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To: RandyRep

There is one person whose name has rarely, if ever, been mentioned during the whole Plame/Wilson scandal - - Porter Goss. Goss is a loyal, conservative, take-no-prisoners Republican. I have no doubt that he has been digging around behind the scenes and even possibly communicating with former CIA Director George H. W. Bush.

This whole "scandal" smells to me like another masterstroke bait-and-switch set-up by Karl Rove.


35 posted on 07/27/2005 10:19:59 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard
Porter Goss is probably quietly cleaning house at CIA. I think that Fitzgerald is serving a dual-role. He is chief housecleaner, with a big stick to use on the worst leakers and politicos at CIA. He also will keep the disgruntled agents from leaking as a way to get back at the administration.

I don't expect more than 2-3 indictments at CIA. More than that number would seriously damage the sheeple's faith in the Agency. But Fitzgerald will have a list of 10-20 "unindicted co-conspirators" a housecleaning list for Porter Goss.

Indeed, if Fitzgerald isn't hip-deep in cleanup at the Agency, then Goss is being too quiet. But I think that quietness speaks volumes.

41 posted on 07/27/2005 10:44:58 PM PDT by DJtex (;)
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To: Lancey Howard

If Rove did set this up, he does deserve the (evil) genius status they give him, but I have to doubt it. My guess is that Rove was as surprised as anybody that he was called on this, but I don't doubt that he and his team had a carefully crafted 'strategery' very quickly thereafter. Notice the silence...He's just giving them rope. I am sure they're working hard in the background and cooperating all they can to make sure this sticks to the people who deserve it.

Speaking of silence, and Goss...Goss is a smart, silent one too. Having the SP lets GJ do the heavy lifting without airing all the dirty laundry in the agency while still scaring some people straight. The CIA has a terribly important job. We don't want to know all the finger-pointing in the background. We need to have confidence in their integrity and capability. If the SP identifies a few bad eggs, as I suspect it will, PG won't see too much resistance in getting them out the door. We've already seen 3 resignations that very well may be related...He hasn't even had to open his mouth yet.

When the other shoe drop...Look out.


47 posted on 07/27/2005 10:54:37 PM PDT by Lone Red Ranger (What's right is more important than who's right. Glad we're Right.)
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