Posted on 09/03/2006 1:13:42 PM PDT by Laverne
Of course not.
In the Rose Garden would have been nice.
Still, Powell emerges from all this as damaged goods - and rightly so.
He gets a call from his No. 2, who admits to leaking the Plame-Wilson info - the focus of a huge furor. But does Powell tell this to his boss, the president of the United States?
No.
Rather, according to Isikoff, Powell directed State Department counsel to give the White House a bare minimum of information - and to leave Armitage out of it. He let the investigation expand, fester and envelop the White House, the vice president's office and elsewhere.
In a time of war, when the president and his team needed to be fully focused on far bigger issues, the administration was distracted by a "non-scandal" that Colin Powell could have stopped at a moment's notice.
Though he has left the administration, Powell's betrayal by not speaking up has had major ramifications.
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/justice_for_scooter_libby_editorials_.htm
"What a POS he has become."
From what I have learned, he may always have been a POS.
LLS
I wouldn't bet on that. Both Bushes are notable for their mind-numbing kindness to political adversaries and disloyal "associates." Anyone that would call Ted Kennedy "my friend" bears close watching. I voted for Dubya, and do not regret it, especially considering the alternative available to me, but at least a little bit of well-justified anger at times would help, and might even prove useful.
This is what an affirmative action mindset gets you.
I was probably one of them slamming you; I know I defended Powell.
I was wrong and you were right. I'm sorry I EVER defended this jerk.
But I won't forget.
I've never liked Colin, and this just confirms it.
As long as the White House and the media sit on their collective hands, that ain't gonna happen.
Pure speculation. What is known is that State worked against the White House in a time of war.
***Of course not.
In the Rose Garden would have been nice.***
LOL!
I'm not so sure about that; I think there is enough discussion on the net to make this happen. It hasn't hit mainstream hard yet, but it will. At least, I'm optimistic it will. There are enough legal beagles out there that are really reviewing all that has happened with Fitzy...I do believe he will get his due, as will the others that are complicit in this travesty.
Judas Iscariot!
I don't see any evidence presented the Powell knew. Just a vague referance to "mounting evidence".
I often disagree with him and his politics, but I've always thought that he was an honorable man. Especially for someone who ran in such high political and military circles.
Wilson and his cohorts led us down the yellow path and we all foolishly followed.
All due respect, most freepers deduced that the purpose of Wilson's lie was to shift attention and damage Bush at the same time. He knew he could count on the media's assistance. FReepers and the blogosphere were pointing out inconsistencies in the story from day one.
I don't believe anybody here foolishly followed anything, even when speculating about Fitzgerald's possible perfidy while hoping against hope that he would prove to be an honest prosecutor.
It's not anybody's fault but theirs that they've proved they can't live up to the standards expected of their positions. And I'm referring to Powell, Armitage and Fitz.
This from the NY Times
"On Oct. 1, 2003, Mr. Armitage was up at 4 a.m. for a predawn workout when he read a second article by Mr. Novak in which he described his primary source for his earlier column about Ms. Wilson as “no partisan gunslinger.” Mr. Armitage realized with alarm that that could only be a reference to him, according to people familiar with his role. He waited until Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, an old friend, was awake, then telephoned him. They discussed the matter with the top State Department lawyer, William H. Taft IV. "
I'd say that pretty much nails it that Powel knew.
Your next defense of this traitorous scum would be?
No, hanged.
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