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Bad Blood Exists Between White House, CIA
Yahoo ^ | 10/29/05 | AP

Posted on 10/29/2005 2:06:03 PM PDT by advance_copy

Washington (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff is learning one Washington lesson the hard way: Don't do battle with people who run covert operations for a living. The bad blood between the White House and CIA has been known for some time. But the 22-page indictment Friday of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby displays - in black and white - just how nasty relations had become between senior White House officials and the nation's spy chiefs.

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...former CIA official Lee Strickland, who was responsible for all disclosure activities at the CIA as chief of its information review group, said he can't recall a time in his 30 years at the agency when there was so much tension with the White House.

He said the situation highlights problems with the politicization of intelligence. "You want to keep the politics separate from the intelligence," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at asia.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cia; cialeak; joewilson; libby; tenet; valerieplame; whitehouse
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To: Matchett-PI

There are many FR lurkers here in Wonderland....not a lot of posters, mind you, but many lurkers...what is written here seldom falls on blind eyes.


21 posted on 10/29/2005 2:22:02 PM PDT by seadevil (...because you're a blithering idiot, that's why. Next question?)
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To: advance_copy
Is it just me, or did Fitz NOT charge Libby with outing a CIA officer?

How can you out someone that is already "Out".

Is it just me, or are the CIA officers interviewed propagating the assumption of Libby's guilt? What happened to innocent till proven guilty? Why does the CIA want to make Libby look as horrible as possible? We have NOT heard Libby's side of things. Just Fitz's so far, and that reflects just what the investigators have found. Not any sort of reasoning behind what ever happened. We only have a certain portion of the story, and that heavily influenced by CIA.
22 posted on 10/29/2005 2:24:20 PM PDT by Danae (Most Liberals don't drink the Kool-aide, they are licking the powder right out of the packet.)
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To: WildTurkey
Ashcroft has no spine since he didn't take his disputed election to the courts" and so on.

Oh My...Ashcroft was ask NOT TO muddy the waters. Let it go and they'd take care of him. If you'll remember...Bush was having to fight the election scam count the dembos drummed up. Ashcroft was biting at the bit to go after this election fraud that happened in his state.

23 posted on 10/29/2005 2:25:32 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Grampa Dave
I got news for ya, Grampa.

Veronica Plame is totally out of the guy in the pic's league.

Some people apparently don't even know when they should be embarassed.

Completely clueless.

24 posted on 10/29/2005 2:26:19 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: advance_copy
After reading this imagine Clinton is president, and how it would be written.

Of course, when you understand that Clinton leftists have been and are still in charge, you'll see why the media writes of the CIA as an ally.

25 posted on 10/29/2005 2:27:47 PM PDT by CT
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To: Mark Felton
Clinton was smarter than Bush, by far, I hate to say. Clinton knew exactly how to change the very nature of the government. I suspect Clinton was getting much expert technical advice from foreign agencies.

This is just tunnel visionist!! The reason the MSM/dems are out of power is because of the childish, irresponsible way Clinton ran gov't!! If anything the Gov't got MORE conservative since '94.

You people that think everything should be rammed down the throat would choke in a heatbeat!! Bush may not be Wham-bam-thank-you-mam, but he continued the power hold for repubs for over 10 years now while picking up a bigger majority...All Clinton did was lose power! Can't you realize this REALITY!

26 posted on 10/29/2005 2:29:34 PM PDT by sirchtruth (Words Mean Things...)
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To: independentmind

He is a Freeper who was having fun at FR's protest of Code Pink. He fools a lot of them. Take a breath of air and relax.


27 posted on 10/29/2005 2:30:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (MSM pseudo reporters use "could, may, and might" when they are lying and spinning.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Relax? Heck, I'm having fun! :)


28 posted on 10/29/2005 2:31:22 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: Mark Felton

i wish i could disagree . really.


29 posted on 10/29/2005 2:32:37 PM PDT by fantom
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To: independentmind

I pity any animal within 6 blocks of you while you were growing up.


30 posted on 10/29/2005 2:34:35 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (MSM pseudo reporters use "could, may, and might" when they are lying and spinning.)
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To: independentmind
Veronica Plame is totally out of the guy in the pic's league.

Only recently did I see a clear, reasonably close picture of Valerie.

She looks much better from a distance or in a scarf and big sunglasses.

31 posted on 10/29/2005 2:37:18 PM PDT by RJL
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To: Grampa Dave; All

DAMN THAT COLD ROFL LOL!


32 posted on 10/29/2005 2:38:09 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: Grampa Dave
Enough with the jokes.

The Freeper in the picture made a fool of himself. Only in the increasingly insular FR community, could he get away with such a stunt without being mercilessly abused.

There is no evidence that Valerie Plame was anything but a victim here. Even if you hate her husband, she was never "fair game."

34 posted on 10/29/2005 2:40:07 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: advance_copy

C.I.A. for all the money they get is worthless.
How many times have they been either unaware or inept?
Give me Mousad any time.
At least they aren't a bunch of assclowns.


35 posted on 10/29/2005 2:41:29 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: shield

I remember and thank you for reminding others. But many do not understand. They think the president is omni-potent and can, with a wave of his hand, direct miracles and if he doesn't he must be Satan.


36 posted on 10/29/2005 2:41:33 PM PDT by WildTurkey (True Creationism makes intelligent design actually seem intelligent)
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To: seadevil

I know. :)


37 posted on 10/29/2005 2:43:13 PM PDT by Matchett-PI ( "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." -- Dwight Eisenhower)
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To: Jim Robinson
You are correct, I have posted several times today in different threads that "Scooter" is a part of it.His background is just not what I would consider to be consertative. I am sure Fitzgerald is very disappointed that all he could come up with after 2 years and millions of dollars is the charges and the man that he charged. President Bush should have cleaned house when he took office. His job would have been much easier if he had.

How long can we stay ahead of all this harrassment that we are getting from the Liberals. So far we have managed to beat it back but its taking precious time from other agendas. We must hang in there and beat them down for the sake of our country. I believe if they manage to get into power we are never going to recover.

38 posted on 10/29/2005 2:43:43 PM PDT by depenzz (My tastes are simple, I 'm always satisfied by the best)
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To: independentmind

Poor little Victim Valerie. On the cover of Vanity Fair with her oily husband (whom she personally recommended for that phony assignment that has since brought him fame and fortune). Gimme a break.


39 posted on 10/29/2005 2:43:44 PM PDT by livius
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To: depenzz

consertative= conservative


40 posted on 10/29/2005 2:46:30 PM PDT by depenzz (My tastes are simple, I 'm always satisfied by the best)
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