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Politicized Memo Creates Row
Washington Post ^ | November 6, 2003 | Dana Priest

Posted on 11/06/2003 4:53:36 AM PST by Peach

Edited on 11/06/2003 5:08:27 AM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]

A barely contained partisan squabble over assessing blame for the apparent failure to find chemical and biological weapons in Iraq broke into the open yesterday when Republican senators said they had a memorandum indicating their Democratic colleagues were preparing a campaign to disparage a Senate committee report on the quality of prewar intelligence before it is even completed.

A senior Democrat countered that Republicans had probably stolen the memo from a trash can or a computer file.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2004memo; committee; intelligence; rockefeller; rockfellrmemo; senate; treason
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To: Peach
Congratulations on your new granddaughter!
81 posted on 11/06/2003 10:11:19 AM PST by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: mathluv
I wonder how Senator Roberts feels? Or if he realizes he has been played for a chump?

Here's an interesting quote I read this morning from him. I do not know where he uttered this, but it sounds good to me:

A Memo's Mischief

Excerpt:

Roberts, a Kansan not known for exaggeration, added, "I think this will give some comfort to terrorists."

82 posted on 11/06/2003 10:14:36 AM PST by cyncooper
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To: Peach
Once again, WP spins the truth. Oh, well what can anyone expect from the ultra liberal WP.
83 posted on 11/06/2003 10:21:51 AM PST by desertcry
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To: Peach
Peach, I saw you mention the new granddaughter and wanted to say congratulations and have a safe trip. You will be missed!
84 posted on 11/06/2003 10:33:00 AM PST by cyncooper
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To: cyncooper
Thanks! We're delighted, but I know I'll be suffering FR withdrawal in the next 12 days! Regards, Peach
85 posted on 11/06/2003 10:40:28 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Coop
Thank you! We're so happy. The only downside is being away from FR for so long:-)
86 posted on 11/06/2003 10:41:11 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Coop
Great letter, Coop. But, you're probably right about the potential for publishing. The lib/dems have their agents in the press to circle the wagons whenever such things come up.
87 posted on 11/06/2003 11:08:25 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun
Yeah, I don't plan on landing a book deal from this letter. :-)
88 posted on 11/06/2003 11:10:12 AM PST by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: sam_paine
Then tell me, looking at the waste and devastation that is currently the leftist wing of politics, is the country more conservative than it was just 3 years ago???

Yep A BIG advance for MEDICARE in the works

A gazillion more for education down the drain
Socialized medicine of sorts being considered
Campaign Finance Reform signed

Judges can't get confirmed

Open your freakin eyes
89 posted on 11/06/2003 11:26:12 AM PST by uncbob
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To: uncbob
And add NOT a DAM thing being done about illegal immigration
90 posted on 11/06/2003 11:33:29 AM PST by uncbob
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To: uncbob
Ok. Fair enough. Then vote against Bush and enjoy yourself. Go Dean! Whatever.
91 posted on 11/06/2003 11:35:09 AM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: Peach; Howlin; Lazamataz; Sabertooth; Doctor Raoul
FROM: Ombudsman Internet DropBox - Washington Post
To: Southack
Sent: November 10, 2003
Subject: Re: Senate Intelligence Memo - Staff aide is author Claim

"Here's the response I (Wash Post Ombudsman) got (From Dana Priest and Walter Pincus):

On the floor of the Senate, Sens. Roberts and Frist refer to the memo as
written by a Democratic staff aide and Sen. Rockefeller in an interview
confirmed that as did a Democratic staff aide who spoke to me with a
promise of anonymity."
92 posted on 11/10/2003 12:55:56 PM PST by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Peach
Link to thread announcing new web site IntelMemo.com.
93 posted on 11/17/2003 8:30:19 AM PST by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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[Dem] Memos reveal strategy behind judge filibusters [memogate]

94 posted on 05/20/2005 8:40:03 AM PDT by backhoe (The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)™...)
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