Bush Ready to Cooperate in CIA Leak Case

AP ^ | 6/3/04 | TERENCE HUNT

[cyncooper]

See post #38 for my opinion.

BTW, the prison abuse was not authorized by our government, it was being investigated before the media brouhaha erupted. What, pray tell, are you throwing that out as if the administration approved or condoned such activity, hm?

What do you know about the dreaded Enron and Halliburton? Evidently not much.

[cyncooper]

Bush might have mentioned it to Tenet, or Ashcfort, or Rice. Is that a crime?

Mentioned what to Tenet, Ashcroft or Rice? He didn't even know about Wilson going to Niger. Tenet didn't even know until well after the fact.

[cyncooper]

It took a few months for Justice to get moving on this after the Novak article. I don't remember exactly what triggered the move

Novak has stated publicy the leak did not come from the WH. What triggered it was Wilson going around talking about wanting Rove "frog marched" out of the WH in handcuffs. There's plenty to investigate, but rest assured, wrongdoing from the Bush WH will not be the finding.

[SearchMaster]

This is what I was responding to.
"stupid press created "scandals" such as Enron, prison abuse, Halliburton"

Considering you just said
"BTW, the prison abuse was not authorized by our government, it was being investigated before the media brouhaha erupted."
You have just validated my point...it was not 'press created'.

Thanx for backing me up dude.

Next time you might want to read what I was responding to first.

[cyncooper]

"BTW, the prison abuse was not authorized by our government, it was being investigated before the media brouhaha erupted." You have just validated my point...it was not 'press created'.

Yes, the frenzy certainly was "press created". They acted like there was a government cover-up. They acted like the treatment was authorized from "up the chain of command". There was a whole circus created thanks to the deceptive reporting of the press. They still try to beat the story along, but it has long since died.

Thanx for backing me up dude.

At this point I hope you realize I did not back you up, man.

[SearchMaster]

Your words "it was being investigated before the media brouhaha erupted."

How could you possibly now say it is press created?

If you want to say it was exaggerated, thats fine. But 'created'
by the media, it was not.

"At this point I hope you realize I did not back you up, man."

By the way, that was sarcasm. Something less funny when you have to explain it as such.
But I assume you already know that.

[cyncooper]

How could you possibly now say it is press created?

If you want to say it was exaggerated, thats fine. But 'created' by the media, it was not.

I hope you can distinguish between the original fact based story and the circus that ensued once the pictures were given to the press.

It was more than "exaggerated". Try outright misrepresented and presented in a false light.

The story was whipped up and stirred up and presented as something it was not.

[SearchMaster]

OK, you know as well as I do, that my original post had nothing to do with the media frenzy.

We could go on with this peeing contest for a while longer if you like, but argument usually doesn't settle anything or find the truth. It just becomes a contest.

I prefer to take the high road, so I will start from the beginning anew.
Hey there, my name is Andy. If you met me in person, you would probably really like me, almost everyone does. I do have opinions, but I AM open minded. I am considerate to others, and even stop to remove animals from the road. I help those in need, and I don't judge anyone for their beliefs (except maybe neo-nazis and skinheads).
My pet peeve is people misrepresenting the truth and misleading others.

I'm not sure what I did to make you feel you had moral justification to treat me with contempt and disrespect (on 2 different threads), but I am not your enemy, and never will be. If anyone tells you such they are lying.
If you condemn me for not agreeing with you, I will be saddened and disappointed. I feel most people are good inside, and I assume you are no different.

[cyncooper]

I'm not sure what I did to make you feel you had moral justification to treat me with contempt and disrespect (on 2 different threads), but I am not your enemy, and never will be.

I'm sorry. Thanks for the note.

[pollywog]

As if he has been uncooperative until now? Nope, no bias here!

my thoughts EXACTLY when I read that title. The media is so BIASED it makes me ill!!!!!!

[Maria S]

"Do you think letting criminals that violate the laws of the US and disclose 'classified' info should not be persued & punished?"

It would appear Valerie Plame had not been a super-duper spy gal for several years...if this excerpt is correct. If she had been in deep cover up until her name was revealed, it would have been different. Joe Wilson is milking this for all it's worth; he sure appears to enjoy the spotlight. Just my opinion; counts for nothing to anyone else.


http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/5/9/152348.shtml

Sunday, May. 9, 2004 3:18 PM EDT

In October, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof reported: "The C.I.A. suspected that [master spy] Aldrich Ames had given Mrs. Wilson's name [along with those of other spies] to the Russians before his espionage arrest in 1994."

At the time, Kristof noted, Wilson's wife was brought home for safety reasons and "was already in transition away from undercover work to management."

[SearchMaster]

No problem.

Thank you for the apology

Sorry we got off on such a bad note.