Connecting Cheney's dots
Okay, let's talk about our Vice President. In the buildup to the Iraq war, the administration made claims that Iraq was seeking "Yellowcake" uranium in Africa. Mmhmm. Now that we have a little more information on that claim, let's connect Cheney's dots, shall we?
In today's National Journal, writer Murray Waas reveals the details of a memo given to Cheney and ex-Chief of Staff Scooter Libby by none other than the head of the CIA, George Tenent. The memo's date? June 17, 2003.
Uh-huh.
Remember the "Special Prosecutor" who was working on the Valerie Plame case? You know, the one where Cheney/Rove/Libby, et. al. revealed the secret identity of a CIA agent to discredit her diplomat husband after he filed reports that were contrary to what the administration was claiming about Iraq? You remember him. He talked a lot about baseball, and then a guy in crutches was frog-marched out of the VP's office.
I think his name was Patrick Fitzgerald.
Yeah, that's the guy. Not so long ago, a document attributed to his office surfaced, and it kick-started more rumors about his investigation. Now, speculate as you will, but when you hear things like this coming out of a Special Prosecutor, there are only a few conclusions one could draw.
In today's National Journal, writer Murray Waas reveals the details of a memo given to Cheney and ex-Chief of Staff Scooter Libby by none other than the head of the CIA, George Tenent. The memo's date? June 17, 2003.
CIA analysts wrote then-CIA Director George Tenet in a highly classified memo on June 17, 2003, “We no longer believe there is sufficient” credible information to “conclude that Iraq pursued uranium from abroad.” The memo was titled: “In Response to Your Questions for Our Current Assessment and Additional Details on Iraq’s Alleged Pursuits of Uranium From Abroad.”Flash forward, America, to September 14, 2003. The place: MSNBC studios. The show: Meet the Press. The journalist: Tim Russert. The guest: Dick Cheney. The lie:
"I guess the intriguing thing, Tim, on the whole thing, this question of whether or not the Iraqis were trying to acquire uranium in Africa. …. I don’t know what the truth is on the ground with respect to that."But to suggest that Mr. Cheney or Mr. Bush are bald-face liars is "one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city." Never mind that FOUR MONTH GAP between the time he got the memo and was asked about it on television. And he's supposedly being honest?
Uh-huh.
Remember the "Special Prosecutor" who was working on the Valerie Plame case? You know, the one where Cheney/Rove/Libby, et. al. revealed the secret identity of a CIA agent to discredit her diplomat husband after he filed reports that were contrary to what the administration was claiming about Iraq? You remember him. He talked a lot about baseball, and then a guy in crutches was frog-marched out of the VP's office.
I think his name was Patrick Fitzgerald.
Yeah, that's the guy. Not so long ago, a document attributed to his office surfaced, and it kick-started more rumors about his investigation. Now, speculate as you will, but when you hear things like this coming out of a Special Prosecutor, there are only a few conclusions one could draw.
“We have learned that not all e-mail of the Office of Vice President and the Executive Office of President for certain time periods in 2003 was preserved through the normal archiving process on the White House computer system.”Snap. But what ever could it mean?
