[Publius]

Let’s dissect the consequences of this story once it breaks -- and it certainly appears to have legs.

• There would now exist a casus belli for Iraq. No further debate is needed.
• The cover-up, executed by the FBI, CIA and others, had to have someone in authority giving the orders. If Clinton gave the order to blame this on the militia movement for political purposes -- remember, he and his party had just gotten creamed in the congressional elections -- then we’re talking about treason. Hillary would have to immediately file for divorce to remain politically viable, and even then it might be too late.
• On the eve of this fall’s election, this revelation would put Democrats on the defensive and give Republicans an opportunity for 1994 all over again. Democrats would crawl over broken glass for Bill Clinton, and the revelation that their hero was a traitor would demoralize them.
• Congressional Democrats would have to explain why they gave Clinton a pass during impeachment. They would have to explain why no senator went to look at the evidence. Admitting that Clinton was blackmailing them would not work as an excuse. The party would be looking at a final rupture with the last Democratic patriots versus the traitors.
• The New York Times, which bought Jayna Davis’ TV station and tried to suppress her evidence, would have to explain why it participated in a treasonous cover-up. Times editors could find themselves on trial.
• The FBI, which lied, falsified evidence, intimidated witness and (perhaps) even killed people to maintain the over-up, would go down for the count. It would be broken up.
• The CIA would follow. Every scandal since the agency came into being in 1947 might well be aired.
• People would no longer trust their government to protect them or tell them the truth. The militia movement, maligned since 1995, would become legitimate again. People would arm.

If this story breaks -- and the Establishment Media will do everything in its power to put a lock on the story -- then everything changes. It would dwarf the Dreyfuss Affair that brought down the Third Republic in France.

[Orangedog]

There is one problem here with this situation. These people in Washington will protect their own. Dem, Pub, Marxist...They won't let this gain any momentum in congress. Like I said earlier, the people who are responsible for scuttling the investigations at the FBI know where ALL of the bodies are burried on Capital Hill and Pennsylvania Avenue. They might take on the director and maybe the deputy director, but the FBI as a going concern isn't going anywhere. As for the CIA, Jack Kennedy wanted to castrate that agency, and he wasn't exactly a fan of the FBI. One car ride around Dallas on a calm November day took care of that threat to their positions in Washington. I hate going all tin-foil here, but when his brother started making noise about getting to the bottom of the issue, he ended up dying from a rather similar type of wound. Given the Bush-41 once ran the CIA, I think it's safe to say that it will be safe come budget time.

Sad to say, asside from a couple of mentions on Fox News yesterday and a little talk radio exposure, this story has already been spiked. Hell, even on FR yesterday I think this was the longest thread on this story and it is now at a whopping 25 comments.

The truth about this would change everything. No one in Power would be able to claim they have clean hands. And that's why this is just fizzling out. I hope that I wrong about that. This would probably be this countries last, best hope of ever getting it's house back in order. Please correct me if you have seen any other stories today on this, but it looks none of the right people(or enough of the wrong people) seem to care.