Posted on 07/14/2004 11:44:35 PM PDT by kattracks
Why would a "covert operative" at the CIA be sending out an "internal CIA memo?"
Oh yeah, Chris Lehane is an infamous campaign dirty trickster. I forget who he worked for before Gore, but his whole resume is as a dirty campaigner. John Kerry hired him to neutalize his opponents and then he moved on to Wesley Clark's campaign, when Bill and Hillary started supporting Clark. Now, Lehane works for Michael Moore.
Wow! Howlin! That's a great point!
Obviously, Joe Wilson was not anywhere close to being the best choice to go. Maybe the Wilsons were working for the DNC/RATS/Kerry/Clintons to purposely discredit President Bush and lower his popularity.
We all know the Dims will do anything to regain the White House. MSM gladly spreads their lies while ignoring recent revelations that Plame recommended Joe. It surely looks like a setup to me. Follow the money trail… I hope heads roll.
Excellent point and an excellent way of blowing her cover. I seriously think any journalist with a dram of respect should analyze this whole thing from just that astute observation you made and build from there.
Has the Committee asked her??
Yes, the committee asked her and she told them she told her husband there was this "crazy" idea that Iraq was trying to procure uranium from Niger and could he go over and check it out. Plus they have her memo recommending him because he was familiar with the PM and other officials and the area.
As I've often stated, I hope and pray that the focus of the grand jury is about this scheme.
She did speak with the committe. There is a grand jury--into who "leaked her name", as the conventional wisdom goes. I've long opined that it may well be into a different aspect.
Amen.
And I think you are spot on in the idea of how this was suggested. Plame had recommended Wilson for his earlier trip, too--and that would have been under the Clinton administration, I do believe. That's one clue...
Exactly. As Cliff May noted, this indicates her status was not "undercover" and hence no law broken from the git go--no matter who had "leaked" her name/employer (and I've always stated, as has Novak, it was not anyone in the WH out to "get" Wilson).
SO...just what IS that grand jury investigating?...
excerpt:
Now that we know that Mrs. Wilson did recommend Mr. Wilson for the Niger assignment, can we not infer that she was working at CIA headquarters in Langley rather than as an undercover operative in some front business or organization somewhere?
excerpt:
The report said Plame told committee staffers that she relayed the CIA's request to her husband, saying, "there's this crazy report" about a purported deal for Niger to sell uranium to Iraq. The committee found Wilson had made an earlier trip to Niger in 1999 for the CIA, also at his wife's suggestion.
And I see I was correct in my memory that the earlier trip she had also recommended him for took place during the Clinton administration.
Mr. Kerry, "Now that the question about Iraq seeking Yellow Cake from Africa has been resolved will you stop telling Americans that the president lied?"
The other clue to me - that the overheard conversation was spot on - was when Blair came to the USA (right after that conversation with Bill) and spoke before a joint session of congress.
During that speech, Blair made a statement (which I wish I could quote verbatim), a statement which indicated that Bill Clinton had also told Blair the usual - America is a bully, too powerful, needs to back down. Blair totally disagreed with this stand, and said so, very strongly, in his speech. When I was listening to Blair - I caught it right away - I saved it .. but my computer crashed and I lost the statement. Blair basically said "America being too powerful" is bunk and that to think that way is out of touch.[paraphrase]
I guess that pretty much destroyed the Blair/Clinton relationship. However, I see the dems are courting Blair again .. praising him and still bashing Bush .. although BOTH of them have been absolved of any wrong doing.
She lied .. according to the Committees report .. SHE was the one who suggested her husband .. not the CIA
Yes--they both are liars, and she more than likely is not a covert agent, hence my hope that the grand jury is looking into this daring duo and they will both be "frog-marched" off to the slammer.
Fingers crossed...
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