Treasury wants O'Neill papers probed.

CNN/Money ^ | January 12, 2004: 5:53 PM EST | Not Provided

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WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Treasury Department said Monday it is looking into how a government document from the very early days of the Bush administration -- marked "secret" and outlining plans for a post-Saddam Iraq -- became part of a CBS "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday night.

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A cry-baby and a traitor. At least Aldritch Ames got payed better. Paul O'Niell is pathetic.

[vetvetdoug]

Hey, isn't O'Neill the guy that leaked the name of the CIA agent to the press? That would be a great egg to lay on the backstabbing whining mediocre liberal loving traitorous son of a dog O'Neill. The press and Democrats would go into convulsions.

[Callahan]

That would be truly amusing.

[Don Corleone]

The word TREASON comes to mind!

[shiva]

So, looks like the 'Big O's' in trouble.

[Mike Darancette]

The evidence produced for the 60 Minute piece consistes of a picture of the first page of a "Secret" NSC document about post war Iraq and a proported Pentagon report on "Suitors for Iraq's oil fields".

As to the NSC Document; A CBS News spokesperson said, "We did not show any secret documents. We do not have secret documents. We showed the cover sheet that alluded to such documents."

The Author said; Suskind told CNN he had no access to secret documents and O'Neill never improperly took classified papers after leaving the Administration.

"I am certain O'Neill never had it," said Ron Suskind, author of "The Price of Loyalty", referring to a National Security Council document on Post-Sadaam Iraq.

Where did CBS get this and how do they know what it represents? Do they check their stories? Either Suskind and/or CBS is lying. Does CBS know that every page of a classified document (including the first page) is classified.

The documents on "Suitors for Iraqi oilfields" are from the "Energy Task Force" and available on the internet.