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Senate Iraq Report Said to Skirt White House Use of Intelligence(NYTIMES spinning)
NYTIMES ^ | 07/08/04 | DOUGLAS JEHL

Posted on 07/08/2004 1:02:35 PM PDT by Pikamax

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The unanimous report by the panel will say there is no evidence that intelligence officials were subjected to pressure to reach particular conclusions about Iraq. That issue had been an early focus of Democrats, but none of the more than 200 intelligence officials interviewed by the panel made such a claim, and the Democrats have recently focused criticism on the question of whether the intelligence was misused.
1 posted on 07/08/2004 1:02:36 PM PDT by Pikamax
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Wait until the July 14 report from the British government. Yes, folks, Iraq was one of 5 nations actively seeking yellow cake from Niger.


2 posted on 07/08/2004 1:06:53 PM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: Pikamax

20 years ago I happily paid $1 for a copy of the NYT,
then I subscribed for the next fifteen years. Now I
get physically ill when I see a copy at the news stand.


3 posted on 07/08/2004 1:07:09 PM PDT by Hans
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On a related issue, when the heck is the Administration going to come out with the pre-war evidence provided by Israel intelligence of Saddam's links to al-Qaeda, the sending of terror squads into Europe, Turkey, the West Bank, and Russia prior to the Coalition invasion of Iraq, and the connection between the foiled ricin attack in London in the fall of 2002 with these Iraqi-trained terror squads?


4 posted on 07/08/2004 1:08:06 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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To: doug from upland

Where will Joe Wilson be on July 14th? Sipping mint tea on some patio of an African hotel?


5 posted on 07/08/2004 1:09:04 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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Will the report cover the payments received by Clinton from Saddam to ensure that Osama was not killed or captured during the late 90s? The dems want the Saddam-Osama connection avaoided at all costs because they know where any investigation of the connection must lead. Willie and his sewer dwellers (including Gorelick) would have to testify that they had no knowledge of Osama's plan to attack NYC and ceratinly didn't take the cash to prevent that! What a great documentary this will make!!


6 posted on 07/08/2004 1:10:07 PM PDT by Tacis (,)
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A bipartisan Senate report to be issued Friday that is highly critical of prewar intelligence on Iraq will sidestep the question of how the Bush administration used that information to make the case for war, Congressional officials said Wednesday.

What question is there to sidestep? The Administration used it, is there no doubt?

This is spin, trying to place the Administration in the dock by semantic confustion.

7 posted on 07/08/2004 1:10:27 PM PDT by Shermy
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The Dems have put the noose is around their neck. Trap door soon to be opened. Swing baby swing.
8 posted on 07/08/2004 1:10:33 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: My2Cents

After the election, and before we give Assad 24 hours to get out of Syria..


9 posted on 07/08/2004 1:11:09 PM PDT by ken5050 (We've looked for WMD in Iraq for LESS time than Hillary looked for the Rose Law firm billing records)
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I fear that the Bush White House has become gun-shy about going after the Axis of Evil, even when they have the goods on them, solely because of the hysterical and vocal opposition to any military action to protect this nation. Whatever happened to the Geo. W. Bush who said, "You're either with us, or against us"?


10 posted on 07/08/2004 1:13:41 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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The problem is, although the administration has loads of evidence, they have totally sucked in getting the message out. The lies have been allowed to perpetuate far too long.


11 posted on 07/08/2004 1:14:11 PM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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Agreed.


12 posted on 07/08/2004 1:14:58 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: My2Cents

The problem with lettting all this stuff out now is that would compromise intelligence, and possible endanger our troops. First rule of military intelligence is NEVER let the enemoyt know what/where/why you know stuff..keep him guessing...Bush won't compromise on this..happiuly..we have a president with guts, courage, and HONOR..


13 posted on 07/08/2004 1:16:33 PM PDT by ken5050 (We've looked for WMD in Iraq for LESS time than Hillary looked for the Rose Law firm billing records)
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>>20 years ago I happily paid $1 for a copy of the NYT,
then I subscribed for the next fifteen years. Now I
get physically ill when I see a copy at the news stand.

Though it took a while, we're glad you came to your senses.

;-P


14 posted on 07/08/2004 1:17:02 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
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The Senate Intell Committee can't finger anybody for anything without then having to explain why they all screwed up in their oversight responsibilities.


15 posted on 07/08/2004 1:18:12 PM PDT by mewzilla
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With all the "Bush lied!" crap being shovelled by the news media regarding pre-war intelligence, I just hope his honor doesn't send him down to defeat in November.


16 posted on 07/08/2004 1:19:46 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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The problem is, although the administration has loads of evidence, they have totally sucked in getting the message out. The lies have been allowed to perpetuate far too long.

It's amazing. Here the dems have a spin ready for attack, confusing as it is, but it's something. ON the other hand, take Joseph Wilson. For whatever his merits or demerits the Bushies fail to place in the media's mind that this guy was a Kerry advisor since May last year. They seem to have flunked Politics 101.

17 posted on 07/08/2004 1:21:02 PM PDT by Shermy
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The lies have been allowed to perpetuate far too long.

That's my gut feeling too, but second-guessing Bush's poker ability is a losing proposition.

18 posted on 07/08/2004 1:23:09 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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I know it's annoying...if I saw Paul Begala in a restaurant, I'd probably walk over and punch him in the mouth...but right now..the oly ones paying attention to it are those whose minds are already made up..to repeat the old, but true cliche..it's all about "locking in the base" right now..

FYI..I don't think the race will be that close. It'l break big, for W about a moth before the election..and it will get worsew for the Dems..because once they realize that Kerry can't win.. the hard left..the Dean folks, will all vote for Nader..they won't feel they are wastign their vote..which will give Bush a bigger margin...Remember in 2002..he spent his political capital, against all advise NOT to do so, by campaigning actively in the Senate races..and thus the GOP won the senate...

19 posted on 07/08/2004 1:25:53 PM PDT by ken5050 (We've looked for WMD in Iraq for LESS time than Hillary looked for the Rose Law firm billing records)
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....when the heck is the Administration going to come out with the pre-war evidence provided by Israel intelligence

It'd be hilarious if they came out with the Israeli intelligence report on the Thursday before election day. Call it Bush's October Surprise.

20 posted on 07/08/2004 1:47:00 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (1973: Kerry was razing villages in 'Nam and Edwards was raising beer bombs in college.)
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