Posted on 11/03/2006 10:21:47 AM PST by WBL 1952
From Michael Malkin's blog: Hoekstra's response to NYT admitting Saddam was apparently a very dangerous man.
"That said, it is also important to emphasize that the IAEA, contrary to its assertions, never raised any concerns about this material with the United States Government before going to the press. Similarly, the DNI's office has informed me that no agency of the U.S. Government had raised any issues about the potential or actual release of these documents before yesterday. If there were such problems, they would have been better addressed through the appropriate channels rather than the press.
"These documents also raise several additional issues of interest. First, it is extraordinary that the New York Times now acknowledges that the captured documents demonstrate that '[Saddam] Hussein's scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away.' This only reinforces the value of these documents in understanding the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime. Only 1 percent of the estimated 120 million pages of captured documents have been reviewed, and we must continue working to promptly understand these materials. If there is concern about Saddam's nuclear program, there should be similar concern about potential connections between Saddam and al-Qaeda suggested in the documents.
"Second, my staff's preliminary review of the documents in question suggests that at least some of them may be internal IAEA documents. There is a serious question of why and how the Iraqi these documents in the first place. We need to explore that carefully - I certainly hope there will be no evidence that the IAEA had been penetrated by Saddam's regime.
"Finally, it is disappointing but not surprising that the New York Times would continue to participate in such blatant and transparent political ploys, including what I believe are improper efforts by the IAEA to interfere with U.S. domestic affairs. The sad reality is that the New York Times has done far more damage to U.S. national security by the disclosure of vital, classified, intelligence programs than is likely to be caused by the inadvertent disclosure of decades-old information that had already been in the hands of Saddam's regime."
And Hoekstra lands a left, a right, and now a shot to the chin! The NYT goes DOOOOOOWN
--and if the Administration had a spine there would have been indictments for treason--
Ouch, I felt sympathy pain for the NYT just reading that statement. Actually, it felt kinda good... ;-)
Good - someone in authority is repeating that key important sentence. Let it ring throughout the land - he had a nuke program.
How widely has this statement appeared? Michelle Malkin's blog, obviously, which is widely read on the internet. What about the NY Times? Have they deigned to acknowledge it? Will they print it?
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"Second, my staff's preliminary review of the documents in question suggests that at least some of them may be internal IAEA documents. There is a serious question of why and how the Iraqi these documents in the first place. We need to explore that carefully - I certainly hope there will be no evidence that the IAEA had been penetrated by Saddam's regime."
WOW.........
They're only used to going down on the Democrats.
Bears repeating:
"The sad reality is that the New York Times has done far more damage to U.S. national security by the disclosure of vital, classified, intelligence programs than is likely to be caused by the inadvertent disclosure of decades-old information that had already been in the hands of Saddam's regime."
You're right, well worth hilighting - that's big.
"Bears repeating: "
Needs to be shouted from the roof tops.
Absolutely!
That's a crock. The IAEA said Saddam was innocent./s
could be the other way around. its so hard to tell when they are so constantly intertwined in such an unsightly orgy of liberal hysteria....
"These documents also raise several additional issues of interest. First, it is extraordinary that the New York Times now acknowledges that the captured documents demonstrate that '[Saddam] Hussein's scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away.' This only reinforces the value of these documents in understanding the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime. Only 1 percent of the estimated 120 million pages of captured documents have been reviewed, and we must continue working to promptly understand these materials. If there is concern about Saddam's nuclear program, there should be similar concern about potential connections between Saddam and al-Qaeda suggested in the documents.
Read the whole thing.
O.K. Very Good.
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Now WHAT are we going to DO ABOUT IRAN !!!!!
Here's a hint, look to NK to see what we will do....
This is what I don't get:
If Republicans had a huge press conference right now or this evening and repeated Hoekstra's statement in full and highlighted the portion you highlighted as well as others, Democrats would NOT gain control of either house of Congress. It just wouldn't happen.
It you want to parody Howard Cosell's call of Frazier-Foreman it's, "DOWN GOES THE NYT; DOWN GOES THE NYT, DOWN GOES THE NYT!"
They're the proverbial bad penny.
I sure wish the president or a few Republicans would hold a major press conference and read this statement to the American voters. Democrats would be toast on Tuesday. And in '08.
So I Guess The FMSO Documents Are Legit...NY Times says some Saddam documents are dangerous....
PING for brilliant response to the NYTimes.
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If Republicans had a huge press conference right now or this evening and repeated Hoekstra's statement in full and highlighted the portion you highlighted as well as others, Democrats would NOT gain control of either house of Congress. It just wouldn't happen."
Correct, better PR needed in face of the full scale MSM-Democrat onslaught of garbage ...
I am not looking forward to the Nancy Congress Clown Show.
Not at all.
Never have trusted ElBaradei and it would not be surprising if this NYT story was intended to run interference for the IAEA in the event all of this comes out!!
I've been terribly disappointed in both the Congressional and WH public relations campaign for years. I understand full well about the press, but honestly, if they can't call FNC and get an interview, or at least hold a HUGE press conference that the media is FORCED to cover, then maybe they really ARE the stupid party :-)
"If Republicans had a huge press conference right now or this evening and repeated Hoekstra's statement in full and highlighted the portion you highlighted as well as others, Democrats would NOT gain control of either house of Congress. It just wouldn't happen."
I hope they hear you!! Wonder if this ties in with the big announcement coming out from MAF tomorrow?
Agreed. 100%.
Thanks for all you do, jveritas. You are a national treasure.
What is coming out on Monday and what is MAF?
It is all very intriguing:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730449/posts
I couldn't agree with you more, Peach. So this is just posted on Michelle Malkin's blog, but nowhere else? Bush should have already called a press conference over this today... this story doesn't seem to have the wide coverage I expected...
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I know. It's so frustrating.
What can WE Do to get this story out?
Bombard our Congressman's office? Call/e-mail FNC?
It just doesn't have the same impact if the president does it, but I guess we shouldn't give up with just a few days left to the election.
US stops audit of Iraq rebuilding
Conspiracy?
So, why has Bush's adminstration continually avoided opportunities to show how right they were to do what they did? Why the big show yesterday by AG Gonzalez to go round up a bunch of "bad guys" having nothing to do with the War on IslamoNazis? I am really confused about the mixed messages and poor communication skills - do they really want to lose?
Well! I had not seen that. Maybe they're doing the work the Congress and the president should be doing in terms of getting some important information into the airwaves.
I hope everyone knows that I love this president and support him 100%, but I'm still really, really disappointed that he doesn't seem to understand the importance of this stuff and even with Tony Snow there, his PR campaign just isn't up to speed.
Sometimes it seems that way, doesn't it? But I know the president is working his tail off campaigning; I just wish he knew the importance of getting THIS particularly information into the airwaves.
Oh crud. Sheesh.
All the more reason why the president should be highlighting the importance of some of these documents. Color me discouraged and wishing we could put some freepers in charge of PR in the White House.
The New York Times Strikes (Out) Again
Senator Santorum Comments on Release of Valuable Information in Pre-War Documents Discovered in Iraq
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Guide (Saddam Hussein had a nuclear weapons program)
Saddam Closer To Bomb Than Anyone Thought (different thread than link above)
Shocker: New York Times Confirms Iraqi Nuclear Weapons Program
JVERITAS Responds to the 11/3 NYT Article Regarding Iraq Nuclear Program.
This headline is 100% dishonest - the facts in the story don't say the auditing HAS stopped already, the claim is that the bill contained a "sunset" provision for the office to close in 2007. Normally that should be simply good practice for any government program that is not intended to last forever (nearly all do, unless they are forced to close up shop when the reason for their existence has been satisfied).
If the program needs to be extended, then as Sen. Warner suggests, it can be extended. This article is just the usual b.s. propaganda from the left - it's not even newsworthy!!
There has to be National Security concerns at work here that our Prez thinks are more important than an election. That's all I can figure. I think he is concerned more about our troops and our nation's safety than he is the polls.
Why don't they? Why do they schmooze these damaging articles against their so-called opponents? If Rove is such a smart one, why aren't they?
Me too, I've always gotten an uneasy feeling about El Baradei.
Great links, thanks for the list!! I recommend adding these for evidence of how the NY Times has known for months of a far greater nuke security issue (an actual warhead blueprint from the Clintonista CIA to Iran) and has not devoted any hysterical front-page treatments to this story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614979/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551976/posts
They are dishonest hypocritical frauds who are openly working for the Demagogic Party.
So far no where else at the present time.
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