[cajungirl]

Dont misunderstand me. Joe Lieberman is a decent man. He is also Jewish. He supports this war not only for us but for Israel. Israel is a whole lot closer and more at risk from Islamists,,heck they are attacked daily. The peril to them is huge. L knows that and he also know the anti semitism in the dem party, Hillary primarily. I am not insulting Joe.

[Peach]

Susan: That's not what I said. WHat I said was if the disclosure of the abuse and the promise to take those actions, that's where I think the Pentagon fell short. Rather than calling CBS and asking for a delay in the airing of the pictures, it would have been better if you had come forward and told the world about the pictures. To set matters right and to hold those accountable.

Rumsfeld: I wish I had done that. I said that in my remarks. I wish I knew you reach down into a criminal investigation when it is not just a criminal investigation but it turns out to have strategic impact on the world. We don't have those procedures. They have never been designed. We are in a wartime situation with peacetime constraints. WHere people are running around with digital cameras and taking these unbelievable pictures and giving them to the media, against the law, and we hadn't even seen them.

[Piranha]

So you will question the motivation of any Jew (not just Sen. Lieberman)anytime he makes a strong statement in support of a politician with a favorable view of Israel. Again, I disagree.

Sometimes an individual can take a moral position for its own sake.

[cyncooper]

Bill Nelson: When did you see the pictures?

Rumsfeld: First time last night--he had seen the media images, but the actual pictures last night. He heard about them back in January when the rest of the world learned of it.

When did you tell the president?

Early February after consulting with Myers and others---about the issue.