The Tenet Fiasco - Discussion Thread

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[Amelia]

It tends to cause overblown, off-topic brou-ha-ha's, ya know.

Well then, one shouldn't complain when they result, should one?

[Amelia]

True enough! ;-)

[FreeReign]

Oops, post #836 is for you.

[FreeReign]

Who needs inflammatory language used as a jounalistic technique? It tends to cause overblown, off-topic brou-ha-ha's, ya know.

Well then, one shouldn't complain when they result, should one?

That "one" would be the initiator of such, yes! All others should complain.

[jmc813]

I'm sensing sexual tension between you two.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I'm sensing sexual tension between you two

I see a swat on the arm and a slug in the stomach in your future.

[Cathryn Crawford]

I'll give him the slug in the stomach.

[Fred Mertz]

Unfortunately for them, it's transparent to a good many of us.

As are you. lol

[Amelia]

Fred, you're back!

[optimistically_conservative]

Thought you might enjoy this:

IRAQ: A Question Of Trust - The CIA's Tenet takes the fall for a flawed claim......:

The battle between believers and doubters finally came to a head over the State of the Union speech. Weeks of work had gone into the address; speechwriters had produced two dozen drafts. But as the final form was taking shape, the wording of the yellowcake passage went down to the wire. When the time came to decide whether Bush was going to cite the allegation, the CIA objected—and then relented. Two senior Administration officials tell TIME that in a January conversation with a key National Security Council (nsc) official just a few days before the speech, a top cia analyst named Alan Foley objected to including the allegation in the speech. The nsc official in charge of vetting the sections on WMD, Special Assistant to the President Robert Joseph, denied through a spokesman that he said it was O.K. to use the line as long as it was sourced to British intelligence. But another official told TIME, "There was a debate about whether to cite it on our own intelligence. But once the U.K. made it public, we felt comfortable citing what they had learned." And so the line went in. While some argued last week that the fight should have been kicked upstairs to Rice for adjudication, White House officials claim that it never was.

[tgslTakoma]

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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Yeah, that's what I meant. ; )

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Wherever did you get the impression that I give a rat's ass what you think of me in any way, shape or form? You got some bad info there, Freddie.

[Howlin]

Who needs inflammatory language used as a jounalistic technique?

Evidently the author of this thread does.

[Fred Mertz]

Like I said, transparent. But you surprised me a bit with the profanity. LOL

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

There's more where that came from. : )

[Howlin]

Great post! And absolutely fact filled and truthful.

[Abundy]

Sarcasm is not your forte. An insecure need to be the center of attention is though, IMO.

That's called projection, Dane.

[lentulusgracchus]

(You think someone in the Niger govt. is going to admit they talked to Saddam about a uranium buy...hmmm?)

Oh, no, not publicly. But a former American diplomat accredited to the area with lots of contacts and lots of markers out ought to be able to find out, especially if the local CIA station chief is tasked to help him find the right people to talk to. I'm pretty confident he found the right answers with respect to the Nigeroises -- we aren't exactly talking about penetrating the KGB here.

[MEG33]

I have no idea,really.I just don't trust Wilson's agenda.