[Eva]

I have been posting this theory for a week and thought that no one was paying attention, that is until Howlin asked me to post it on another thread.

My theory on Clarke is that he could not publish or otherwise publicly distribute any truth about the classified war on terror without being arrested. What he can publish are lies and distortions. This was a technique used often by the Clinton administration during the impeachment investigation because the truth was sealed behind a secrecy order. In this case the administration would be unable to publicly refute the charges, just as Star and his aides were forbidden to refute the democrat charges under the Clinton administration. The only place that the administration can refute the charges is before the committe, which they have declined to do, for fear of having their own words twisted against them. Even if the Bush administration officials did refute the Democrat claims, it would not make the press.

[an amused spectator]

My theory on Clarke is that he could not publish or otherwise publicly distribute any truth about the classified war on terror without being arrested. What he can publish are lies and distortions. This was a technique used often by the Clinton administration during the impeachment investigation because the truth was sealed behind a secrecy order.

Wonder if there were any phone calls from Clarke's digs to The Squid in England, for pointers? ;-)