Inside the Beltway - Treason's cousin

The Washington Times ^ | November 19, 2003 | John McCaslin

[Chad Fairbanks]

Because news outlets like to remind President Bush how many American servicemen have died since he declared an "end" to major combat in Iraq, a new military and intelligence-themed Internet site spells out reasons for the current U.S. deployment.

"America is at war," reminds IntelMemo.com. "We are at war against the network of international terrorists who committed the mass murders of September 11th. We are at war against the survivors of Saddam Hussein's regime and against the remnants of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Americans have died and continue to die in this struggle."

[Chad Fairbanks]

The message is getting out!

[Chad Fairbanks]

FRN in the Washington TImes Ping!

[diotima]

ping!

[jmstein7]

PING!

[Mich0127]

This is finally getting the coverage it deserves!
Free Republic: keep up the good work!

[jmstein7]

We need a HIGH VOLUME PING!

[jmstein7]

PING!

[Bikers4Bush]

McCaslin is awesome.

[onyx]

Queen and King of Pings --- we need yours!

[Howlin]

A "Take Notice and Pass It On" ping!!!

[onyx]

Yes mam, you're the best.

[backhoe]

"Take Notice and Pass It On"

Roger-Wilco!

[OldFriend]

Always thought McCaslin was the very best substitute host for Rush.

[Peach]

Bump to treason's first cousin, although I prefer the more straightforward TREASON.

[windchime]

Great to see!

[Interesting Times]

Looks like Rockfeller has changed his tune a bit. Now he admits it came out of his office:

Faced with Republicans' continuing refusal to conduct a complete investigation into these matters, my staff recently drafted an options memo on the use or potential misuse of intelligence. The memo, intended only for me, was pilfered from the usually secure Senate intelligence committee and distributed to the media. It has become a convenient excuse for Republicans to shut down the committee and curtail the investigation.

-- Senator Jay Rockefeller, in the Washington Post

They're still sticking to the "options memo" spin, I see. Here's what Senator Kit Bond had to say about that tactic:

Some people on the other side have said this is just an options memo tossed up for review. I have been around here for a few years, and a staff person on his or her own doesn't write a memo saying, "We have carefully reviewed our options under the rules and we believe we have identified the best approach. Our plan is as follows."

[gortklattu]

BTTT

[ArneFufkin]

Nicely done!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks Chad for posting, and to the other good Freepers, fyi, and please ping your Freepers.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!