Posted on 10/19/2006 7:35:29 PM PDT by Jewels1091
WASHINGTON -- House Intelligence Chairman Peter Hoekstra has suspended a Democratic staff member because of concerns he may have leaked a high-level intelligence assessment to The New York Times last month.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press Thursday night, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., a committee member, said that an unidentified staffer requested the document from National Intelligence Director John Negroponte three days before the Sept. 23 story about its conclusions
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Ha! a rat leaks...who'd of thunk it!
I was just about to search FR to see if this had been posted!
If it is it will be presented as "happening in the Republicans' watch" and part of "the culture of corruption."
Nothing to see here. Move along move along.
that will be exactly the jackasses talking points!!!!
that will be exactly the jackasses talking points!!!!
Convenient of the AP to release this news at night before a Friday.
Well, it's just one other way that the Democrats and the insurgents conspire to effect the elections to their advantage. They don't work together as most conspirators do in all planning and execution, and their motives are not identical. Both do want power at any price. But, by the way, don't question the Democrats' patriotism.
BUMP
yup, you are right! so, I guess that means no headlines??? No first story of the broadcast??
and where is the DOJ investigation this?
By The Associated Press
Thu Oct 19, 2:45 PM ET
Democrats positioned to become committee chairmen if their party should win back a majority in the House in November, and the GOP chairmen they would replace:
/snip/
Intelligence: Alcee Hastings, Fla., or Silvestre Reyes, Texas; Peter Hoekstra, Mich.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061019/ap_on_el_ho/chairmen_list_1
And he didn't even need to bother. The NYT also had the same material released directly by their spies in the CIA back in April.
Or as a "political witch hunt" and "yet another Republican assault on freedom of the press."
Need to get this to attention of Rush for his show tomorrow!
I couldn't read the whole article...but "suspension" sure seems like a light punishment for leaking intelligence information to the enemy!!!
"Suspended"?
How about arrested and cuffed??
I hope this isn't going to be another case of the backroom-deal-making, spineless Republicans not knowing how to go for the throat again....
Let's see how long this investigation takes. Tick.... tick.... tick....
ANY jackass in charge of anything gives me a stomach ache!!!
I hope the reason they suspended him is so the FBI can arrest him.
If this is true the staff member should be prosecuted under the Espionage Act and put in prison.
let's hope so, maybe the rest of the herd of jackasses will think twice before calling the NYT
Sorry, but the MSM is to busy covering important stuff like Foley
The Democrats - ending the Republican Culture of Corruption by putting an impeached, convicted, and removed corrupt ex-judge as the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee. That sure would make me feel safe.
Staffers don't do this on their own. Whomever they work for should resign immediately.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D5564678%26nav%3D0RbQ
why would you say that...if they can get their hands on the info they can do what they want. I realize the congressman the person worked for probably wouldn't have stopped them but there still is a question there...
Watch this disappear down the memory hole.
Thats right. The buck stops at the top. In this case the congressman. He needs to resign for not controlling top secret information.
JUST REPORTED ON FOX NEWS!!!!!!
I think DOJ has everything to do with this. This congressman probably wants to get a jump on his defense.
I do not believe it was one lonely staffer. I also do not believe this staffer would be suspended now, unless something was about break wide open.
FYI PING
Suspend? Prosecute!
They're busy patting themselves on the back over their tough prosecution of Sandy Berger, the Clintonoid who stole classified documents from the National Archives and destroyed them. Plus, the DOJ is simply overwhelmed right now ignoring the Harry Reid scandal.
All this points to why it is so critical that the Republicans take back the White House in 2008. If Republicans were in control of the White House and the Executive branch, and therefore the Department of Justice, these crimes would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of.... Oh, wait-a-minute....
Nevermind.
Fox just mentioned it.
LLS
Meanwhile the FBI is going to interview every stinking page that has gone through the page program for the past 13 years.
Yes, for possibly leaking the NIE information that set off a media frenzy. Perhaps he will also be tied back to other leaks....fire the ranking member for not holding his staff to account. Hmmm, wouldn't that be Jane Harman?
Hope Rush and Hannity shouts this out tomorrow!
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I would HOPE that some of the conservative talk show hosts would pound this...instead of pounding President Bush.
sheesh, some of them are as negative as the DEMS lately.
i think so....could be one of her staff...
Democrats..........the party of TREASON!!
This office puke thought he (she) had cover.
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