The Joe Wilson Op-Ed

[Guy in Bumblebee Suit]

Hi, longtime lurker and firsttime poster. To the point: I'm looking for the editorial or op-ed that Joe Wilson wrote in, I think, the LA Times not long after the 2003 State of the Union address where he supports the administration.

If my memory serves me, Wilson was in support of the administration until he was hired by the Kerry campaign (April, 2004, maybe?).

For some reason, the whole Wilson-Plame crap is an ongoing argument in my family, and I'm trying to get my facts in line. If anyone can help me, I'd be grateful.

To diverse on a brief, biographic, introductory vanity, I'm a strong conservative in a family the considers the Democratic Party too far to the right. The (maternal) family has always been politically active, and from my earliest days I was exposed to The Daily World, Soviet Life, and other publications and members from the ACP and CPUSA. I do not hide this aspect of my life and offer it here in the interest of disclosure. I am not another David Horowitz, though, because I never accepted the premise of communism/socialism, it always seemed like a bad imitation of true religion. I know who the left really is, what the left really wants, and how they think. And it scares the hell out of me.

My father was conservative but has taken a strong left turn in the last few years.

I am pro-life, pro-gun, pro-private property rights and pro-God. I try to be a good Christian but I know in my heart that I am a sinner. I am happily married to a supportive wife and we have beautiful children. I am a Marine combat veteran and I am one tough SOB. I am a self-employed renovation contractor and I love debate.

And I want my daughters to grow up in a world where they will never have to wear a Burkha or Berkinstocks.

I live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and am available for activism/support.

That's who I am, and I believe I have a strong community in Free Republic. Now that I'm posting, you'll hear from me often.

[Wolfstar]

Try this: Set up? Anatomy of the contrived Wilson "scandal"

[Cboldt]

Start here. Wilson's tracks pre July 6, 2003 are not easy to uncover. Nearly all the "news" relates to his Op-Ed re: "the 16 words"

What I Didn't Find in Africa - July 6, 2003
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0706-02.htm

Bush Nuke Basher Admitted Saddam Sought the Bomb - 07/14/03 <- closest match
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/945893/posts

Kerry Dumps Joe Wilson From Campaign Team - 07/27/04
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1179407/posts

The Wilson-Kerry-NSC Axis Of Evil - 11/30/05
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1531757/posts

[Bahbah]

Oh shoot, thanks, Miss M. I had forgotten.

[marron]

Dissecting Wilson has been an in-house sport here, because almost nothing he says is true. The fun is in finding the internal inconsistencies as he contradicts himself from one day to the next, or (you get more points for this) from within the same article.

One of the key things is this. The IAEA never monitored Niger's uranium industry, which debunks a goodly part of Wilson's story.

Wilson admits he never went to the mining regions. What he doesn't say is that no one is allowed to go there, which means that no one monitors those areas. IAEA admitted that they didn't, saying they didn't have the personnel, they didn't have legal permission from Niger, and anyway (according to them) yellowcake is not such a big deal, no need to monitor it.

The visit by Saddam's men to Niger was never a secret, Wilson knew it, it was public information. So pretending that it never happened, or neglecting to mention it in any of his pieces is a lie of omission, since obviously it complicates his story.

And then there is the little matter of Libya; where did their yellow-cake come from? According to Wilson, France would never do anything illegal (and obviously, we know that is false right up front) and would not be involved in smuggling uranium. But according to early reports after Libya's surrender, thats exactly where their yellowcake came from.

Wilson doesn't mention that he belongs to a Saudi-financed think tank, he doesn't mention that he is partners with a Saudi investor specializing in West African mining. That may or may not mean anything. But its never mentioned, so you have to wonder if he thinks it would again distract from his story if people knew it.

[CyberAnt]

I don't know the whereabouts of the Op Ed - but on Rush Limbaugh's website - he has (or had) a link called: "The lies of Joseph Wilson" or something like that! He also listed that item in an issue of the The Limbaugh Letter.

If you don't find it there, you might send Rush an e-mail and ask him to post it again.

[mrsmith]

Well, it's not what he specifically asked for, IE: the op ed. Though it's to the point.

Boy newbies used to catch holy heck here LOL! Now we give them a chance (sigh).

[moonman]

Welcome to FreeRepublic. I lived first 36 years in Montgomery County, PA. You won't get me to move out of Florida.

[The SISU kid]

Bump for bookmark

[demlosers]

In a related thread to the Plame/Wilson affair:

Fitzgerald Motion re: Clarification of PDB Order and Seeking Time Extension for Production

[Dad yer funny]

yup , ... well , he hasn't said "Thank You" yet[!?!]

[* from the file marked DUNNO'bout This]

[backhoe]

You have a thread for Joe "Liar" Wilson by chance?

Hadn't done that yet- may have to get on it.

[demlosers]

Seach threads - keywords are "libby" and "Joe wilson":

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=libby

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=joewilson

[saleman]

"I know in my heart that I am a sinner."


Welcome to FR! You'll have plenty of company here!

[knews_hound]

I appreciate the reply.

As did the origional poster I'm sure.

[nothingnew]

You got a lot of help here. Why no replies? You're making me wonder, considering you signed up today. What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?

FMCDH(BITS)

[Guy in Bumblebee Suit]

Ok, ok, ok! I just got to the bottom of the reply thread, so much to go through. I do appreciate ALL of the help and comments.

Haven't found exactly what I'm looking for yet, but I am sure it's in this extensive list you folks provided.

Many links have hit the "favorites" folder, I'll go through them over the next few days. I'll post the editorial/op-ed in it's entirety when I find it.

Thanks you all very much!

And I do feel welcome here, thanks for that, too.

[P-40]

where did their yellow-cake come from?

Not to mention the question of why Saddam would want to go through the trouble of purchasing what he already owned. His uranium stocks were not secret or anything. They did have some pretty little UN seals locking them up...not that this mattered.

[Howlin]

Scooter ping!

Hurry.

[Howlin]

“There was a lot of reason to be concerned about weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein,” he told WABC Radio’s Mark Simone. “I always thought that he probably had chemical and biological weapons and biological precursors as well.”

Wilson said his primary policy difference with President Bush wasn’t over Saddam’s WMDs, but rather on the question of “how to construct a policy that gets to the national security issue of disarming Saddam Hussein and does so at minimum risk to other legitimate U.S. interests both in Iraq and in the region.”

But aside from that, Wilson said he cheered President Bush’s decision to topple the Iraqi dictator, telling Simone: “When the president went up to the U.N. and got the [war] resolution unanimously passed at the U.N., nobody applauded louder than I did.”

[Khurkris]

Joe Wilson info resource.