American charged in Iraqi conspiracy [Andy Card's distant cousin]

CNN ^ | March 11, 2004

[optimistically_conservative]

NEW YORK (CNN) -- An American woman and self-declared antiwar activist was arrested Thursday on charges of conspiring with the Iraqi government in New York and Baghdad.

A federal indictment states Susan Lindauer in January 2003 delivered a letter to the home of a U.S. government official saying she had contacts with members of the Saddam Hussein regime "in an unsuccessful attempt to influence United States foreign policy."

[Peach]

What!

[Phantom Lord]

Lindauer, 41, is a former journalist and a one-time congressional staff member

The one sentence in the article not attaching this women to the Bush Administration, and they clearly leave it wide open as to who she worked for.

Not a single word about her work for multiple democrats in the House, and was Carol Mostly Fraud's press secretary!

[tiamat]

A conviction on the charge of acting as an unregistered agent of Iraq could bring a maximum 10-year sentence. Conviction on the conspiracy count could result in five years in prison.

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What?

If it is true, why so little? Isn't this treason?

[teletech]

Notice how they tie this right back to the Presidents administration but gloss over the fact that this TRAITOR is a RAT! Amazing but typical for the leftist CNN.

[Esther Ruth]

5 Years??? That's it - that's got to be a mistake - a joke, only advantage - they can watch her like a flee on a dog.

[TheExperiment_Is_Over]

Jeeezas! They mention Cards name so many times and yet they never mention her employer. There was a list here quite awhile ago that showed the donations of Islamic Foundations to various Democrate politicians, wasn't Brauns name on that list?

[Lucky2]

Another dirty rat snuffed out of her rat hole. The blood of our American soldiers is now on her hands as well.

[TheExperiment_Is_Over]

Democrate = DemocRAT

[optimistically_conservative]

Looks to me she is a self-absorbed self-important nut that hooked up with Iraqis right after 9.11 to head off reprisals.

Let's see if there is anything more than the letter offering to act as a go-between.

[mtbopfuyn]

Typical CNN.

[AmishDude]

I cannot name one of my second cousins. Not one.

[Dog Gone]

Half the story is about Card. CNN has to blame this on the Republicans. Nice start.

[CFC__VRWC]

NOW the story will explode all over the media. By tomorrow afternoon, Kerry will accuse George Bush himself of passing information to her, knowing she was an Iraqi spy. The media will of course dutifully amplify the charge.

[Kahonek]

"Half the story is about Card."

Yeah, but according to this, Card comes out smelling like a rose. He did the right thing. It doesn't sound malicious...

[quantim]

They mention Cards name so many times

8 times!

[xzins]

A distant cousin???

She must have felt she knew him enough to get a hearing.

Fortunately, Card did the right thing. Also, it is clear the woman works for the DemocRats.

[Dog Gone]

Oh, it's not malicious. It's just about spin. This story ties this woman to the Bush Administration in the eyes of the readers. I assume they're doing the same thing on TV right now, although I don't watch that channel.

Yet, here is the sentence which would tie her as a committed Rat operative if they wanted to.

Lindauer, 41, is a former journalist and a one-time congressional staff member.

They know her history. And they know what they want to emphasize.

[Saundra Duffy]

Traitors abound

[optimistically_conservative]

If DoJ was smart. They'll have a tie to why the Iraqis were so anxious to pay $10k (more ill-gotten Oil-for-Food $?) to Lindauer (of "not Lybia, it's Syria," Lockerbie fame) to get to Card right after 9/11.

Why would Iraq be worried? They didn't have anything to do with AQ and 9/11, right?

If I remember correctly, when relations of Clintons were dealing pardons and access for money, CNN didn't think it was too important.