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Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Old Dem

Old Dem — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:40:48 +0000

Mr. Waas is more eager than diligent and more selective than complete. When Wilson “retired” early from the State Dept., he formed a business and management company (clients in Africa, western Europe and Turkey). He promoted African investment interests - gold, oil and mining. The Senate Com. on Intelligence later reported that the Feb 2002 trip to Niger was not the first one paid for by the CIA. What has not been told is where Wilson went *before* he arrived in Niger on 26 Feb, having been sent from D.C. on 21 Feb 2002. His first visit in Niger was with the U.S. ambassador to coordinate his visit with the Feb.report of the ambassador and Gen.Fulford which had covered the same topic. The general’s questions, according to the Senate report, had been written *for* him and the CIA coordinated on the talking points. (p.43) Wilson already knew he would find “no evidence” of yellowcake sales to Iraq since the ambassador’s report didn’t either. He was also directed not to question anyone presently in the government. You don’t find what you don’t really look for. On two of his days he drove out to an open mining area located 1200 kilometers from Niamey. Whose business was that?

Wilson had been on Gore’s advisory team in 2000. He represented the Democrats on French TV interviews. His NYT op-ed piece was published without mentioning that he was on Kerry’s team. His college friend and fellow ambassador, Marc Grossman, worked in Powell’s State Dept. office with Armitage.

See Susan Schmidt’s WaPo article (July 2004) about Wilson’s testimony for the Senate and Christopher Hitchen’s appraisal of Wilson’s yellowcake story (July 2004).

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Cheney May Yet Pay « The Czech

Cheney May Yet Pay « The Czech — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:22:26 +0000

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Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Tom

Tom — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:40:14 +0000

@Carol

ref #169

The CIA front company, Brewster Jennings, was closed down several years earlier when Plame’s cover was blown by the Russians and Cubans. Trying to blame that on Cheney when it happened years before Wilson was sent to Niger doesn’t make you look too informed on the topic.

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Tom

Tom — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:37:01 +0000

@cinnamonape

ref #158

Your knowledge of the minute details of Plamegate is lacking.

Goodman, a Deputy Sec of State, wrote the INR memo that was concerned with Wilson’s trip to Niger. Goodman was a close friend of Joe Wilson going back 30 years to their days as classmates at UC Santa Barbera as well as all the years they spent together in the State Department. Goodman is the person who (probably inadvertently) let the cat of the bag that Plame worked at the CIA. BTW this INR memo was not classified Top Secret IAW the policy required when NOC agents are involved.

Hope this helps fill the gap in your Plamegate knowledge. Your welcome.

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Dan

Dan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:29:33 +0000

Rich,

Thanks for your correction re Niger vs Nigeria. One question… are you trying to say Vicky never sent her Joey to Nigeria?

And thanks for playing btw.

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by The Truth Comes Out — Cheney is a Monster « The Last Post of Sanity

The Truth Comes Out — Cheney is a Monster « The Last Post of Sanity — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:00:06 +0000

[…] Cheney revised the talking points on July 8, 2003– the very same day that his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, met with New York Times reporter Judith Miller and told Miller that Plame was a CIA officer and that Plame had also played a central role in sending her husband on his CIA sponsored trip to the African nation of Niger. [Read the full story here] […]

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by thomasfortenberry.net » Blog Archive » Cheney Admitted Role in Plamegate

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:58:04 +0000

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Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by 1 Boring Old Man » who cares anymore? I do, for one…

1 Boring Old Man » who cares anymore? I do, for one… — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:13:13 +0000

[…] is true. Cheney asked the C.I.A. The C.I.A. asked Wilson. No problem. But Cheney wrote out some Talking Points to make sure that no one thought that He [Cheney] sent Joe Wilson to Africa [as if anybody thought […]

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by Carol Davidek-Waller

Carol Davidek-Waller — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:03:31 +0000

The Republican’s favority whipping boy, Joe Wilson worked under many administrations, not just Clinton. Bush Sr. gave him a medal for his actions while Ambassador to Iraq.
Wilson has repeatedly stated and documents verify that the request to investigate came from the Office of Veep and that CIA were to reported back to them.
Valerie Plame did suggest her husband because of experience in both regions.
She had no authority to send him. That decision was made by others. Even if she did, so what? He was qualified and he was right. The documents alleging the trade were forgeries.
It not just Plame who was damaged by Cheney’s talking points, her whole network had to be rolled up and a front company closed down after Cheney’s mischief.
What isn’t right is for our government to fabricate reasons to launch and aggressive war and for the Vice President to endanger our National Security by putting an entire WMD network our of business in order to perpetuate his lies.
If that isn’t treason, then nothing is.
The vindictiveness of the Cheney and other Republicans is shocking. The fact that their atrocities go unpunished has changed the way everything works. There is a palpable atmosphere of fear that has crippled us.
The fact that justice has not been served not only hurts the Wilsons, it hurts us all.

Comment on Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI by mark from manhatan

mark from manhatan — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:28:25 +0000

This scandal has always been a twofer.
This one had the added value of keeping anyone in the CIA from speaking up about what they knew was going on in the run up to the war.
Cheney and Rumsfeld did not trust the CIA to play ball and set up their own intel shop so they could bypass the analyst they could no co-opt.
Cheney wanted the measage sent that they would be ruthless with any one who crossed them… Mafia style in pushing back even the Agency.
Get in line or we will destroy you.
And for Judy Miller she ends up with job on FOX News the mouth piece for Bush/Cheney and their endless deceptions.
Scooter gets pardoned.
Bob Novak gets brain cancer.
The curtains comes down.