That's why Wilson is screaming bloody murder. He knows he screwed up, and he's trying to throw off the scent of the prosecutor. Methinks Fitzgerald is no fool, however. Be Seeing You,
Chris
Posted on 07/13/2005 6:25:47 PM PDT by Howlin
The Ambassador Strikes Back, Answers to the Right Wing Spin Machine *** A BRAD BLOG EXCLUSIVE ***
Ambassador Joseph Wilson fired back today at the Rightwing Spin Machine, which, having been issued marching orders late yesterday in a set of talking points from the RNC, is once again hoping to distract from the potentially treasonous crimes that George W. Bush’s top political operative and Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove is being alleged to have committed.
In a phone discussion early this afternoon, Wilson told The BRAD BLOG in no uncertain terms that "the President should fire Rove."
He told us that he’d be appearing on NBC’s Today Show tomorrow morning and would be repeating that call.
As well, he told The BRAD BLOG that he planned to read a letter on air which he received from Bush’s father, President George H.W. Bush shortly after an article of his was printed in the San Jose Weekly News, on October 13, 2002, in which Wilson related his concerns about the pitfalls of the approach to Iraq being taken at the time by both the U.N. and the U.S.
In reply to that article, Wilson said that the former President wrote that he had "read your article and I agree with a lot of it."
Additionally, Wilson explained, Bush 41’s own National Security Advisor, Brett Scowcroft had contacted him to ask whether he "could walk on over to the White House with the letter" at the time. Which apparently he did.
Wilson also had sent the article to Bush 41’s Secretary of State, James Baker.
"None of them responded saying you’re a Democratic partisan hack and your views suck," said Wilson.
The above points are notable, because armed with those RNC talking point, Rush Limbaugh, Fox "News" and Friends have today kicked into overdrive smearing and lying about Wilson, claiming that he was against the Iraq War from the get-go.
If fact, Wilson, who was in charge of the Embassy in Iraq during the first Gulf War under Bush 41 (he was the last American to speak personally with Saddam Hussein before the war begain, and was responsible for taking care of some 125 Americans who had sought refuge in the American Embassy there when they were not allowed by Saddam to leave the country just prior to the war), says that it was "a full eight months" after he was sent by the CIA to Niger to investigate claims that Iraq had attempted to purchase uranium there, "before I had said anything publicly about what America should consider in regard to a war with Iraq."
"My real concern was always WMD," he told us, "not Regime Change."
That concern was expressed in the October 2002, San Jose Weekly News editorial which apparently George W. Bush’s own father and National Security Advisor tended to agree with. Wilson’s trip to Niger occurred a full eight months earlier, in February of that same year.
We asked him if he had heard Fox "News’" John Gibson make his deplorable and irresponsible statement yesterday which said that "Karl Rove should receive a medal," because Wilson’s wife, covert CIA asset Valerie Plame, "should have been outted."
"Where I come from," slurred Gibson, "we do not want secret spy masters pulling the puppet strings in the background.
Gibson’s "logic", such that he has any, seems to be based on the unsupported claims that Plame -- or Wilson’s "little wifey" as Gibson condescendingly referred to her -- was "pulling the puppet strings" of national policy from her covert position in the CIA by sending Wilson, to Niger. That was, in Gibson’s false claim, because Wilson, "was opposed to the War in Iraq, opposed to Bush policy, and pointedly and loudly said so."
No, he didn’t, Mr. Gibson. Never mind those pesky facts. It’s only Fox "News" you work for, so we realize such facts are hardly relevant to you receiving your paycheck there.
"That is something that should be out in the open," blathered Gibson, "And the person doing it should be identified and should own up to it. So Rove should get a medal, if he did do what he says he didn’t do."
In response, Wilson simply said, "Well, that’s a lie. But no surprise there."
In the meantime, despite such pesky facts, the wingnuts also continue to claim that Plame was, in fact, not even a covert asset at the time of her outting.
The BRAD BLOG has learned from several sources, as also confirmed in Time magazine that Plame was indeed a "NOC", a nonofficial covert agent, the most valuable and secretive of CIA assets.
In regard to whether she was covert or not at the time of her outting by Rove, Bob Novak or whoever his "two senior administration sources" were, Wilson said, "What I can say is, that the CIA looked at the evidence of what had happened and referred the case to the Justice Department. That means that the CIA may think that a crime has been committed."
On Rightwing Hackery hoping to cynically deflect from the seriousness of the potentially treasonous crime committed by claiming that "Wilson lied" about his wife’s involvement in sending him to Niger, Wilson says, "In actual fact, all I’ve done is repeat what the CIA itself has said since July 22nd, 2003 as reported initially in Newsday by Knut Royce and Tim Phelps."
That Newsday article says [emphasis added]:
A senior intelligence official confirmed that Plame was a Directorate of Operations undercover officer who worked "alongside" the operations officers who asked her husband to travel to Niger.
But he said she did not recommend her husband to undertake the Niger assignment. "They [the officers who did ask Wilson to check the uranium story] were aware of who she was married to, which is not surprising," he said. "There are people elsewhere in government who are trying to make her look like she was the one who was cooking this up, for some reason," he said. "I can’t figure out what it could be."
"The CIA said [my wife] was not the person to have authorized my trip. They’ve repeated that time and time again."
And the Bush Apologists, who suddenly don’t seem to care all that much about National Security after all, keep repeating the opposite. Time and time again.
More Wilson lies!
Wilson should go to jail, he outed his own wife!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
The funny thing about this story is that ANYBODY thinks Wilson is the right person to ask about Rove's job future. Even Democrats should recognize that Wilson is biased.
That's why Wilson is screaming bloody murder. He knows he screwed up, and he's trying to throw off the scent of the prosecutor. Methinks Fitzgerald is no fool, however. Be Seeing You,
Chris
Okay. I'll say it then.
Joe Wilson should campaign for the WhiteHOuse -or get himself appointed to the supreme Court befor ehe starts telling President bush who to fire. In other words Joe Wilson ought keep his foot secure in his mouth so as to not be talking out his other oriface as he so often has.
I have heard this also. Do you know when and to whom?
Which, I grant you, is not all that long, but still...
Wilson=Looney Toons
If I recall correctly, he identified his wife by name (but not by profession) in an online CV. They were also well-known socialites. They hung out with Walter Pincus (of the AP?) for one.
I guess Wilson, had on HIS website that his wife(The Gave her name) Worked for the CIA in the WMD section.
A$$ monkies can write?
<< Rove, Bob Novak or whoever his "two senior administration sources" were, Wilson said, "What I can say is, that the CIA looked at the evidence of what had happened and referred the case to the Justice Department. That means that the CIA may think that a crime has been committed.>>
It might have been Rove, Novak, or 'whoever'---- therefore, blahblahblah, Rove, blahblah, Rove, blahblah, crime MAY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, blahblah, Rove.
Good Lord. The asses are manufacturing the story faster than they can keep up.
Right!!! I wonder how many "NOC" agents appear of the cover of magazines???
I heard this "NOC" statement on a local talk show today. I about drove off the road laughing
Do these people know how stupid they sound.
A "NOC" agent takes several years of training. Did Plame start as a teenager since she has not be uncover for nine years???
Isn't it?
He had his own web site, which was linked from John Kerry's web site. It is no longer up and/or linked.
Was this before his trip to Niger?
What in the heck is that?
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