Posted on 11/06/2003 9:21:19 AM PST by Grit
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
You misunderstood me. I've read that Dasshole may have been involved in drafting the document, not leaking it.
Or maybe a Democrat with views similar to Zell Miller's was so disgusted that s/he leaked it deliberately.
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I agree this it smells of Dashole.
I am also interested in knowing who leaked it. I suspect a dem Senator.
It went on to say: "We will identify the most exaggerated claims. We will contrast them with the intelligence estimates that have since been declassified.
"Once we identify solid leads the majority does not want to pursue, we would attract more coverage and have greater credibility in that context than one in which we simply launch an independent investigation based on principled but vague notions regarding the use of intelligence.
"The best time to do so will probably be next year," a presidential election year, the memo said.
From the actual memo:
1) Pull the majority along as far as we can on issues that may lead to major new disclosures regarding improper or questionable conduct by administration officials. We are having some success in that regard. For example, in addition to the president's State of the Union speech, the chairman has agreed to look at the activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as Secretary Bolton's office at the State Department. The fact that the chairman supports our investigations into these offices and co-signs our requests for information is helpful and potentially crucial. We don't know what we will find but our prospects for getting the access we seek is far greater when we have the backing of the majority.
2) Assiduously prepare Democratic "additional views" to attach to any interim or final reports the committee may release. Committee rules provide this opportunity and we intend to take full advantage of it. In that regard, we have already compiled all the public statements on Iraq made by senior administration officials. We will identify the most exaggerated claims and contrast them with the intelligence estimates that have since been declassified. Our additional views will also, among other things, castigate the majority for seeking to limit the scope of the inquiry. The Democrats will then be in a strong position to reopen the question of establishing an independent commission (i.e. the Corzine amendment).
3) Prepare to launch an independent investigation when it becomes clear we have exhausted the opportunity to usefully collaborate with the majority. We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation at any time-- but we can only do so once. The best time to do so will probably be next year either:
Funny how cnn left out a few important phrases, like only being able to "pull the trigger only once."
Slime, utter slime.
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