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Dems Tap Patrick Fitzgerald for Impeachment Probe
NewsMax.com ^ | Oct. 22, 2005 | NewsMax.com

Posted on 10/22/2005 8:50:42 PM PDT by kddid

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are so pleased with reports that Leakgate prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is about to indict senior White House officials that they want him to lead an impeachment investigation into whether President Bush lied to Congress about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

"The CIA leak issue is only the tip of the iceberg,” House Judiciary Democrat Jerrold Nadler complains in a message posted to his web site.

In a letter asking the Justice Department to expand the scope of Fitzgerald's investigation, Nadler says: "We now have reason to believe that high crimes may have been committed at the highest level [and] wrongdoing that may have led us to war and imperiled our national security.”

If there is evidence that Bush or Cheney authorized aides to deliberately mislead lawmakers, Nadler told Congressional Quarterly: "That would be an impeachable offense.'"

The Manhattan Democrat is asking Acting Deputy Attorney General Robert McCallum to direct Fitzgerald to probe efforts by the White House to discredit critics of the Iraq war like former Ambassador Joe Wilson. Nadler wants Fitzgerald to determine whether attacks on Wilson were part of a "broader conspiracy knowingly to mislead Congress into authorizing a war."

Even before leaks from Fitzgerald's investigation indicated he planned indictments, Rep. Maurice Hinchey let slip the Democrats' plan to impeach Bush for alleged Iraq war lies.

In quotes picked up by the Ithaca Journal, Hinchey said in August: "My greatest hope is that all of these things will be revealed, they will be revealed in a very direct and legal context, and that in 2006 a Democratic majority will be elected to the House of Representatives, and in February of [2007] impeachment proceedings will begin."


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To: Txsleuth

Well you were already here, so no need to ping you ;)


101 posted on 10/22/2005 9:52:11 PM PDT by Repub4bush ((Proud Member of the Water Bucket Brigade) Mark Levin for Kennedy's SCOTUS seat!)
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To: oceanview
by the end of this week, we'll know. why risk making statements like this now, rather then waiting a week.

I agree. I'm not getting my panties in a twist till I see an actual indictment. It's all hot air, smoke and mirrors, and feed the rumor machine.

102 posted on 10/22/2005 9:52:27 PM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: Para-Ord.45

from your keyboard to the powers that be at the GOP- if they continue to allow themselves to be doormats they will lose a lot of support....


103 posted on 10/22/2005 9:52:53 PM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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Bush has as much chance of being impeached as I have of marrying Cindy Crawford!


104 posted on 10/22/2005 9:54:00 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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To: kddid
If there is evidence that Bush or Cheney authorized aides to deliberately mislead lawmakers, Nadler told Congressional Quarterly: "That would be an impeachable offense.'"

This from someone who thinks that Clinton lying himself, rather than having aides do it, is not impeachable.

105 posted on 10/22/2005 9:56:55 PM PDT by knuthom
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To: ALOHA RONNIE

Yeah...also, as a side note...it didn't seem like that commission was very fond of Fox News....they would make derogutory remarks about them sometimes..

Have you noticed, though, that Ijaz has been on Fox much any more??? He used to be on several times a week...but I think I have only seen him 1 or 2 times since those hearings.


106 posted on 10/22/2005 9:57:04 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: kddid

Approved October 16, 2002

AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002



Public Law 107-243
107th Congress



JOINT RESOLUTION

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;

Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;

Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;

Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;

Whereas in 1998 Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in `material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations' and urged the President `to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations' (Public Law 105-235);

Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolutions of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;

Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;

Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens;

Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949;

Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the President `to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677';

Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1),' that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and `constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region,' and that Congress, `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688';

Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;

Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to `work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge' posed by Iraq and to `work for the necessary resolutions,' while also making clear that `the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable';

Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all

relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;

Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and

Whereas it is in the national security of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the `Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq'.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.
The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--

(1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and

(2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--

(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and

(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.

(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION- In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise or as soon thereafter as may be feasible, but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that--

(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and

(2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorists attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

(c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS-

(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.

(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS- Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.

SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) The President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 3 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, including those actions described in section 7 of Public Law 105-338 (the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998).

(b) To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of Public Law 93-148 (the War Powers Resolution), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress.

(c) To the extent that the information required by section 3 of Public Law 102-1 is included in the report required by this section, such report shall be considered as meeting the requirements of section 3 of Public Law 102-1.


107 posted on 10/22/2005 9:59:17 PM PDT by blogblogginaway (<a HREF="http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051019/OPINION04/51">This guy claim</a>)
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To: Txsleuth; Repub4bush
From the article:

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are so pleased with reports that Leakgate prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is about to indict senior White House officials that they want him to lead an impeachment investigation into whether President Bush lied to Congress about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

Puh-leeze. Yeah, we're sunk. Time to jump ship and vote for Kerry or Hillary in '08.

108 posted on 10/22/2005 10:00:18 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: Repub4bush

Yeppers...there isn't much going on tonight and this thread just pulled me in...

Glad to see you!


109 posted on 10/22/2005 10:00:56 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: kddid
This is what "reaching across the aisle", "new tone", and "bipartisanship" has gotten Bush and the GOP.

Had Bush would've damned the torpedoes from the get-go, these Democrats would be neutered.

110 posted on 10/22/2005 10:01:36 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed)
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; MurryMom; Howlin; Liz; RonDog
Why do you think MONSOOR IJAZ was publicly calling for the 911 Commission to have him testify under oath in Open Session..?

Another stake in the heart of the so-called 9/11 commission. Gorelick will be famous - but not for something she was hoping for...

111 posted on 10/22/2005 10:03:30 PM PDT by Libloather (Geena Davis isn't man enough to play Hillary on TV. Heck, BILL isn't man enough to play Hillary...)
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To: STARWISE
Just remember...they ALWAYS go too far. ALWAYS!


They don't know who their voters are any longer. They THINK they are all moonbats like the people on the websites (who are MOONBATS). They are going to have a very hard time trying to get conservative Democrats from the South to support them if they keep this up. I know people who are sick of this who have decided to either vote for Republicans or stay home because they don't want their names associated with lunatics. In fact, the Democrat Party of Arkansas is rumored to be BANKRUPT (they are claiming they aren't). I do know they had a couple of fund-raisers lately to try to retire some debt. So, it wouldn't surprise me if they are lying about the bankruptcy rumors either.


Also remember...these are the same people who thought it was a good idea to have the tasteless funeral rally for the Wellsontes.

The same people who claimed Clinton didn't really have sex with Monica and lying to a court of law wasn't an impeachable offense. They also don't realize that most people don't give a damn if Karl Rove and/or Scooter Libby are indicted because they have no idea who they are. They are busy attending ballgames, taking their kids to dance class & piano, working their butts off to pay taxes, and cleaning their yards for the fall. They're in debt up to their eyeballs and are wondering how they are going to make ends meet. I hear it everyday from our customers. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT KARL ROVE!

Let them try to impeach President Bush. They may never win another election for many years to come. And I don't care how many times they "remake" Hillary Clinton. SHE WILL NEVER GET ELECTED PRESIDENT!

112 posted on 10/22/2005 10:04:45 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Txsleuth

(Waving) Hi!
Was going to bed, and just had to look.. dang it! LOL


113 posted on 10/22/2005 10:06:00 PM PDT by Repub4bush ((Proud Member of the Water Bucket Brigade) Mark Levin for Kennedy's SCOTUS seat!)
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To: Txsleuth; ALOHA RONNIE
DAng....I hate it when I mess up this bad...


Have you noticed Ijaz has NOT been on Fox as much lately....

Sorry!

Also, I misspelled derogatory
114 posted on 10/22/2005 10:06:00 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: kddid
Even before leaks from Fitzgerald's investigation indicated he planned indictments, Rep. Maurice Hinchey let slip the Democrats' plan to impeach Bush for alleged Iraq war lies.

Here we go - out in the open at last (other than on that moronic Err America). When are the Repubs going to get out in front of this, instead of taking the high road? Whoops, that was a stupid question for sure. . . . .

115 posted on 10/22/2005 10:07:24 PM PDT by p23185
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To: Para-Ord.45
Either the Republicans begin to prosecute democrats with any and every law possible,make laws to arrest democrats with or else the dems will eat them alive.

Couldn't have said it any better - they will be eaten at the rate they are going

116 posted on 10/22/2005 10:08:59 PM PDT by p23185
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To: Libloather
Will we ever find out which Top Secret documents an ex-*Crinton NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR stole from the archives - while preparing for the official 9/11 investigation panel?

Able Danger

117 posted on 10/22/2005 10:09:36 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Txsleuth; Libloather; Alamo-Girl; Mia T

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I also haven't seen as much from MONSOOR IJAZ, always missing his less frequent TV appearances on FoX over the weekends and on the weeknight 'On the Record' with Gretta TV Show this year.

I will NEVER FORGET, though, how MONSOOR IJAZ was on the FoX News Channel the very day after the Attacks of September 11, 2001 ...lamenting how the previous day's terrorist attacks could have been stopped in advance if only...

...the CLINTON White House hadn't refused the 3 Free Offers he personally brokered with the Sudan during the 1990's to give us OSAMA bin LADEN on a Silver Platter.

With CLINTON's former CIA Director JAMES WOOLSEY sitting right next to MONSOOR IJAZ nodding over and over again in agreement.


NEVER.

.


118 posted on 10/22/2005 10:09:40 PM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: SmoothTalker

so i guess if the dems take over the house in '06 you're dreams will come true.


119 posted on 10/22/2005 10:10:40 PM PDT by kpp_kpp
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To: kddid

Oh Mr. Nadler!

120 posted on 10/22/2005 10:11:39 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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