Posted on 04/12/2005 5:12:18 AM PDT by NotchJohnson
I hear NRO also picked up on the story.
For that Kerry must be praised, he is our savior, we must raise Kerry as a shining example and we must make him King.
An AP story
Senators May Have Blown Cover of CIA Agent
Mr. Smith came to Washington again Monday, as an alias for a Central Intelligence Agency officer who works covertly. Senators, however, may have blown his cover.
During questioning on John R. Bolton's nomination to be President Bush's ambassador to the United Nations, Bolton and members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee referred to "Mr. Smith" as one official among several who were involved in a dispute over what Democrats asserted was Bolton's inappropriate treatment of an intelligence analyst who disagreed with him.
"We referred to this other analyst at the CIA, whom I'll try and call Mr. Smith here, I hope I can keep that straight," Bolton said at one point.
Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both mentioned a name, Fulton Armstrong, that had not previously come up in public accounts of the intelligence flap.
It is not clear whether Armstrong is the undercover officer, but an exchange between Kerry and Bolton suggests that he may be.
In questioning Bolton, Kerry read from a transcript of closed-door interviews that committee staffers conducted with State Department officials prior to Monday's hearing.
"Did Otto Reich share his belief that Fulton Armstrong should be removed from his position? The answer is yes," Kerry said, characterizing one interview. "Did John Bolton share that view?" Kerry said, and then said the answer again was yes.
"As I said, I had lost confidence in Mr. Smith, and I conveyed that," Bolton replied evenly. "I thought that was the honest thing to do."
The above is my draft talking points memo for democrats. I moonlight.
a sleeper freeper
Well we beat the main stream media by about 17 hours.
Obviously Kerry is too old or his brain has taken too many hits of pot that he should retire.
hee hee
probably right ... kind of like going to the mall without wearing pants
Did Kerry name him before Lugar?
Notice how the AP story mentions Luger first. In my book K comes before L.
I watched that whole exchange yesterday on C-Span; Bolton did a great job combating kerri. Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman's response to all this was one for the ages.
nothing to see here then
What did Normy do? As a Minnesotan and one who missed it, did Norm do right?
Where's Lugar in the headline and the story?
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