The intent is to get information to a target audience with the intent of making that audience react in a specific way. The operation is successful when those in the information chain believe the information is valid and of high value, and then act on it in the anticipated manner.

The Bush administration reacting to the distributed information as a leak gave credibility to the value of the information.

Anybody in the White House information chain that thought it was an Authenticated Classified piece of information and leaked it is now a known security risk to the Bush administration.

Anybody outside of the White house information chain that believed the information was Authentically classified, then published it under the auspices of the “Freedom of the Press”, became a tool to distribute the information to U.S. citizens.

U.S. citizens reacted to the information as creditable, and ended up supporting the Bush administration plan to invade Iraq.

So in essence,

Bush fed information to the press to sway the American people to support his agenda. Denying he did it, made it seem that he did not authorize it, thereby allowing the information to be perceived as creditable.

The fact that American citizens were the targets of this deception operation, this “Psyop campaign” should be enough evidence to impeach, censure, or give a vote of no confidence to the current administration.

Russert and Williams and Hume all LIVE for their long liquid lunches at the White House, weekend trips to Camp David, Lincoln Bedroom naps, so they refuse to ask any hardball questions.

I used to watch CBS reporters (other than Knoller) follow Daddy Bush around like puppy dogs, BEGGING him for crumbs left on the ground. Patheitc.

They are all SCUMBAGS and will pay the price — probably becoming Rush’s drug dealers when W freezes them out.

Signed,
Sidney Leader
Former CNN Supervising Producer, Atlanta, GA

The borders, like our ports, are basically intentionally unprotected, so WE the people of the United States are being conned by some secret globalist agenda! Secure borders would mean drug smuggling from Mexico would cease, and real terrorists would not gain entry! Inspections of 100% of the cargo entering our ports would also cease drug smuggling, and other illegal contraband items! Also a secure border with Mexico would protect us from the “Bird Flu” and other contagions, since Mexico is highly unsanitary! Everyone in the Congress needs to level with the American citizenry and tell us WHY they refuse to protect Americans? WHY do they care more about Mexican migrants flooding across the border? WHY do they want stagnant wages in America and an economy so weak that it could collapse by this Christmas? WHY do they want anarchy to come to America?

Scooter Libby has testified at his obstruction of justie trial that President Bush authorized the leak of classified information on Iraq that ultimately led to the disclosure of Valerie Plame’s identity….

Tomorrow is another day.

a) McLellan won’t comment on on-going investigations

b) everyone associated with this admin seems to be in the process of being indicted

that

c) the long-term strategy is to have everyone in the admin involved in an investigation so that the admin won’t even have to talk to the press anymore?

Gutless.

Bastards.

Reminds me why I left news reporting. They’re so concerned with protecting their access to power and the ensuing perks. Why don’t they all just do what Chris Mathews has done; bend over and open wide.