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I am also very late to this thread as I tape and watch this program after Church.

I am from Michigan and have followed Hoekstra for sometime. This is my take and it is complete conjecture.

Hoekstra and Goss were very close. Goss helped Hoekstra get the gig as Chairman of the committee. I think Goss was sick of getting stepped on by Negroponte and informed Pete of a program that he was not in the loop on. Pete goes to the administration and asked what is up and why is Negroponte not telling us about this stuff. Bush has to choose who to support. The resignation points to who he chose.

I would be very interested in the exact date that letter was sent and how close it was to the resignation.

[MNJohnnie]

I would be very interested in the exact date that letter was sent and how close it was to the resignation.

The Letter was sent on May 18th according Asso Press

[Txsleuth]

Boy does your conjecture sound totally feasible.

Now that you mention Negroponte...the thread about this yesterday DID mention his "involvement" in this, in that some tensions were/are present between he and Hoekstra.

According to how Fox News has been characterizing this...the letter was sent to Bush on the same day at the confirmation hearing for Hadley, Goss' replacement.

And, if Goss IS the whistleblower, like you theorize, it makes a LOT more sense.

Great post!