McClellan Still Won’t Say When White House Learned Of Report Debunking Bio Lab Claims
McClellan Still Won’t Say When White House Learned Of Report Debunking Bio Lab Claims
Yesterday, Scott McClellan was asked when senior administration officials became aware of a Pentagon report which found that trailers in Iraq “had nothing to do with biological weapons.†McClellan said he was “looking into it.â€
He was asked again today — and still didn’t have an answer. To dodge the question, McClellan changed the subject. He talked about how the Defense Department processes information. But that is not the issue. The issue is when top administration officials became aware of the Pentagon field report. Today’s transcript:
QUESTION: When did the administration become aware of the Pentagon report that talks about mobile trailers?
MCCLELLAN: The only update I have on that matter is what the Pentagon said yesterday.
The Pentagon put out a statement and talked about how that was a preliminary report from a DIA — would mean Defense Intelligence Agency — sponsored technical exploitation team. And that information was sent to the DIA. And then they said that the CIA-DIA joint white paper that was released publicly on May 28th reflected the position of the intelligence community at the time, and that the findings that you’re bringing up were vetted with other intelligence analysts during the summer of 2003.
So that’s a statement from the Pentagon, and that’s the only update I have at this point.
If in the summer and fall of 2003, Cheney and others had simply said that the purpose of labs was still being determined, there would be no problem. The problem is that they made unequivocal statements that the trailers were equipped to produce biological weapons when, in all likelihood, they knew experts had serious doubts.
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The experts didn’t just have “serious doubts.” They said if you wanted to make weapons with those trailers you would do better “starting over with a bucket.” They flushed the idea down the proverbial sand toilet.
April 13th, 2006 at 3:43 pmI think the press should boycott the McClellan briefings. Wouldn’t that be fun when he strides up to his podium of lies and misinformantion there was no one there? Of course, he’d probably like that a lot
April 13th, 2006 at 3:47 pm!
Why doesn’t someone in the room, the press corp, just call him a liar and get it over with. Everyone always lets these assholes go scott free rather than hold them accountable.
April 13th, 2006 at 3:49 pmGood greif it’s ugly to watch a fat boy twist like that.
April 13th, 2006 at 3:51 pmScott McClellan…the pinata with no candy inside.
April 13th, 2006 at 3:54 pm“Dance, monkey, dance!”
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April 13th, 2006 at 3:55 pmhttp://griperblade.blogspot.com - grumblings from the heartland
I agree with CalGal (no. 2) that the Press should just stop attending these briefings and say that since the Press Secretary number one has no credibility and number two won’t answer any questions, that there is no point in listening to him. A press boycott would at least restore some credibility to the media which has been tarnished by continuing to cover these so called briefings.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:04 pmIt is as hard to watch and listen to the fat faced, no neck dough boy speal lies and side step as it is to watch his pig eyed boss try to be funny and truthful. Neither are credable. Then there is Rice with her dead eyes and lies, Rummy and his soft skinny white fingers waving his hands around. Lastly we have the magnificent, terribly bloated, no neck oz Cheney who looks like the father of Rove. Think they would not look so ugly to me if they all were not so evil. Forgot Chertoff, who looks like he has come back from the dead. Yikes! Can we please vote in some good guys with brains that are easier to look at next time…..Blessings
April 13th, 2006 at 4:07 pmBig Al, I have to disagree. The press needs to keep attending these meetings and asking tough questions. Even if McClellan doesn’t answer the public needs to know what the right questions are.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:08 pmWhen is he going to be tired of being a pinata? These liars let him take the heat and they sit back and scheme. Again, even though it is an old refrain, IMPEACH THE BA*TARDS!
April 13th, 2006 at 4:09 pmPoor Scottie.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but all he sees in the grass next to the sidewalk are Baby Ruth candy bars. The rest of us see something else.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:13 pm#9
April 13th, 2006 at 4:14 pmI agree, if the MSM doesn’t show up to ask the questions the room will fill up with Faux News and other lockstep “journalists”. Imagine a room full of Gannons. Then the Administration would look like angels, answering every question posed to them. Keep the MSM in there. At least a chiuahua yips and makes noise and gets some attention.
Boycott? There’s another way:
http://www.mediainfo.com/ eandp/ news/ article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002343930
Letter #2.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:25 pmOk, let’s assume that the Boy King Georgie didn’t get the word about those trailers, he doesn’t read after all. There’s no excuse on earth for them continuing to peddle that trash story for the next several months, and they need to called out on it.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:29 pmAlso see:
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0129-03.htm
The white paper Bush and Cheny relied on was an obvious lie from the day it was issued.
Also, the press should not trust what McClellan says that the Pentagon says: they should find out for themselves. Or truncate the previous sentence after the first “says.”
April 13th, 2006 at 4:30 pmSharon, I think those guys are pretty ugly and I’m a hetero man, I bet it’s very difficult for you as a woman to look at these slugs.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:40 pm#8
Sharon,
You crack me up! Now, tell us how you really feel.
April 13th, 2006 at 4:44 pm#8 - Sharon, you’re the greatest! You never mince words. ;)
April 13th, 2006 at 5:18 pm#17 NYC is where I heard that expression first. I love it.
April 13th, 2006 at 5:22 pmIT IS PAINFUL TO GO THROUGH THIS STUFF A SECOND AND THIRD AND THOUSANTH TIME.
Anyhow, the MOBILE TRAILERS HAD THREADED PIPE OUTLETS.
You MUST NOT transfer biological weapons through threaded pipe. Everyone in the area dies, and that looks funny on US spy satellite photos.
*Please make a note of it.*
Anyone taking one look at those trailers would know in ten seconds that they could not be for biological weapons.
April 13th, 2006 at 6:04 pm“I agree with CalGal (no. 2) that the Press should just stop attending these briefings”
Read up on the Aventine Secession.
Moral walkouts during a coup FULFILL the coup strategy very nicely.
If you aren’t a plant, there is no advantage to spreading shit around.
April 13th, 2006 at 6:08 pmQuite a few military leaders apparently never learned the lesson of the Aventine Secession.
They dropkicked their oath to protect the CONSTITUTION from DOMESTIC ENEMIES.
Now they come out and bemoan their action — they got 30,000-100,000 soldiers wounded or killed.
These generals should join the other Nine-eleven Pentagon Clowns and hit themselves in the head with a hammer every half-hour for the rest of their repugnant lives.
April 13th, 2006 at 6:14 pmI’m beginning to feel sorry for Scott. He’s kinda like the guy in white coveralls with a one handed broom and long handled dust pan following the parade at Disneyland. Can you imagine what a thankless job it must be to put a positive spin on the misdeeds of this bunch of incompetent lying ass dogs?
April 14th, 2006 at 12:17 amWell that’s easy. He hasn’t had his spoon feeding yet.
Jeez, I just can’t imigane living my life as a total tool. Just another toadie.
Scott McClellan: Total sellout 100%.
Fuck him. Let him implode!
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