[Peach]

Little Rock -- General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), Democratic candidate for President, has called for an independent investigation into an alleged violation of federal law by Bush Administration officials.

News reports say that the CIA has asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that Administration officials violated federal law by leaking the identity of a covert CIA agent.

"The Administration should not play politics with this matter. This issue is too important for political gamesmanship or to be managed by the John Ashcroft Justice Department," General Wesley Clark said. "The investigation must be independent of the Justice Department - otherwise the investigation could be influenced by political considerations. That is why President Bush should immediately refer this entire matter to a completely independent body - a body with credibility both in our country and with our allies around the world."

Read it on FR now - Guess Clark didn't get the memo!

[Steve_Seattle]

"This issue is too important for political gamesmanship or to be managed by the John Ashcroft Justice Department," General Wesley Clark said."

Of course, using this bogus "scandal" for political gamesmanship is exactly what Clark himself is doing, complete with the obligatory snide reference to John Ashcroft.