& These Clowns Want Mansoor Ijaz To Tesify PRIVATELY!!

NewsMax ^ | 4/15/04 | Carl Limbacher

[pookie18]

9/11 Panel Outs CIA Spymaster

Raising further questions about whether it's doing more harm than good, the commission probing the Sept. 11 attacks has revealed the identity of the CIA's top spymaster, a position considered so sensitive that in the entire history of the agency the anonymity of the person who holds it has never before been breached.

Called to testify on Wednesday, James L. Pavitt, head of the CIA clandestine operations unit, told the panel, "I am not a public person."

In a story headlined "Clandestine, Or at Least He Was Until Yesterday," the New York Times noted that the decision to out Pavitt by having him testify in public was so extraordinary that even some panel members expressed reluctance about the move.

"My stomach's been turning as Mr. Pavitt's been answering questions here this afternoon," 9/11 commissioner former Sen. Bob Kerrey said.

Kerrey urged the White House to issue a legal opinion saying that Pavitt's appearance did not set a precedent, the Times said.

Asked if being outed by the 9/11 panel made him uncomfortable, Pavitt answered cryptically, "Yes and no ... no one in my position has ever testified publicly."

[StopThePress]

FRICKIN INCREDIBLE!!!! BUMP. PAGING DAN RATHER, MR. DAN RAITHER . . . . will you carry THIS story on the CBS Evening news since it comes from the NY TIMES????????????

[Rutles4Ever]

It's breathtaking. Our government is becoming more and more illegitimate with each passing day. The judiciary is broken, the legislature is a circus, and the executive branch risks being occupied by a traitor.

I pray for our future.

[hopespringseternal]

Go figure!

What's to figure? They can't grandstand against Bush with Ijaz, and they are afraid he will tell the truth that might make them look bad. They have zero concern for anything but their own political careers. Three thousand dead Americans is nothing but a bloody shirt for them to wave while denouncing Bush.

[Zack Nguyen]

To be fair, Mr. Pavitt was "outed" in Woodward's book Bush At War I believe. Not saying it's okay, but the identity of the DDO is pretty well known.

[Zack Nguyen]

And rewrite the Constitution or, failing that, render it a dead letter.

[freeangel]

And where is wilson demanding the commission should resign for "outing" this spymaster? Hiding behind valeries skirt i would say.

[GOPyouth]

Not to badger anybody for this, but the title of NewsMax article is not "& These Clowns Want Mansoor Ijaz To Testify PRIVATELY."

I know it's being picky, but using this title makes it ripe for a duplicate post.

As for the content, I think this commission is a complete joke. Thanks for posting it. :)

[pookie18]

Is the book out yet?

[lonewacko_dot_com]

See this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1118370/posts?page=16#16

I think calling him clandestine is a stretch; that's an interview from the WaPo.

[Zack Nguyen]

Yes, it was out last year.