Posted on 11/16/2005 7:30:38 AM PST by billorites
Who was the Chariman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2002, I do not think it was a Republican?
And for those who have not read Rockey's leaked memo .....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,102206,00.html
http://www.intelmemo.com/
"We have carefully reviewed our options under the rules and believe we have identified the best approach. Our plan is as follows:
Pull the majority along as far as we can on issues that may lead to major new disclosures regarding improper or questionable conduct by administration officials. We are having some success in that regard. For example, in addition to the president's State of the Union speech, the chairman has agreed to look at the activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as Secretary Bolton's office at the State department. The fact that the chairman supports our investigations into these offices and co-signs our requests for information is helpful and potentially crucial. We don't know what we will find but our prospects for getting the access we seek is far greater when we have the backing of the majority. (Note: we can verbally mention some of the intriguing leads we are pursuing.)
2) Assiduously prepare Democratic "additional views" to attach to any interim or final reports the committee may release. Committee rules provide this opportunity and we intend to take full advantage of it. In that regard, we have already compiled all the public statements on Iraq made by senior administration officials. We will identify the most exaggerated claims and contrast them with the intelligence estimates that have since been declassified. Our additional views will also, among other things, castigate the majority for seeking to limit the scope of the inquiry. The Democrats will then be in a strong position to reopen the question of establishing an independent commission (i.e. the Corzine amendment).
3) Prepare to launch an independent investigation when it becomes clear we have exhausted the opportunity to usefully collaborate with the majority. We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation at any time-- but we can only do so once. The best time to do so will probably be next year either:
A) After we have already released our additional views on an interim report -- thereby providing as many as three opportunities to make our case to the public: 1) additional views on the interim report; 2) announcement of our independent investigation; and 3) additional views on the final investigation; or
B) Once we identify solid leads the majority does not want to pursue. We could attract more coverage and have greater credibility in that context than one in which we simply launch an independent investigation based on principled but vague notions regarding the "use" of intelligence.
In the meantime, even without a specifically authorized independent investigation, we continue to act independently when we encounter foot-dragging on the part of the majority. For example, the FBI Niger investigation was done solely at the request of the vice chairman; we have independently submitted written questions to DoD; and we are preparing further independent requests for information.
Summary
Intelligence issues are clearly secondary to the public's concern regarding the insurgency in Iraq. Yet, we have an important role to play in the revealing the misleading -- if not flagrantly dishonest methods and motives -- of the senior administration officials who made the case for a unilateral, preemptive war. The approach outline above seems to offer the best prospect for exposing the administration's dubious motives and methods."
The members of the Senate have way too much class and dignity to slam members of the opposition.....except for the Dimocrats, of course!
I'm going back to being apolitical...I had much lower blood pressure then. This stuff is infuriating!
This story just leaves me dumbfounded. Does no one else in the media see that Rockefeller did something wrong? How can the people who get so excited over Wilson and Plame not be all over this? Am I the crazy one?
I'm making an Online Petition...here is what I have so far if anybody would like to give ideas for the final draft.
Whereas U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller(D) has admitted openly and publically to providing information to Syria, a Baathist ally of the former dictator of Iraq (Saddam Hussein) which may have enabled Iraq to prepare against the actions of the United States government to hold Iraq accountable under mulitiple resolutions of the United Nations and for Hussein's personal actions of harboring, aiding and comforting terrorists...(See admissions below)
----ROCKEFELLER: "No. I mean, this question is asked a thousand times and I'll be happy to answer it a thousand times. I took a trip by myself in January of 2002 to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, and I told each of the heads of state that it was my view that George Bush had already made up his mind to go to war against Iraq, that that was a predetermined set course which had taken shape shortly after 9/11."
Whereas U.S. Senator Jay Rockerfeller had given his opinion to Syria of the impending military actions against Syria's ally, dictator Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq, which he gleaned through his position as a United States Senator WHOM HAVING ACCESS TO NATIONAL SECURITY DOCUMENTS THROUGH WHICH HIS OPINION MAY HAVE BEEN FORMED and through such actions precipitated the creation of a more dangerous situations for our Armed Forces...
Wheras through U.S. Senatory Jay Rockerfeller's actions and the misuse of Nation Security Intelligence, we the People of the United States of America IMPLORE and EMPOWER you, worthy protectors of the Constitution of the United States of America, to disallow U.S. Senator Jay Rockerfeller of the privleges of his seat as a U.S. Senator, bring charges against him for Sedition and Treason and hold formal inquiries to plumb the depths of his actions against the Constitution of the United States
The day after look who showed up according to the following as noted in this post under .....
"Rockefeller, for his part, neglected to mention the trip at the time, although he did issue press releases about his meeting with Saudi leaders on the same junket (as noted by the blogger Dinocrat)."
http://www.dinocrat.com/archives/2005/11/14/gun-running-to-the-khmer-rouge-ii-jay-rockefeller-edition/
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020109/2002010919.html
Al-Assad confers with the US Senate delegation
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/9/2002
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus al-Shaab palace on Tuesday received W Owens and members of the US Senate: Richard Durban, David Price and Jim Dives and members of their accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the US ambassador in Damascus Theodore Qattouf.
Oh yes, I forgot about Senator Bob Graham and his presidential campaign run upon the platform of "intelligence".
Thank you.
First I would like to know, if we the tax payers paid for Rockefeller's trip? "IF" he flew commercial? Who else was on the flight from the origin, and what European countries did his flight land in? Say like France or Italy, or England.
Where was Joe Wilson during this trip?
Well, he said on Fox, "I took a trip by myself", but in the Arabic News report:
"Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus al-Shaab palace on Monday received the US senator J. Rockefeller and members of the accompanying delegation."
Hmmm......
I have to admit I read past her name.
"Well, he said on Fox, "I took a trip by myself", but in the Arabic News report: "
A liberal Senator going to Damascus all by himself does not have a ring of truth. Somebody had to carry his bags.
Rockefellers (Standard Oil) have owned and operated Saudi for a hundred years. It is their ME fiefdom.
He's a traitor....needed Saddam to hide his WMD....this is being investigated by the senate. Wonder if anything will come of this investigation!!!??? Doubt it...
It's important that there be an investigation about this!
And...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the chairman of the democratic minority at the US congress Richard Gephardt and members of the accompanying delegation.
Who else went on that trip, anyone know?
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