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| July 18 issue
| Michael Isikoff
Posted on 07/10/2005 12:12:27 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: defenderSD
Yeah, that phrase "double super secret background" is very strange and doesn't sound like something a real journalist would actually use And isn't the CIA Director the "DCI" - for "Director of Central Intelligence?"
To: chgomac; CWOJackson
You two have FR mail. I didn't want to post all the info on this public board.
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posted on
07/10/2005 6:28:11 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: CWOJackson
Yah but in this case the double super secret messages apparently didn't self destruct........
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posted on
07/10/2005 6:28:21 AM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Restorer
My 'new' house is 123 years old, so I'm thinking it'll withstand Dennis...lol. Thanks for your kind thoughts.
84
posted on
07/10/2005 6:29:46 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: CWOJackson
I've got news for you...
Since the beginning of the term you've been on double secret background.
85
posted on
07/10/2005 6:36:05 AM PDT
by
js1138
(e unum pluribus)
To: Elathan
Reading it literally sounds like Rove knew the reporter ALREADY had her name and everything else for his article...I'm betting the reporter asked Rove to comment on her actions or something.
You, sir, have hit the nose right on the nostril! There was a story in the Washington Post about reporters calling politicians and telling them Plame worked for the CIA. Kos from the Daily Kos was so worried about this he went out of his way on his site to say not to attribute too much importance to these rumors. Rove has maintained all along he discussed Plame with reporters after she was outed.
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posted on
07/10/2005 6:38:13 AM PDT
by
jimboster
(Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me)
To: Jim Robinson
I wish the CIA had one of those web cam things..they could figure out this Plame deal and other important stuff
87
posted on
07/10/2005 6:38:18 AM PDT
by
woofie
(Neocon spelled backward is Nocoen)
To: West Coast Conservative
Well this is from newsweek ( the same folks who brought us Koran flushing @ Gitmo ).
I'm fully expecting the internal memo's to implicate Karl Rove as being the one who not only flushed the Koran but also "leaked" on it over by the fan.
88
posted on
07/10/2005 6:46:16 AM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: CWOJackson
"Spoke to Rove on double super secret background..." Jeez, sound like dialog from an old "Get Smart" show.
89
posted on
07/10/2005 7:03:25 AM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If Islam is the Religion of Peace, they should FIRE their PR guy!)
To: jimboster; Elathan
This is something which needs to be shouted loud and clear by Rush, Hannity, and O'Reilly. It makes me
livid that reporters would be calling politicians and telling them that she worked for the CIA, for the evident purpose of then telling the public that she was "outed" by a politician. Good God almighty, if this isn't a den of snakes then such a thing doesn't exist!
Once again, the spectre of "tar and feathering" comes to mind.
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:05:10 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Thus sayeth our rulers - "All your property is mine." - - - Kelo vs New London)
To: West Coast Conservative
Forgotten in all of this is a basic question that has never been adequately answered, as far as I know.
In spite of the fact that someone in the Justice Department is pursuing this, was there really a violation of the law?
It was my understanding that while it's true the public does not know the names of everyone who works for the CIA, not everyone working for the CIA is an undercover operative and Mr. Wlison's wife was, at the time, no longer working as an undercover operative. She had a desk job as an analyst.
It was always my understanding that Joe and Mrs. Wilson were very well known in Washington, D.C. - the state dept/foreign affairs/think tank/congress political cocktail circuit - and that Mrs. Wilson's employment was very well known, around Washington. In other words, while no newspaper had printed the facts of her employment, it apparently was "public information" to much of Washington D.C., Georgetown. etc.
So was the law actually broken?
If I am right, then GWB's people should have just said so a long time ago, had someone apologize and move on. The media shelf life of this nonsense would have been over.
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:07:16 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: defenderSD
Yeah, that phrase "double super secret background" is very strange and doesn't sound like something a real journalist would actually use in an email. Real journalists are -- you might want to sit down for this -- capable of making a joke. The terms "background" and "off the record" cover a lot of ground, and "double super secret background" effectively communicates that this is info offered on the deepest level of background.
To: jimboster
To: ReignOfError
Real journalists are -- you might want to sit down for this -- capable of making a joke.92 posts before someone finally said it. I agree.
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:36:41 AM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Peace through Ignorance)
To: SpringheelJack
"Hair-splitting on whether or not he actually used her name seems pretty pointless to me; "Wilson's wife" is clear enough about who was meant. "
I do not believe that it was a 'secret' where VP worked.
What is supposed to have been a 'secret' was her role as 'undercover agent, et al'.
(Though I think that was common knowledge - thanks to the Wilson's themselves - amongst the Georgetown cocktail set.)
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:37:04 AM PDT
by
cricket
(Just say NO U.N.)
Comment #96 Removed by Moderator
To: speelurker
"Spoke to Rove on double super secret background for about two mins before he went on vacation...
This sounds like Cooper calling Rove. Perhaps to get a reaction from Rove on some info Cooper was giving to Rove.
97
posted on
07/10/2005 7:40:13 AM PDT
by
jimboster
(Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me)
To: defenderSD
A little strange that e-mails discussing 'super secrets' - much less
double super secrets - (ala pre-adolescents playing with a code ring. . .) would be the choice of communication here. .
Nonetheless, see nothing here that assigns blame to KR.
98
posted on
07/10/2005 7:41:07 AM PDT
by
cricket
(Just say NO U.N.)
To: REDWOOD99
The Cone of Silence! LOL
Not quite as effective as Hover Cover.
To: defenderSD
A little strange that e-mails discussing 'super secrets' - much less
double super secrets - (ala pre-adolescents playing with a code ring. . .) would be the choice of communication here. .
Nonetheless, see nothing here that assigns blame to KR.
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:45:49 AM PDT
by
cricket
(Just say NO U.N.)
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