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The Joe Wilson Op-Ed
Posted on 03/22/2006 3:46:52 PM PST by Guy in Bumblebee Suit
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To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:07:29 PM PST
by
Wolfstar
(There is no death, though eyes grow dim. There is no fear when I'm near to Him.)
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:10:31 PM PST
by
Cboldt
To: Miss Marple
Oh shoot, thanks, Miss M. I had forgotten.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:20:53 PM PST
by
Bahbah
(An admitted Snow Flake)
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
Dissecting Wilson has been an in-house sport here, because almost nothing he says is true. The fun is in finding the internal inconsistencies as he contradicts himself from one day to the next, or (you get more points for this) from within the same article.
One of the key things is this. The IAEA never monitored Niger's uranium industry, which debunks a goodly part of Wilson's story.
Wilson admits he never went to the mining regions. What he doesn't say is that no one is allowed to go there, which means that no one monitors those areas. IAEA admitted that they didn't, saying they didn't have the personnel, they didn't have legal permission from Niger, and anyway (according to them) yellowcake is not such a big deal, no need to monitor it.
The visit by Saddam's men to Niger was never a secret, Wilson knew it, it was public information. So pretending that it never happened, or neglecting to mention it in any of his pieces is a lie of omission, since obviously it complicates his story.
And then there is the little matter of Libya; where did their yellow-cake come from? According to Wilson, France would never do anything illegal (and obviously, we know that is false right up front) and would not be involved in smuggling uranium. But according to early reports after Libya's surrender, thats exactly where their yellowcake came from.
Wilson doesn't mention that he belongs to a Saudi-financed think tank, he doesn't mention that he is partners with a Saudi investor specializing in West African mining. That may or may not mean anything. But its never mentioned, so you have to wonder if he thinks it would again distract from his story if people knew it.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:26:07 PM PST
by
marron
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
I don't know the whereabouts of the Op Ed - but on Rush Limbaugh's website - he has (or had) a link called: "The lies of Joseph Wilson" or something like that! He also listed that item in an issue of the The Limbaugh Letter.
If you don't find it there, you might send Rush an e-mail and ask him to post it again.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:29:19 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(Democrats/Old Media: "controversy, crap and confusion" -- Amen!)
To: Dad yer funny
Well, it's not what he specifically asked for, IE: the op ed. Though it's to the point.
Boy newbies used to catch holy heck here LOL! Now we give them a chance (sigh).
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:29:49 PM PST
by
mrsmith
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
Welcome to FreeRepublic. I lived first 36 years in Montgomery County, PA. You won't get me to move out of Florida.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:30:45 PM PST
by
moonman
To: Enchante
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:40:47 PM PST
by
The SISU kid
(Scoliosis Pomegranate Polk (my new Blues name))
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
To: mrsmith
yup , ... well , he hasn't said "Thank You" yet[!?!]
[* from the file marked DUNNO'bout This]
To: knews_hound
You have a thread for Joe "Liar" Wilson by chance?Hadn't done that yet- may have to get on it.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:49:18 PM PST
by
backhoe
(-30-)
To: demlosers
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
"I know in my heart that I am a sinner."
Welcome to FR! You'll have plenty of company here!
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:55:07 PM PST
by
saleman
To: backhoe
I appreciate the reply.
As did the origional poster I'm sure.
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:55:25 PM PST
by
knews_hound
(Now with two handed typing !)
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
You got a lot of help here. Why no replies? You're making me wonder, considering you signed up today. What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:00:50 PM PST
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: nothingnew
Ok, ok, ok! I just got to the bottom of the reply thread, so much to go through. I do appreciate ALL of the help and comments.
Haven't found exactly what I'm looking for yet, but I am sure it's in this extensive list you folks provided.
Many links have hit the "favorites" folder, I'll go through them over the next few days. I'll post the editorial/op-ed in it's entirety when I find it.
Thanks you all very much!
And I do feel welcome here, thanks for that, too.
To: marron
where did their yellow-cake come from?
Not to mention the question of why Saddam would want to go through the trouble of purchasing what he already owned. His uranium stocks were not secret or anything. They did have some pretty little UN seals locking them up...not that this mattered.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:17:47 PM PST
by
P-40
(http://www.590klbj.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=1854)
To: A Citizen Reporter; AliVeritas; alnick; AmericaUnited; Anti-Bubba182; arasina; BlessedByLiberty; ...
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:19:09 PM PST
by
Howlin
("It doesn't have a policy. It doesn't need to have a policy. What's the point of a Democratic policy)
To: Wristpin
There was a lot of reason to be concerned about weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein, he told WABC Radios Mark Simone. I always thought that he probably had chemical and biological weapons and biological precursors as well.
Wilson said his primary policy difference with President Bush wasnt over Saddams WMDs, but rather on the question of how to construct a policy that gets to the national security issue of disarming Saddam Hussein and does so at minimum risk to other legitimate U.S. interests both in Iraq and in the region.
But aside from that, Wilson said he cheered President Bushs decision to topple the Iraqi dictator, telling Simone: When the president went up to the U.N. and got the [war] resolution unanimously passed at the U.N., nobody applauded louder than I did.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:24:18 PM PST
by
Howlin
("It doesn't have a policy. It doesn't need to have a policy. What's the point of a Democratic policy)
To: Guy in Bumblebee Suit
Joe Wilson info resource.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:58:12 PM PST
by
Khurkris
(Don't blame me. I was out the entire day.)
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