Posted on 11/15/2005 5:45:18 PM PST by Stultis
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says he gave advance warning of our plans to invade Iraq to the president of a terrorist state, Syria. A full-scale investigation is warranted.
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia has been relentless in seeking information to undercut our mission in Iraq. But he has some of his own explaining to do.
[...snip, Rocky's confession on FNS]
What exactly is a U.S. senator with special access to classified information doing providing private briefings to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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Rockefeller's little venture in freelance diplomacy may have violated the Logan Act
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If a Senate Ethics Committee investigation were to confirm that Rockefeller was guilty of "a significant breach of confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure," it could "recommend appropriate action such as censure, removal from committee membership or expulsion from the Senate."
Members of "The World's Greatest Deliberative Body" are going to have to convince the American people that they haven't forgotten we are at war. They can start by showing some fortitude in supporting the mission in Iraq for the long haul. And by having a formal investigation of the misconduct of Jay Rockefeller.
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| Senator Jay Rockefeller Gave Syria Advance Warning Of Iraq War Intentions! (FNS Transcript) ^ |
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| Posted by Stultis On News/Activism ^ 11/14/2005 1:13:59 PM CST · 308 replies · 13,047+ views Fox News Sunday (Transcript) ^ | 14 November 2005 WALLACE: ...in October of 2002 in which you authorized the use of force, you went further than the president ever did. Let's watch:(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)ROCKEFELLER: I do believe that Iraq poses an imminent threat, but I also believe that after September 11th that question is increasingly outdated.(END VIDEO CLIP)WALLACE: Now, the president never said that Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat. As you saw, you did say that. If anyone hyped the intelligence, isn't it Jay Rockefeller?ROCKEFELLER: No. I mean, this question is asked a thousand times and I'll be happy to answer it a thousand times. I took a... |
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I MUST BREAK YOU!
| Rockefeller’s Confession ^ |
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| Posted by bnelson44 On News/Activism ^ 11/14/2005 3:30:58 PM CST · 40 replies · 2,501+ views National Review ^ | 11/14/05 | Bill Bennett Yesterday, on Fox News Sunday, the following exchange took place between Chris Wallace and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: WALLACE: Now, the President never said that Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat. As you saw, you did say that. If anyone hyped the intelligence, isn't it Jay Rockefeller? While Democrats in Washington are berating the White House for having prewar intelligence wrong, a high-profile U.S. senator, member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, who has a name more internationally recognizable than Richard Cheney's, tells two putative allies (Saudi Arabia and Jordan)... |
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| Posted by Jacques Sherock On News/Activism ^ 11/14/2005 3:13:06 PM CST · 42 replies · 1,516+ views National Review Online ^ | November 14, 2005 | William J. Bennett What was the West Virginia Democrat doing as a freelancing prewar diplomat? Yesterday, on Fox News, the following exchange took place between Chris Wallace and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: WALLACE: Now, the President never said that Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat. As you saw, you did say that. If anyone hyped the intelligence, isn't it Jay Rockefeller? SEN. ROCKEFELLER: No. The — I mean, this question is asked a thousand times and I'll be happy to answer it a thousand times. I took a trip by myself in January... |
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| Confession of Senator Jay Rockefeller ^ |
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| Posted by Wrangler22 On Bloggers & Personal ^ 11/15/2005 8:52:18 AM CST · 3 replies · 25+ views Conservative Thoughts ^ | November 16, 2005 | John Kuethe We have witnessed the onslaught of criticism from the Democrats on the pre-war intelligence leading to the Iraq war. We have listened to the unfettered Bush bashing coming from Democrats who spoke out in support of the pre-war intelligence and voted to go to war. We have the Clinton administration’s authorization of regime change in Iraq. Yet it is still Bush’s fault according to the Left. Yesterday on Fox News Sunday Chris Wallace spoke with U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The conversation was particularly revealing as to what the Democrat Senator... |
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| Rockefeller: Aid and comfort in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria ^ |
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| Posted by seanrobins On News/Activism ^ 11/15/2005 7:09:45 AM CST · 3 replies · 63+ views SeanRobins.com ^ | Nov. 15, 2005 | Sean Robins The more Democrats try to force the pre-war intelligence and decision to go to war issues into something politically advantageous to themselves, the more twisted they and their logic becomes, and the more trouble they keep causing for themselves. The Sunday talking head shows can be fascinating, if you can keep your head from exploding while watching. This Sunday's edition of FOX News Sunday, with Chris Wallace, was certainly no exception. Watching Sen. Rockefeller--who was appearing with Republican Senator Pat Roberts, Chair to his Vice Chair on the Senate Intelligence Committee--trying to wriggle and slither himself out of the 2002... |
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Who chairs that committee?
Brit Hume mentioned this on the Grapevine, quoting Bennett's piece. The GOP talking heads better get their butts out and on the TV and give this some legs before the Dems & lefties ignore it away.
Nothing will happen to Sen.Rockefeller because he is a member of the corrupt political class . The man has admitted to committing espionage against his own country & treason . But nothing will happen simple because the rest of the politicians don't wanna make waves.
I'll accept that!
"Maybe his trip is what sparked the caravan of WMD's to Syria before the war?"
This is what definitely happened. Apparently there were convoys going west from Iraq to Syria in the months before the war ... and I'm sure that if you could get a good look at who was driving the trucks you would find Russians doing the work since it was mainly their WMD's that they supplied Saddam with.
Hey, this is America--nobody is above the law! Just ask OJ and Michael Jackson!
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Welcome to FreeRepublic, Ma!
Some of the hardware was French. They left a few of those behind--some were even dated, and the dates were recent, so they weren't old crusty rusted out things like the media and 'Rats implied.
How much more of these traitorous acts are we to endure? When are the citizens of this country going to take it back from our treasonous elected officials. Leaks and giving aid and comfort to our enemies is now acceptable?
Data Points / Time Line:
11/21/01 Bush asks Rumsfeld to begin working on a new war plan for Iraq. The Joint Chiefs and Tommy Franks are brought into the process immediately, George Tenant later. (per Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack.)
1/7/02 Senator JAY ROCKEFELLER meets with Bashir Assad of Syria. (report)
1/29/02 SOTU Speech. Bush declares North Korea, Iran and Iraq an "Axis of Evil," and says, "I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons." Reactions to the speech vary. Among the strongest conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer opines, "Iraq is what this speech was about," and that it "was just short of a declaration of war". Administration officials deny firmly that there is any plan or decision to go to war with Iraq or any nation (e.g. Powell testifying to Congress on 2/12/02).
2/1/02 Franks shows Rumsfeld the 5th iteration of his Iraq plan, the first that qualifies as an executable war plan.
2/1/02 Rumsfeld meets with CIA's Iraq Operations Chief to discuss covert ops to support regime change and/or U.S. military action.
2/7/02 Franks briefs Bush on a further modified Iraq war plan, per Woodward in PoA "the first time Bush saw an actual plan that he could order carried out."
2/16/02 Bush signs a Top Secret Intelligence order directing the CIA wrt to actions against the Iraq regime, support for anti-Saddam forces in Iraq, and intelligence gathering. LEADERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES are informed secretly. (per Woodward, PoA.) This is the earliest I can find so far that Rockefeller might have been officially informed of aggressive intentions by the administration against Iraq.
3/??-??/02 Vice President Cheney visits many Middle-Eastern countries with the charge of beginning to sound them out about Iraq, possible alliances, and insure that any actions America took would be serious and decisive. Apart from what might have been inferred from the SOTU, this is the earliest I can find so far that Arab leaders might have been officially informed of aggressive intentions against Iraq, although Woodward suggests that Cheney was not charged with discussing specifics.
4/6-7/02 Bush hosts Tony Blair at the Crawford ranch. In an interview with Britain's ITV Television Network Bush is pressed about Iraq and says, "I made up my mind that Saddam needs to go. That's about all I'm willing to share with you." Asked how this would be effected, Bush answers, "Wait and see." Although he also states that he has "no plans to attack on my desk," this is the earliest I know of that Bush was so unequivocal about his regime change intentions in public.
6/1/02 Bush gives "preemption" speech, but doesn't use the word "Iraq". At this time he's still claiming to have no official war plan.
9/12/02 Bush's U.N. speech. By this time Bush's intentions are clear to most.
SUMMARY: At best it appears Rockefeller gave Syria a 3 to 4 month advance warning versus when they might otherwise have read the tea leaves themselves. At worst one might calculate the warning to have been as much as 8 months in advance.
Yet to be determined: Did Rockefeller have any official or privileged information prior to 1/7/02 about administration intentions wrt Iraq? (Otherwise he could claim he was only sharing a personal opinion with Assad.)
Ya know...in the end, this is yours and mine responsibility......not that of a co-collaborator inside the Beltway.
Or from the planet earth would suffice.
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