Pentagon challenges Rockefeller on Feith hit

Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, July 14, 2004 | By Rowan Scarborough

[JohnHuang2]

The Pentagon is accusing Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of distorting the intelligence work of its No. 3 civilian official, and calling on the Democrat to prove his charges or retract them.
    It is unusual for the Pentagon to formally take on a sitting senator. In this case, the challenge came in a letter to Mr. Rockefeller on Friday from Powell A. Moore, the assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs.
    "On behalf of the department, I request that, if you have any evidence supporting the serious charge you floated during your press conference, you provide it to the department," Mr. Moore wrote to Mr. Rockefeller of West Virginia, ranking Democrat on the Senate SelectCommittee on Intelligence,who has emerged as one of the Senate's fiercest critics of President Bush.
    "If there is not evidence, then a retraction and apology would be appropriate," said the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times.
    Last year, Mr. Rockefeller was embarrassed when one of his staff's strategy papers leaked to the press. The paper talked of how Democrats would work with Republicans to get a critical report on the Bush administration and pre-Iraq war intelligence, then continue to exploit the issue no matter what the report's conclusions.
     Mr. Rockefeller criticized the Pentagon official on Friday, the same day the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the report on prewar intelligence findings on Iraq to which the leaked memo referred.

[Az. Mike]

Rockefeller's moronic accusations don't suprise me - but seeing him called on it - THAT'S suprising!

[nopardons]

Holy cow! This just could be something fun to keep an eye on.What a slap down! :-)

[Kay]

Washington Times!! Getting the TRUTH out!!

[John Lenin]

Fingers crossed to bring this freaking moron to his knees.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good Ad too:

[Larry381]

For someone to issue an apology presuppose a degree of integrity or shame. The Democrat party has neither. Character assassination has now become a campaign tactic and a talking point and has become so inbred into this party that only a crushing defeat at the polls might cure it-like a doctor cutting out a cancerous lesion.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Is that sign, Rockefeller's license plate on his SUV? Demopimps always lie, it's just in their blood. Bush/Cheney 2004.

[OXENinFLA]

PING............................

[Howlin]

Ping for something you may miss on the news!

[hobbes1]

Especially if your news comes from someplace not named FOX or the Washington Times.

[Peach]

Good for the Pentagon. The gloves are slowly coming off.

[StriperSniper]

"If there is not evidence, then a retraction and apology would be appropriate," said the letter,

Hmmmmm....sounds something like what Bond said this morning. This could be a very enjoyable pattern. :)

[Chad Fairbanks]

Hey Rockerfeller! Ya feel it now?

[rintense]

BOO YAH! Another 'go f_ck yourself' slap down for the dims.

[Carolinamom]

Put up or shut up moment, which I hope lasts longer!

[Mo1]

I did not suggest that Mr. Feith has broken a criminal statute. Rather our 'concern' is that some activities of his office may not have been in compliance with the law.

And the difference is ????

[OXENinFLA]

I did not suggest that Mr. Feith has broken a criminal statute.

OH, so "UNLAWFUL" has had it's meaning changed????

[Mo1]

They seem to have a habit of changing the definition of words to their liking

[piasa]

fyi