Posted on 11/01/2005 12:59:32 PM PST by frankjr
Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session Tuesday, questioning intelligence that President Bush used in the run-up to the war in Iraq and accusing Republicans of ignoring the issue.
"They have repeatedly chosen to protect the Republican administration rather than get to the bottom of what happened and why," Democratic leader Harry Reid said.
"The Libby indictment provides a window into what this is really all about, how this administration manufactured and manipulated intelligence in order to sell the war in Iraq and attempted to destroy those who dared to challenge its actions," Reid said before invoking Senate rules that led to the closed session.
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said Reid was making "some sort of stink about Scooter Libby and the CIA leak."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
OK, Harry, why don't you tell us what happened and why? Give him a soapbox, and let him make a fool of himself.
That's not an "Iraq" meeting. It's a dumbass looney left meeting.
Harry, it's the water.
http://www.johnston.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RS20145.pdf
The proceedings of a secret session are not published unless the relevant chamber votes, during the meeting or at a later time, to release them. Then, those portions released are printed in the Congressional Record.
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If the Senate does not approve release of a secret session transcript, the transcript is stored in the Office of Senate Security and ultimately sent to the National Archives and Records Administration. The proceedings remain sealed until the Senate votes to remove the injunction of secrecy.
There's a party going on over at DU - you'd think this was the second coming. Reid's running for President apparently.
Joe Wilson: A Man On A Mission In A Media Vehicle Posted by Mithridate Ombud on November 1, 2005 - 12:08. Robert Scheer writes for the LA Times:
[Judith Miller] knew early on that Libby was using the media to punish former U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV for exposing President Bush's false claim that Iraq sought nuclear material from the African nation of Niger. The words I want to examine here are "punish" and "false claim". If there was information given to a reporter, it wasn't to punish Joe Wilson, it was to expose him. By the time he went to Niger, he had a long history of not just being against the war, but being against a regime change in Iraq. This was no impartial panel to examine evidence. This was one guy going over there without even being paid, lying about who sent him [Cheney], to [his words mind you] "drink sweet tea and meet with people." Did he look at spy sat imagery? No. Did he examine hardware with a Geiger counter? No. Did he meet with CIA HUMINT informants? No. He simply asked a dozen people if they were selling yellowcake to Saddam. What would you answer if the U.S. asked you that?
And in the end, Joe Wilson didn't even say it definitely didn't happen. His finding was "that it was highly doubtful that any such transaction had ever taken place." Do you read that caveat in newspaper articles?
Meanwhile, the IAEA, an organization that does more than ask people questions, determined that yellowcake was found in scrap metal originating from Iraq. What does Joe Wilson have to say about that?
The Butler Review also found something Joe Wilson apparently missed:
The report indicated that there was enough intelligence to make a “well-founded” judgment that Saddam Hussein was seeking, perhaps as late as 2002, to obtain uranium illegally from Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo (6.4 para. 499). In particular, referring to a 1999 visit of Iraqi officials to Niger, the report states (6.4 para. 503): “The British government had intelligence from several different sources indicating that this visit was for the purpose of acquiring uranium. Since uranium constitutes almost three-quarters of Niger's exports, the intelligence was credible.” Back to the claim that Bush made a "false claim". Given that we have intelligence and physical evidence that contradict Joe Wilson, as well as a solid foundation for Joe Wilson's motive, what is this "false claim" Bush made based on?
About sums it up. It's just stink.
Further proof the Dims are in meltdown mode.
The Democrats are allies of the terrorists. The Democrats are "The Enemy Within".
You know, I love when this stuff happens becuase it shows how little the government is interested in doing the peoples business - I only wish that I didn't have to pay half my income to these bozo's.
I'm a little late to this discussion - how were they "forced"? - My only thoughts are that the Pubs didn't want to deny a meeting afraid the Rats would point to that as guilt - ?
Sheesh, the Rats are certifiable. They just keep screaming the same things over and over. I hope there is no straitjacket shortage in this country, because we need a big supply. I can't believe this behavior appeals to any normal human being.
Ask a rabid RAT, "who was the first president to attack Iraq over WMD and their nuclear program"?
Answer: Bill Clinton in 1998 siting Intelligence sources.
Can you please provide a working link to this story? Your links lead only to FR, and that's not the source. Thanks.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, NOT NEGOTIATED PEACE.....just like in WWII
Not really. The Libby mess is the only thing they've got going for them, and this has been a really bad week. The momentum has shifted back to the Pubbies and the public has been manifestly uninterested in the Libby/Plame affair. This puts it back in the public eye for awhile, but the Pubbies need to show a little backbone for once and examine ALL the prewar intelligence.....oh, say going back 20 years or so.....with subpoena power. First witness called - Curt Weldon.
Sorry, here's the link:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/01/D8DJT7B80.html
This link should work:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/01/D8DJT7B80.html
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