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Theft of FBI files 'has makings of Kerry Watergate' [in major UK paper]
Electronic Telegraph ^
| 11/04/2004
| Julian Coman in Washington
Posted on 04/10/2004 8:54:11 PM PDT by aculeus
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posted on
04/10/2004 8:54:12 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
It also has the markings of
a hoax, or
he misplaced them (it would seem he had an odd filing system). When the police investigated they found no sign of a break in and Nicosia refused to have them do a detailed investigation of the crime scene. It would also seem that the Kerry campaign dispatched a messenger to the home of author Gerald Nicosia to pick up copies of the FBI files a week before the alleged theft of the documents. I wonder if he filed some kind of insurance claim??
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:03:11 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: gilliam
Saw a report that the police believe this was a hoax! That figures! The RATs wanted it turned into Watergate IMHO!
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:06:24 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04 -- Losing is not an Option!)
To: Sabertooth; onyx
Ping.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:13:29 PM PDT
by
Fedora
To: aculeus
If it was a Watergate-style break-in, you can bet Kerry used more capable people than "the plumbers". I wonder if Terry Lenzner is on Kerry's payroll?
To: PhiKapMom
While it is true that Republicans, in some places, and in some times have been known to be incredibly stupid even the stupidest knows that these files are easily available under the FOI Act. Hence the probability that this was committed by Republicans is < 0.000001% but the probability that the RATmedia will produce >35% who believe the GOP did it is 100% if anything is.
This media must be confronted by the GOP in campaign ads or it will destroy Bush. Outright, unabashed Lies on a 24/7 basis and in every story must not stand.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:23:59 PM PDT
by
justshutupandtakeit
(America's Enemies foreign and domestic RATmedia agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
To: aculeus
This is just dumb. I'm sure Bush, being the president, could get access to Kerry's FBI file with out having to burglarize some flake out in California.
To: aculeus
Why doesn't someone just ask the FBI to re-release the whole group of documents they FOIA'd in the first place?
That could be done within a couple of weeks, I would think.
To: gilliam
Boy they just keep grabbing at straws, those rats. The rats just keep lookin', Bush is just too honorable. That kind of man with his outstanding record as President will never get beat by the rats. Especially by Kerry, the most liberal senator in the senate. HA HA what a joke.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:34:03 PM PDT
by
shield
(The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
To: gilliam
It also has the markings of a hoaxI'm surprised he wasn't found in a marsh with duct tape and register receipts from the Home Depot.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:36:48 PM PDT
by
Stentor
To: aculeus
Nicosia found some stuff thats really bad on Kerry and he is doing all of this to cover up the fact that he HID or DESTROYED them.
Remember, he is cooperating with the Kerry campaign.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:41:23 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Hey, I am on the internet. I have a right (cough, cough) to write stupid things.)
To: aculeus; Stentor; shield; rogueleader; elmer fudd; justshutupandtakeit; Clintonfatigued; Fedora; ...
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:50:03 PM PDT
by
ntnychik
To: aculeus
Trying to clarke up his career it seems...
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:56:16 PM PDT
by
kenth
(Polls show Dennis Kucinich with 1% of the vote. With a 3% margin of error, he may owe us votes.)
To: gilliam
So Nicosia finally got copies from FBI in 1998. Also his publishers balking because his book was going to be too critical of the government.
This was in 1998; it was the Clinton Administration that held him up in getting the records to begin with. It was the Clinton and perhaps earlier administrations he would have been going after.
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posted on
04/10/2004 9:59:43 PM PDT
by
uvular
(I'm uvular, and I have approved this tagline)
To: uvular
I can't figure out why anyone would bother stealing them???? If they were released under FOIA....can't anyoneget copies of them???? Why steal them?
To: justshutupandtakeit
This media must be confronted by the GOP in campaign ads or it will destroy Bush. Outright, unabashed Lies on a 24/7 basis and in every story must not stand. Agree. One of the reasons we all loved Reagan so much was that he stood up to the media. They seemed to back off too, just like bullies.
Media eggheads think they can get away with it, but their not as pathologically insane as some Dem politicians like Schumer. If you pound on them, expecially during a live news conference where it can't be spun, they will be afraid to imply lies.
At the very least, more "Clymer" comments need to come from Bush. He is trusted and likable. Weasily media folks aren't. If Bush called out the media, the public would side with him and stop regarding media stories as fact. Bush can take away the media's power, by single-handedly discrediting them.
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:11:00 PM PDT
by
bluefish
(Disclaimer for Pukin: I do not believe Freepers should die for arguing with me.)
To: aculeus
Throw enough mud, something's bound to stick...
If Nicosia's behind it, it's worse than a hoax, and he should be investigated---he and the people encouraging him.
To: ntnychik; onyx; potlatch; devolve; Grampa Dave; BOBTHENAILER; MeekOneGOP
I am not a crook.
That is, I was a crook,
before I was not a crook.
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:30:19 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: aculeus
bump for later read
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:33:55 PM PDT
by
TEXOKIE
(Hold fast what thou hast received!)
To: aculeus
It may be a hoax, or more likely, Kerry's people stole the files. This guy is a real idiot, thinking that "cooperating" with the Kerry campaign by telling them what lies and scandals he is about to expose would mean they wouldn't want to steal the files to keep him from exposing the rest of the lies and scandals that haven't yet come out.
The fact is if the Republicans want the FBI files on Kerry, they'll just ask John Ashcroft. The only reason anyone would want to steal this man's collection of copies is to supress further information from getting out.
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:45:40 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
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