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Waxman: New Bush Statement on Rove Conflicts with Executive Order
Yubanet.com ^ | July 18, 2005 | Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Posted on 07/19/2005 9:45:45 AM PDT by Maceman

Dear Mr. President:

In June 2004, you said that you would fire anyone found to be involved in the disclosure of Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent.1 Today, you significantly changed your position, stating that you would remove Karl Rove or other White House officials involved in the security breach only "if someone committed a crime."2

Your new standard is not consistent with your obligations to enforce Executive Order 12958, which governs the protection of national security secrets. The executive order states: "Officers and employees of the United States Government ... shall be subject to appropriate sanctions if they knowingly, willfully, or negligently ... disclose to unauthorized persons information properly classified."3 Under the executive order, the available sanctions include "reprimand, suspension without pay, removal, termination of classification authority, loss or denial of access to classified information, or other sanctions."4

Under the executive order, you may not wait until criminal intent and liability are proved by a prosecutor. Instead, you have an affirmative obligation to take "appropriate and prompt corrective action."5 And the standards of proof are much different. A criminal violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald is investigating, requires a finding that Mr. Rove "intentionally disclose[d]" the identity of a covert agent.6 In contrast, the administrative sanctions under Executive Order 12958 can be imposed without a finding of intent. Under the express terms of the executive order, you are required to impose administrative sanctions – such as removal of office or termination of security clearance – if Mr. Rove or other officials acted "negligently" in disclosing or confirming information about Ms. Wilson's identity.7

I have enclosed a fact sheet on Karl Rove's Nondisclosure Agreement and its legal implications, which provides additional detail about the President's national security obligations. I urge you to act in compliance with Executive Order 12958 and your responsibility to safeguard national security secrets.

Sincerely,

Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member

1 Press Conference: President Discusses Job Creation With Business Leaders (Sept. 30, 2003). 2 Bush: CIA Leaker Would Be Fired if Crime Committed, Reuters (July 18, 2005); Bush: Any Criminals in Leak to Be Fired, Associated Press (July 18, 2005). 3 Executive Order 12958, sec. 5.5(b). 4 Id. at sec. 5.5(c). 5 Id. at sec. 5.5(e). 6 50 U.S.C. sec. 421(a). 7 Executive Order 12958, sec. 5.5(b).


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To: Maceman
In June 2004, you said that you would fire anyone found to be involved in the disclosure of Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent.

Waxman sets the stage and is operating true to form here, by telling a baldfaced lie in his very first sentence. Having observed so many instances of such dishonesty and mendaciousness from him in the past, I would have expected nothing less from him.

41 posted on 07/19/2005 10:24:51 AM PDT by The Electrician ("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
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To: Maceman
Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member

There, now it's accurate!

42 posted on 07/19/2005 10:29:30 AM PDT by MortMan (Mostly Harmless)
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To: newconhere

"I could park my car in his nostril."

You COULD, but then again...


43 posted on 07/19/2005 10:30:14 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: chimera
eah, Waxman is really the one to get on his high horse about things like this. Remember his mantra during the Travelgate hearings? It was: "So What?" Clinton wanted to fire the travel office staff and hire his cronies? So what? Clinton wanted to use the FBI to smear and ruin the life and reputation of Billy Dale? So what, he's allowed to do that. Clinton wanted to lie and obstruct justice and boink interns? So what? That's our boy, Mr. Henry "So What?" Waxman, the complete and utter slob.

LOL that's great. There should be an archive of each one of these partisan hacks that gives their positions on issues for Democrats versus their position when a Republican is involved.

44 posted on 07/19/2005 10:31:10 AM PDT by oldbrowser (The MSM is a cancer on our society)
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To: Disambiguator

"Just looking at Waxman tells you all you need to know about him."

Hey, wasn't Waxman the inspiration for those critters in the old Quizno's Subs commercials? You know, that dancing, singing, mutant roadkill, LOL?


45 posted on 07/19/2005 10:31:42 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: Maceman
Dear Mr. Waxman;

Thank you for your kind letter. Upon reading it, I summoned Mr. Rove to my office at which time I struck him with a rolled-up newspaper and shouted, "Bad ... Bad". I trust this will meet with your satisfaction and alleviate the twist in your shorts.

Up Yours,

W

46 posted on 07/19/2005 10:46:18 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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To: Enchante

"that would be a more fitting occupation for those charlatans!"

How about hard labor on the rock pile at Leavenworth?


47 posted on 07/19/2005 10:50:18 AM PDT by DarthVader (Liberalism is the politics of the naive, selfish & immature)
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To: RegulatorCountry
You know, that dancing, singing, mutant roadkill, LOL?

I do see the resemblance, but I always thought that critter was inspired by Alex in "A Clockwork Orange."

Either way, that little critter is so gross that even now, long after they have stopped using him to promote their product, I still can't bring myself to eat at Quiznos.

I always think of a rat on a sub roll.

48 posted on 07/19/2005 11:01:50 AM PDT by Maceman (Pro Se Defendent from Hell)
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To: eyespysomething

Your image, beating the dead horse equals the tv's image of the beatings of Rodney King!!!


49 posted on 07/19/2005 11:10:44 AM PDT by danamco
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To: Maceman

Waxman looks like a freakin' nerd..he probably got his ass kicked in school for being a snitch.

Dikhed.


50 posted on 07/19/2005 11:22:51 AM PDT by Shaka
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To: Maceman
In June 2004, you said that you would fire anyone found to be involved in the disclosure of Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent.

LOL, please note that the very first line is WRONG, a lie. Even Waxman has been tricked by the media's attempts to change Bush's statements.

51 posted on 07/19/2005 11:24:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: All
The FACTS prove Waxman's "premise" or first line TOTALLY WRONG. RUSH NUKES THIS TODAY

RUSH LIMBAUGH LIVE THREAD 7-19

52 posted on 07/19/2005 11:26:14 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Maceman
Isn't this Henry "Stonewall" Waxman who did everything possible to conceal investigations into the Clinton administration?

There are so many ways that he is being hypocritcal here, can't even bring them all to mind, need research.

53 posted on 07/19/2005 11:31:07 AM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Maceman

"I still can't bring myself to eat at Quiznos."

That has got to be one of the most ill-begotten ad campaigns of all time, associating those "things" with anything edible. If I were a franchisee, I'd have sued.


54 posted on 07/19/2005 12:01:58 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: Maceman
He is from France.


55 posted on 07/19/2005 12:20:48 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Maceman
In June 2004, you said that you would fire anyone found to be involved in the disclosure of Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent.

Dear Congressman Waxman:

Doesn't Valerie Wilson have to actually BE a covert CIA agent in order for herto be disclosed as such?

56 posted on 07/19/2005 12:36:32 PM PDT by Zhangliqun (Hating Bush does not count as a strategy for defeating Islamic terrorism.)
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To: Maceman

Congressman Pigface speaks.


57 posted on 07/19/2005 12:52:23 PM PDT by jslade ("If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried."(Seminole Cty, FL))
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To: Maceman
What do you think? Trumped up or not? "A new ABC NEWS POLL is out and there is no good news in there for President Bush. More than half of the respondents are following the investigation at least "somewhat closely" (53%). 75% say it is a "somewhat serious" or "very serious" matter. The big story in the poll for the major news organizations is this: only 25% believe that Bush and company are cooperating fully with the investigation, while 47% say that Bush and company are not cooperating fully with the investigation. But the real poll question is whether Rove should be fired if he leaked classified information? For all respondents, 75% say yes and 15% say no. For Republicans, 71% say yes and 17% say no." Comments?
58 posted on 07/19/2005 1:16:45 PM PDT by herexigency (Shee who laughs last...)
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To: herexigency
What do you think? Trumped up or not? "A new ABC NEWS POLL is out and there is no good news in there for President Bush. More than half of the respondents are following the investigation at least "somewhat closely" (53%). 75% say it is a "somewhat serious" or "very serious" matter. The big story in the poll for the major news organizations is this: only 25% believe that Bush and company are cooperating fully with the investigation, while 47% say that Bush and company are not cooperating fully with the investigation. But the real poll question is whether Rove should be fired if he leaked classified information? For all respondents, 75% say yes and 15% say no. For Republicans, 71% say yes and 17% say no." Comments?

Considering that virtually every MSM report on this story has been proven to be either in error, outright fraudulent or selective in the reporting of relevant facts, I'd have to say that the public opinion on this case is widely misinformed and not worth a festering bowl of dog snot.

I think in the end it is the MSM that will end up with yet another high profile egg-on-their-face fiasco that will only serve to further diminish whatever little credibililty they have left.

Besides, given that Bush is not running for third term, it is hard to see how this hurts him at all in any real way.

59 posted on 07/19/2005 1:28:41 PM PDT by Maceman (Pro Se Defendant from Hell)
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To: lepton

"There's just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is.

And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of."

Bookmark bump


60 posted on 07/19/2005 1:36:10 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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