Suskind posts transcript of interview implicating White House in forged letter.
Suskind posts transcript of interview implicating White House in forged letter.
One of the sources for Ron Suskind’s explosive revelation that the White House forged a letter on Iraq-9/11 ties, former CIA official Rob Richer, recently retracted his statements. Suskind has posted the transcript of his interview with Richer, where Richer states that the CIA was asked by the White House via George Tenet to write the letter:
Rob: To characterize it right, I would say, right: it came to us, George had a raised eyebrow, and basically we passed it on–it was to–and passed this on into the organization. You know, it was: ‘Okay, we gotta do this, but make it go away.’ … It was: ‘This is unbelievable. This is just like all the other garbage we get about … I mean Mohammad Atta and links to al Qaeda. ‘Rob,’ you know, ‘do something with this.’ I think it was more like that than: ‘Get this done.’ [...]
Rob: What I remember is George saying, ‘we got this from’–basically, from what George said was ‘downtown.’
Ron: Which is the White House?
Rob: Yes.
“In the next couple days the transcripts will be coming out,” Suskind said yesterday. “[T]he issues, in this matter, are simply too important to stand as discredited in any way,” he added.
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Yesterday, on NPR’s Fresh Air, Suskind said Richer and former CIA official John Maguire told him, “I’m ready to go in front of Senate committees, and House committees, I’m ready to have my moment.”
so is the rest of the world. IMPEACH NOW!
August 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pmHmmm…. hard to contradict transcripts made from recordings, but I’m pretty sure that everyone will try.
And I’m not holding my breath waiting for Congress to open inquiries into this….
August 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pmThe Rico act needs to be applied to the Bush Administration.
Of course it will never happen because the Justice Dept has been corrupted and Congress, the Corporate Media and 25% of the population have their heads buried in the sand like ostriches.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:31 pmReality is so easy to ignore nowadays.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:33 pmThe circumstantial evidence is beginning to mount as well, good summary here…
August 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pmhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/08/08/suskind/
the bush administration and congress = very organized crime.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pmHmm… the trolls must not have gotten their talking points yet on how to smear Suskind…
How tough can it be?
“He’s a slimy reporter just trying to sell books…”
Is that so hard, trolls? You just ignore the damning information and attack the messenger. It’s not like you haven’t done this before.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pm#7 – ralph the wonder llama
The problem for the neo-clown apologists is that Ron Suskind is ready to testify in front of Congress under oath.
The people that the ultra-radical neo-clowns use to refute any progressive facts refuse to testify under oath.
I guess they’re afraid of being guilty of “lying under oath”, not that it stopped Col. Oliver North. Hmmm…
August 8th, 2008 at 12:41 pm“I’m ready to go in front of Senate committees, and House committees, I’m ready to have my moment.”
Now? Your “moment” would have had a lot more impact and could have saved more lives back in 2003… This is not as “brave” as you probably think it is.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:42 pmYet another addition for RepublicanCorruption.com
August 8th, 2008 at 12:43 pm“Under oath”? Big deal. That’s for pussies. Real men testify only in private, with no transcript and they don’t take stinkin’ oaths!
Right, Karl?
August 8th, 2008 at 12:45 pmIt’s funny how many of these Republican “Christians” are afraid to swear on the Bible.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:49 pmIt’s not just a shame, it’s criminal that no one gives a shit about this.
This kind of criminal activity is the wet dream of every and any investigative journalist. We no longer have any…but for a few here or there, all of which are labeled angry or liars.
We might as well face it, there is no more America. And this seals the deal. Nothing matters now. Our country is dead. The land remains to be sucked dry, just as its inhabitants. But as a nation, we might as well be Zimbabwe.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:52 pmAnd this is what happened in Iraq as a result….
August 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pmwe built more walls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMp-YNaDdg
Release the actual tapes, not selected portions of so-called “transcripts” edited with “…,” “…” and “[…]”
Careful what you wish for…
August 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pmThen what……you still wouldn’t believe it, after all it’s just facts.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pmGive it up, themis. You are carrying water for a bunch of liars, thugs and criminals. It must really suck to be you, cupcake.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:57 pmAnd how many Iraqis have died because of these lies and fabrications?
August 8th, 2008 at 12:57 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woxu5dwCSX0
Anyone know the difference between “so-called transcripts” and regular transcripts?
Is that a technical thing?
August 8th, 2008 at 12:58 pmThe worst is yet to come because of these lies and fabrications. We have destroyed their lives and they will hate us for a long time.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:59 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRA3QdvY9rQ
Themis Says:
Release the actual tapes, not selected portions of so-called “transcripts” edited with “…,” “…” and “[…]”
August 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Oh, right. Like THAT’s proof. How do you know Suskind wasn’t interviewing one of those Rob Richer impersonators, huh?
August 8th, 2008 at 12:59 pm666lattes Says
August 8th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Now? Your “moment” would have had a lot more impact and could have saved more lives back in 2003… This is not as “brave” as you probably think it is.
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What you say is very true. However, I’d rather have people step up to the plate late rather than not at all. I am hoping that once Bushco loses its grip, we will have many more — and I hope they come forth even though they do so late in the game. We really need to find all the slime under the Bushney rock, even though we could have mitigated the carnage a lot more if we had known earlier.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pmYou’re right, tom. But keep in mind that the wet spot on the front of his pants is from spilling the water.
It’s not a pee stain.
Definitely not a pee stain.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pmHey, ralph. I think the tapes were transcribed at the University of Southern California; therefore, themis thinks that they’re So-Cal(ed).
August 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pmIt’s not a pee stain.
You could be right about that . . . but I notice that themis does “piss into the wind” a lot.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:02 pmAbsolutely, missmolly. My concern is not even a partisan one; it’s for the health of the nation. The Nixon gang got off relatively scot-free in the seventies, and this criminal administration was the result.
Not only did they push their radical authoritarian agenda further, but they applied the lessons they learned, and tried to avoid the things that got them caught the last time — written records (oops! those emails must have gotten “lost”!), aides testifying before Congress, and “disloyalty” (otherwise known as “moral courage”).
Our nation is threatened, and its gravest threat is not from foreign terrorists.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:05 pmWhen will the Bush White House start releasing (leaking) all the secret information that will show them to be right in ANY aspect of their invasion and occupation of Iraq? One would think if there any such information it would be in the public domain by now (instead of all the lies, cover-ups, and revealing the identity of CIA agents). I guess Bush got what he deserved when he put his legacy in the hands of the neocons.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:06 pmA certain troll here is willing to cover any and all bases defending Bush and the GOP. Anyone else smell an RNC operative around here?
Can’t wait for November, and the crushing losses the GOP will suffer as it passes into the twilight.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:07 pmI just want to say that this is going to be a very interesting end to the summer!
August 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pmThemis Says:
Release the actual tapes, not selected portions of so-called “transcripts” edited with “…,” “…” and “[…]”
Themis continues:
whimper…whimper…sniffle…whimper…
It is amazing how you are utterly devoted to this obviously corrupt establishment. How do you sleep at night?
August 8th, 2008 at 1:17 pmRight wingers like themeless here are too frightened to admit to themselves that the people they are cowering behind are actually not protecting them at all, but rather terrorizing them to manipulate them.
Why are right wingers such huge sissies?
August 8th, 2008 at 1:23 pmRantingTommy Says:
Right wingers like themeless here are too frightened to admit to themselves that the people they are cowering behind are actually not protecting them at all, but rather terrorizing them to manipulate them.
Why are right wingers such huge sissies?
I guess a parallel would be the mentality of an abuse victim. Sometimes they can’t come to grips with the fact that someone (or something) they “love” is hurting them despite mounds of evidence to that effect. Devoted to the end. Sad really…
August 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
ralph the wonder llama Says:
Agreed! Don’t get me wrong. It is certainly better late than never, but to (re)state the obvious: much better earlier than later.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pmTweedster Says
August 8th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Themis continues:
whimper…whimper…sniffle…whimper…
It is amazing how you are utterly devoted to this obviously corrupt establishment. How do you sleep at night?
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I suspect that for Themis, it’s not about right or wrong. It’s all about “winning”. He’s picked his team, and he’s going to root for that team’s victory, no matter what.
Therefore, he will clutch at any straw, point to any defect, distract with any shiny object necessary to keep out any rational thought that would disrupt his paradigm. And he will proudly stand on the deck of the sinking ship, saluting as he goes under.
For him, this is far preferable to saying, “I once believed in this administration, but the evidence of their criminal activities is too great to ignore any longer. I am disappointed, and I can no longer support them.”
He’s not alone. I would guess that most of the people in the 23% are people who are afraid of being viewed as wusses if they quit carrying the water for their team.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:36 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Hmm… the trolls must not have gotten their talking points yet on how to smear Suskind…
August 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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Don’t forget Richer – they’re gonna start talking about how he’s just “disgruntled” and “off the reservation” and “out of the loop” and “just trying to avoid being indicted at The Hague.”
August 8th, 2008 at 1:37 pmIt must have been excruciatingly difficult for them to discuss this with a journalist and the fact that they did shows their courage to set the record straight! It also shows Tenet for the liar he became!
August 8th, 2008 at 1:39 pmGreat post missmolly…it’s just really unfortunate that people are so blind in their allegiance and that being on the “winning” side takes precedence over trying to support what policies and ideas are the best for the country as a whole.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:44 pmThemiscrap Says:
Release the actual tapes, not selected portions of so-called “transcripts” edited with “…,” “…” and “[…]”
Is he talking about the 9/11 hearings?
You know, the hearings where Bush and Cheney showed up hand-in-hand, and was officially off the record?
August 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pmBush and Cheney are WAR CRIMINALS.
Where is the justice when they leave office and make millions and millions of dollars and live happily ever after?
August 8th, 2008 at 2:06 pmWhat I trust is first hand evidence. Release the original, unedited tapes.
Ohh, PLEASE don’t throw us into that briar patch, Themis. Heh, I agree- let’s release all the original, unedited tapes, emails, vistor logs, notes, etc.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pmLet’s get to the bottom of this together, Themis.
You mean, so you can claim they were edited?
Face it, there’s no evidence that you will believe. Nothing with which you could not find fault.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pmUh, I mean — belac’s right. Please don’t make us release the unedited tapes.
We would all just hate to hear what’s on them.
(Good call, belac.)
August 8th, 2008 at 2:43 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
I am hoping that once Bushco loses its grip, we will have many more…
I’m thinking we will have a Tsunami of people who want to tell the truth once Bush is out of office and can’t threaten these people any longer. There will especially be a lot of those who think they may get a book deal out of telling the truth. Disgusting.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:04 pmTweedster Says:
Themis Says:
Release the actual tapes, not selected portions of so-called “transcripts” edited with “…,” “…” and “[…]”
whimper…whimper…sniffle…whimper…
It is amazing how you are utterly devoted to this obviously corrupt establishment. How do you sleep at night?
It has no conscience and no soul. So it sleeps just fine at night. I so pity the people who have to spend time in it’s presence. Must be pretty nasty.
August 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pmSo, the troll is for releasing the unedited tapes so we can get to the bottom of this. I assume, then, that he is for Bush and company releasing all the unedited tapes that have been subpoenaed along with all the reports and e-mails that have been subpoenaed. How are we supposed to get at the truth of the Bush Crime Family if they refuse to release anything?
August 8th, 2008 at 3:09 pmAugust 8th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says
August 8th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
So, the troll is for releasing the unedited tapes so we can get to the bottom of this. I assume, then, that he is for Bush and company releasing all the unedited tapes that have been subpoenaed along with all the reports and e-mails that have been subpoenaed. How are we supposed to get at the truth of the Bush Crime Family if they refuse to release anything?
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Excellent point. Since we wouldn’t DARE assume this troll lives by a double standard, he should be supporting full disclosure for all of this.
Oh, and since he doesn’t live by a double standard, I’m sure that he supported Clinton’s innocence of any sexual shenanigans in the Oval Office right up until the GAP dress surfaced — right?
August 8th, 2008 at 3:58 pmRicher and two former British intelligence officials posted new statements taking further issue with Suskind yesterday at the following site:
August 9th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Oops
August 9th, 2008 at 9:07 amThis is just great. How much worse does it have to get before the Democratic leadership in congress is willing to take action. This is enough evidence to at least hold hearings…
If the Democrats and still afraid about appearing “soft” on terrorism or whatever, they should look at the polls. The American people want Justice and frankly view the Republican party at the same level as organized crime.
The time will never be better to finally get to the bottom of the wide-spread lawbreaking that has taken place under Bush.
Of course, if the Democratic leadership aided such lawbreaking, they may not want hearing because they too will be implicated…
Sigh… what a country….
August 10th, 2008 at 12:41 pm