 2006 and 2008 is to impeach Bush and Cheney, and get McCain or some other honest (or reasonably so) Repug Senator in Frist’s position to take over the Presidency. Either way Bushco is gone! Merry Fitzmas!
October 29th, 2005 at 8:38 pmExcellent catch in the update!
October 29th, 2005 at 8:44 pm“Why didn’t Fitzgerald just charge Libby with having intentionally leaked Plame’s name? Seems like he had a compelling case.”
The reason Fitz didn’t charge *anyone* at this point on those counts is so he can still catch more fish. If he *had* charged Libby with this, everyone else could just shut up and say “well, guess you got your guy” and it would impede further investigation for the truth.
By charging Libby with matters of perjury, obstruction, etc., he’s sent a strong message to those remaining under investigation and who could be questioned. He played a card to put more pressure on the rest of the investigation as well as keep options open. If he’d charged anyone, particularly Libby, with disclosing classified information, it would hinder any further truth finding. He’d have become the fall guy and everyone else could remain innocent and get away with it. Fitz was clearly saying that was not an option here.
Further, he laid down the groundwork for future options and charges in this very indictment. Much of the “detail” in the timeline laid out wasn’t really overly relevent to the charges, but are part of the overall investigation and will allow Fitz to “build” on what’s he’s already laid out! Will be very interesting to see what else develops, because Fitz made it clear that he’s not done with this yet. The heat is on and the worms in the WH are squirming with this added pressure now!
October 29th, 2005 at 8:59 pmLibby was found guilty of: Count One was for Obstruction of Justice, counts Two & Three were for Making False Statements and Counts Four & Five were for Perjury. What makes them interesting is that they were so blatant (please read the Libby indictment). He is clearly sacrificing himself for something far greater in scope than just the counts that he was indicted for as he was so unthinking and unrepentant in his lies and the Obstruction of Justice in particular, (14 of the 22 pages), that I would doubt that he will get any less than the maximum number of 30 years in a federal penitentiary not of his choice.
Rove talked to the Grand Jury four times at great length and had to provide additional information in an effort to appear as working with the Grand Jury. If this information does not pan out, I would imagine that he will be indicted as well.
The more sinister angle of what is going on that no one has looked at, and I am sure Fitzgerald would like to understand is, why would anyone effectively destroy of a CIA front company as important as the Boston based Brewster Jennings and Associates, which was engaged in tracking rogue nukes and other WMD throughout the world. Libby’s betrayal forced them to close up shop as well as any organizations and people associated down the line with that shop, in effect blinding the US to track rogue nukes and WMD et. al., in the world! This is a catastrophic blow to what is arguably one of the most important intelligence operations that the CIA had.
The media continues to be complicit in some for of coverup that is far greater than just the outing of a CIA agent. Now, information regarding “rogue” purchases of nuclear fuel, chemical and biological weapons as well as rocket technology is hearsay, meaning Bush & company can say “trust us, we know” and can say the information came from a legitimate source from almost any country. Our democratic form of government, which is already shaky at best, will be gone if this case cannot expose this as a threat, not only to the US but the world. The combination of the abuse of the National Security Act of 1947 in creating the NSA, CIA and close connections with the military, would allow their power to be held solely by the President and his administration, leaving no viable checks and balances in our government.
October 29th, 2005 at 9:37 pm#10, madrino: “Libby was found guilty of:…”
Libby hasn’t been found guilty of anything. The trial hasn’t even bee scheduled yet, you moron. :()
Poor Faiz is just a fool. Libby was not charged with anything related to “outing” Valerie Plame. That is a fact.
October 29th, 2005 at 9:51 pmAnybody see this written by Joe Wilson today?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/102905A.shtml
It rounds out the whole picture and reminds us that these are REAL people whose lives have been turned upside down. This is not being reported by many (acutally NO one that I know of), although “60 minutes” is supposed to be doing a special about it tomorrow.
October 29th, 2005 at 9:56 pm#12: “But on July 14, 2003, our lives were irrevocably changed. That was the day columnist Robert Novak identified Valerie as an operative, divulging a secret that had been known only to me, her parents and her brother.”
Was Plame’s brother cleared to receive classified information, or did the Wilsons break the law? :()
Joe Wilson is a proven liar. That article continues the trend, from the very first sentence. It was he who tried to smear President Bush, not the other way around.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:05 pmIt’s my understanding, wwallace, that immediate family is allowed to know.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:20 pm#13 – And having worked for the CIA for twenty something years, I’m sure that SHE knew who was and wasn’t allowed to know about her status, and that the CIA knew about WHO knew.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:23 pm#11 and #13 wwallace
I have a little trouble in following your logic. First you state that Libby hasn’t been proven to be a liar. A fact with which I will agree considering he has not been tried. However, if you are intelligent enough to read you must agree that the chances that he did not lie are slim and none and Slim just left town. Then you make the statement that Joe Wilson is a proven liar. Where, when, and on what charge was Joe Wilson tried and found guilty of being a liar? You can’t have it both ways Sonny Bumps. Why don’t you go play with yourself in the closet and leave the grownups alone?
October 29th, 2005 at 10:35 pmClyde, “proven” and “found guilty” are not synonyms, you illiterate. :()
October 29th, 2005 at 10:38 pm#14, Paulette, have any evidence to back that up? I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’d just like to see some documentation of the rules.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:40 pmMy impression of the press conference was Fitz felt impeded, which he expressed, and that it is not over. I found it peculiar that he would tell everyone to relax and take a deep breath. I sense that this indictment was a small sample to prime the country for major change. I’ll bet Rove made a deal to have his indictment delayed so as to not throw the country into shock. I’m very disturbed by Rove’s Friday comment that he was going to have a nice day/good weekend. Just a hunch. This aint over by a long shot.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:44 pm#17
Who told you that? Does he lie to you often?
I would direct your attention to THE SYNONYM FINDER, J. I. Rodale, Rodale Books, Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Eight Printing, May 1977, Page 969, “Prove, v. 3… be found (by trial or experience) to be…
You may apologize. I cannot be illiterate, by definition, if I am able to read. And you Sir have just been found and proven to be a tasteless liar.
October 29th, 2005 at 10:52 pm#20
Clyde,
You have just been nominated for the “Best Troll Put-Down of the Year.”
Keep up the good work!
October 29th, 2005 at 11:07 pmIt could be that Libby’s not charged with violating Intelligence Identities Act because none of his ‘contacts’ published anything, let alone Valerie’s identity. That was Novak and Rove from what I can gather.
Another issue that may be overlooked here is that Libby could very well be pardoned by Bush therefore making the party over before it really begins.
Fitzgerald had good advice when he said we all need ‘to take a deep breath…this is just the beginning’. Hopefully the perpetrators will all be brought to justice.
In the mean time, it might be a good idea to start calling our Congressmen/women and begin demanding impeachment proceedings.
October 29th, 2005 at 11:26 pmLisa, no impeachable offense has been committed since Clinton left office. :()
October 29th, 2005 at 11:32 pmLooks like nor east dimentia has changed handles again.
And kudos Clyde, best troll knock out ever. Sad thing is the troll probably is too stupid to know he has been knocked out.
Cheeney and Rove next to go. Then when EVERYONE sees the King Monkey-boy has no brain, he will then be indicted too!
Merry Fitzmas to all.
And George help us all (sarcasm)
October 29th, 2005 at 11:42 pm#10 and #19, you guys are right on. You state facts and use logic. I appreciate that and that is why I will not waste my time debating the freaks on this forum that support the INDICTED criminals.
Thanks for saying it all and saving me the time.
October 30th, 2005 at 12:31 am#22 Lisa, impeachment is the answer.
Demand and we shall recieve.
votetoimpeach.org
October 30th, 2005 at 12:33 am14, Paulette, have any evidence to back that up? I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’d just like to see some documentation of the rules.
I don’t have documentation, but I will research it. I remember hearing that once, but again, I can’t document it. Do you have anything to the contrary? I would love to be sure. Thanks
October 30th, 2005 at 12:57 am#29, Ryan called me a bunch of names! How liberal of him! I’m so shocked! :()
October 30th, 2005 at 11:18 am#29: “The Zionist coup continues apace.”
That’s just what Osama bin Ladin said. Good to know which side ThinkProgress’s duped minions is on.
October 30th, 2005 at 1:39 pmwwallace
Your grammar is poor
It’s “…ThinProgress’s duped minions are on..” not “…is on” the noun is minions. In your sentence ThinkProgress’s is part of an adjectival phrase
“Thinkprogress’s duped minions” is the noun. Therefore the verb is plural, like the noun.
Just thought you needed to know how to say stupid things in a grammatically correct way.
October 30th, 2005 at 3:22 pmTo further clarify for the ill-informed:
EVERYONE in the Administration KNOWS that you don’t rat someone out in the CIA. They sign non disclosure agreements that specifically spell this out.
They (the circus folk in the WH) knew Plame-Wilson worked in the weapons nonproliferation area of the CIA, and they KNOW that is where all the spooks are!
October 30th, 2005 at 4:00 pmIt’s no surprise at all to see Ryan weigh in on the side of anti-Semitism, given his long record of hate-mongering and bigotry. :()
October 30th, 2005 at 5:54 pmtrolls everywhere, please don’t feed the lying trolls.
no matter what handle they choose for the moment.
October 30th, 2005 at 7:09 pmhey trolls,
Dumbya says he is the president when in fact he is only the resident. That is a lie.
Dumbya says he is off the sauce when he isn’t. That is a lie.
Dumbya says he served in the military, when he didn’t, he was AWOL. That is a lie.
Dumbya says no one in the Wh leaked the info. That is a lie.
I could go on for days, but I have a life.
You lie too, you have been caught.
Dumbya is a lying sob.
October 30th, 2005 at 7:11 pmThe 2003 Bush State of the Union: President Lies About Iraq Nuclear Capability
In his January 2003 State Of The Union, President Bush made his case for war in Iraq. He included this now-infamous 16-word deception about Iraq’s nuclear capability: “The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.”2
But the White House had known for nearly a year that this claim was false. In February 2002, the CIA sent former Ambassador Joseph Wilson to Niger to investigate the unsubstantiated claim that Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium from Niger for use in nuclear weapons.3
Wilson had discovered that the claims were bogus and documents used to support the claims had been forgeries. He reported this to the CIA, and the CIA told the White House.3
Why Did The President Ignore Wilson’s Findings And Lie? It’s About Iraq
Why did President Bush use the discredited nuclear claims in his January 2003 State of the Union Address to make the case that Iraq was a nuclear threat? They wanted to invade Iraq.
A CBS News polling report in late 2002 made clear, “there is no consensus on adopting a pre-emptive strike policy in general—except where a nuclear attack against the United States is contemplated…”4
Only well after the war had begun would the Washington Post report on “a pattern in which President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their subordinates…made allegations depicting Iraq’s nuclear weapons program as more active, more certain and more imminent in its threat than the data they had would support. On occasion administration advocates withheld evidence that did not conform to their views.”5
Wilson Strikes Back—Exposes Bush’s Lie In Lead-Up To War
Six months after the President’s 2003 State of the Union Address, as Bush’s WMD and nuclear claims began to unravel, Wilson went public and exposed the Bush Administration’s false nuclear claims in a New York Times op-ed.6
The full July 6, 2003 op-ed, “What I Didn’t Find In Africa,” can be read here: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1070
The White House saw Wilson as a major threat. According to the Los Angeles Times, “Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff was so angry about the public statements of former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, a Bush administration critic married to an undercover CIA officer, that he monitored all of Wilson’s television appearances and urged the White House to mount an aggressive public campaign against him, former aides say.”7
White House Retaliates—Outs Valerie Plame Wilson As CIA Agent
The week after Wilson’s op-ed in the New York Times, “two senior administration officials” were cited by conservative columnist Robert Novak in his column outing CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.8
The White House Iraq Group (WHIG), originally formed to sell the war to the public, “morphed into a virtual hit squad that took aim at critics who questioned its claims.”9 WHIG was run out of Vice President Cheney’s office, and included Cheney’s Chief of Staff “Scooter” Libby, top Bush strategist Karl Rove, and other top Bush administration officials.
Not only did this leak end Valerie Plame Wilson’s 20-year career as a CIA covert agent, but it also exposed a longstanding CIA front company, Brewster Jennings & Associates, where Plame worked and put at risk many of the undercover agents who had worked with Wilson in the past.10
Today’s Indictment—White House Official Obstructed Investigation Into The Lie
Today’s indictment says Libby illegally obstructed the investigation into the White House outing of an undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame Wilson. He also was charged with perjury and making false statements to FBI agents. The ongoing investigation of Karl Rove revolves around the same issues, among possible others.
October 30th, 2005 at 8:27 pmFormer President George H. W. Bush was right in 1999 when he said, “I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors.”11
Former Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie was right when he said, “I think if the allegation is true, to reveal the identity of an undercover CIA operative—it’s abhorrent, and it should be a crime, and it is a crime.”12
The American people must know this important truth: Today’s indictment is about a cover-up of the lies that led our nation to war in Iraq.
kjlovell, #39: “The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.”
The British stand by that assessment today. In any case, being the recipient of incorrect intel does not make one a liar. Given that all intel is imperfect, the prudent course was not to give your friend Saddam Hussein the benefit of the doubt.
“Wilson had discovered that the claims were bogus and documents used to support the claims had been forgeries.”
Wilson went to Niger in February 2002. The forged documents were received in October 2002. The documents had nothing to do with Wilson or his trip to Niger. Wilson never saw the documents. Thank you for providing this proof that Wilson lied.
In February 2002 the former prime minister of Niger, Ibrahim Mayaki, told Wilson, “An Iraqi delegation had visited Niger in 1999 to explore “expanding commercial relations” between Iraq and Niger. Mayaki had met with the Iraqis and later concluded that their request for enhanced trade meant they wanted to discuss purchasing uranium.”
October 30th, 2005 at 9:19 pmRyan: “See to me, the israeli, palestinians, saudi and christian radicals all look the same.”
Perhaps, but you said that to you chimps and humans all look the same. :()
Calling me a bunch of silly uvenile names again won’t change the facts I’ve presented.
October 30th, 2005 at 9:22 pmRyan, the major difference between wally and Osama is:
Osama actually will fight in a battle. wally-the-liar is a smarmy little chickenhawk coward that runs from the truth as dracula would sunlight.
October 30th, 2005 at 10:07 pmP.S.: wally-o-lielly, your totally incorrect, but I suspect it is not the first time you’ve heard that.
October 30th, 2005 at 10:08 pmLet Them Eat Cake: “What I’m hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this [chuckles]– this is working very well for them.” Barbara ‘Marie Antoinette’ Bush on New Orleans evacuees at the Houston Astrodome
32 Bush Lies And Policy Failures
By Andy Ostroy
President Bush’s campaign mantra in the 2000 election was that he and the Republican Party would “restore honor and integrity to the White House.” Five and one half years later, it’s utterly mind-boggling the amount of lies, controversies and scandals that have been perpetrated by Bush and his closest aides. It’s even more unsettling when we realize the dire straits America is in today at the hands of this incompetent, dangerous administration.
Let’s review Bush’s impact since 2000 at home and abroad, in no particular order:
1. Lied about WMD.
2. Unilaterally invaded a sovereign nation without provocation and justification.
3. Lied during State of the Union speech re: Niger Uranium.
4. Responsible for pre-9/11 intelligence failures in White House, CIA, FBI.
5. Allowed 9-11 murderers to remain free while diverting precious military and financial resources to his vanity war in Iraq.
6. Lied about Saddam/bin Laden connection.
7. Turned Iraq into a terrorist breeding ground.
8. Lied about nation-building.
9. Opposed creation of 9-11 Commission and Homeland Security Department.
10. Disrespected and alienated the U.S. from French, German and other key allies.
11. Lied to Americans about the real cost of war.
12. Fostered an environment of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
13. Lined Halliburton’s pockets in Afghanistan and Iraq with fat no-bid contracts.
14. Under-manned and under-equipped our armed forces in Iraq, resulting in unnecessary death and injuries.
15. Ignored the nuclear build-up in both Iran and N.Korea; marginalized Kim Jong Il.
16. Shunned Kyoto Treaty.
17. Lied about effects of man-made pollutants on the environment to support corporate pals.
18. Lied about the insolvency of Social Security.
19. Gave huge cuts to the wealthiest taxpayers.
20. Lied about true cost of health care bill.
21. Lied about Free Trade stand.
22. Bitterly divided the nation along religious, party and sexual preference lines.
23. Guilty of numerous cronyism appointments (Homeland Security, Supreme Court, etc)
24. Rewarded failures of Condi Rice and other cronies with key promotions.
25. Dreadful energy policies lead to record gas and oil prices.
26. Responsible for the largest debt in U.S. history.
27. Colossal failure of preparedness, rescue and relief during Hurricane Katrina.
28. Fostered a culture of corruption among GOP and top leadership (Tom Delay, etc).
29. Allowed Donald Rumsfeld to keep job despite utter failure in Iraq.
30. Presided over the U.S.’s lowest popularity throughout the world.
31. Saw No Child Left Behind fail.
32. Lied last week about Iraqi troop strength during Saturday radio address. Directly contradicted by testimony given earlier in the week by Gen. Abizaid.
This is just a partial list, mind you. One can only imagine what our country will look like by the time he’s done. Somebody please wake me up in 3 years. –posted September 8, 2005
October 30th, 2005 at 10:41 pmuvenile?
we already knew he/she/it was stoooopid, but that is so cool to show it again.
Once again Ryan (I’ve said it a million times) you are 100% right.
October 31st, 2005 at 4:17 am#46, Ryan: No, you said a chimp and a human look the same. They do not look the same to me. I never said they did. Stop lying all the time.
None of the facts I’ve presented have been refuted.
October 31st, 2005 at 1:12 pmned/wally/aphrodykie
You post nothing, nothing but lies. You aren’t interested in researching anything. You are a closed minded little slob.
Your very existance shows that humans (at least a few)evolved from apes.
October 31st, 2005 at 1:20 pmActually I said to YOU a chimp and a human fetus would look the same. The fact that you misrepresent this clearly shows your juvenile inability to read simple sentences. You haven’t presented any facts, you’ve repeated debunked lies though.
October 31st, 2005 at 1:21 pm#22, wwallace: You’re wwrong. Bush has already committed an impeachable offense that has nothing to do with the Plame affair: He diverted funds that Congress voted on for the war in Afghanistan to the invasion of Iraq. Only Congress can decide how money will be spent. Bush deceived Congress by diverting those funds (the figure I’ve heard is $700 million) as well as troops, in September 2002. Before the Iraq invasion. Gee, do you think Bush planned the invasion all along?
You ARE a moron!
October 31st, 2005 at 7:13 pmJane, that’s nonsense.
The invasion of Iraq was planned many years ago, before Bush was president. Maybe we should impeach Clinton again. :()
October 31st, 2005 at 10:01 pmYour full of crap wally/ned/aphrodykie/nor east dimentia, or \
whoever you are calling yourself at the moment.
dumbya lies so much he has to have someone else call his dog.
dumby will be tried in the Hague for war crimes.
crash-cart cheeney engineered this ILLEGAL war along with the help of many of the CRIMINALS you will no doubt be defending here.
KKKarl rove is so crooked he has to screw his pants on.
dumbya’s smarmy school marm wife murdered her highschool boyfriend.
dumbya is a deserter.
dumbya was AWOL.
dumbya is STUPID.
dumby will be impeached.
get a clue and go away.
November 1st, 2005 at 10:11 amThe BUSH FAMILY SUPPORTED AND FINANCED THE RISE OF HITLER IN WORLD WAR II
It is no seceret. Prescott bush actually managed slave labor and personally profited from it. Prescott helped move NAZI WAR criminals to America.
The blind trust established for the bush family was started with plundered Jewish wealth.
When bushs assets were frozen in October 1942, they moved back to America, and got their son
HW bush a cushy spot in the military to sanitize the family name.
HW bush quickly rose in the CIA ranks as a covert officer. His role was to recruit and train assigns. He is closely linked to the Bay of Pigs.
the bush family is corrupt, evil and will be destroyed.
November 1st, 2005 at 10:16 amThe bush family is corrupt and supports racism and hate.
THEY MUST GO!
November 2nd, 2005 at 3:43 amI want to see Bush and Cheeney removed from office NOW.
VOTETOIMPEACH.ORG
I was soooo wrong, and such an idiot for supporting a murdering administration.
I want to extend a personal apology to all on this blog.
I want to say those of you that thought I was
mighty aphroditie, Northeast Delima, Turk, Joe Sixpack and Jeff Gannon were
totally correct.
I am only one person, and I have tried to show that there are more than one person that support the
Bush administration.
I am paid by the administration, and i feel totally dirty and guilty.
November 2nd, 2005 at 3:07 pmDid you notice that cracker dumbya and his boyfriend-killing wife didn’t even speak at Rosa’s funeral?
Cracker Mo.Fo.
I hate that lying bastard!
He sends poor kids off to be killed and his cracker ass daughters live the life of a princess.
Impeach they lying bastard
November 3rd, 2005 at 2:22 amSomeone asked earlier how Joe Wilson was a “liar”. He said, “Valerie had nothing to do with the matter” of his trip to Niger, but the SIC concluded that Plame did suggest his name for the trip after all. He also said the “names and dates were wrong” on the Niger reports, then later admitted he never even saw the reports until after he got back from Niger. On this, said he was confused and must have misspoken to reporters.
Wilson concluded on his trip that Iraq did not purchase any uranium from Niger. But he also concluded that Iraq had approached Nigerian officials about “expanding commercial relations.” Since 3/4 of Niger’s exports are uranium, this was viewed by the CIA as an attempt to buy uranium, and supports British intelligence at the time, referred to in Bush’s infamous 2003 State of the Union Address.
“The British government has learned that Iraq recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.”
This is exactly what Wilson discovered too, although he apparently didn’t realize it at the time. He assumed the whole thing was a closed deal, but it wasn’t. The fact that Iraq did not get any uranium isn’t the issue. I think it’s reasonable to assume that they tried.
What’s interesting for me is that the White House later retracted those “16 words,” but to my knowledge they have not retracted the assertions on centrifuge tubes that weren’t fit for uranium enrichment, unmanned arial vehicles that had 0.0005% of the capability that we were told they had, mobile weapons laboratories that weren’t really weapons laboratories, and the biggest freaking lie of all: “we do not torture.”
November 24th, 2005 at 12:38 pm