Did Capitol Hill Blue Post An Article With Fabrications?

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[William McKinley]

In this article on Capitol Hill Blue, there are the following lines:

"The report had already been discredited," said Terrance J. Wilkinson, a CIA advisor present at two White House briefings. "This point was clearly made when the President was in the room during at least two of the briefings."

Bush's response was anger, Wilkinson said.

"He said that if the current operatives working for the CIA couldn't prove the story was true, then the agency had better find some who could," Wilkinson said. "He said he knew the story was true and so would the world after American troops secured the country."

Serious allegations. But I notice it is a single source. Being a conservative, I value the lessons of experience, and experience has told me that single sources are to be treated with skeptism. When I see one, I want to know more about the source quoted so as to establish if I should treat that source as credible.

So what about "Terrance J. Wilkinson"?

A Google search for "Terrance J. Wilkinson" found no results (which will change when Google picks up the Capitol Hill Blue article).

Google suggested that the name might be Terrence. But a Google search on "Terrence J. Wilkinson" also produced no hits.

Perhaps the middle initial is the problem. Alas, a Google search on "Terrence Wilkinson" CIA gave no hits, and a Google search on "Terrance Wilkinson" CIA also yielded no hits.

A Google news search on Terrence Wilkinson comes up with nothing relevant. So does a Google news search of Terrance Wilkinson.

A Google search on one of the phrases from one of the quotations comes up empty.

I would anticipate a 'CIA advisor' who attends the same briefings as the President to live somewhere near D.C. But there are no listings according to Anywho for a Terrance or Terrence Wilkinson in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia.

A Google search on "CIA Advisor" Wilkinson also comes up empty.

Perhaps Capitol Hill Blue would be better served by providing some more information about the person quoted so that others can judge his credibility. That is, if he exists.

[Diddle E. Squat]

The Rent-A-Witness Formerly Known As Greg Packer bump

[Sabertooth]

Good sleuthing. I tried some variations with "Wilkerson" and didn't find anything either.

[Sloth]

Good catch!

[Registered]

Can someone pick up the phone and simply call the reporter?

[PhiKapMom]

Doesn't come up listed in any of the security consulting firms that are in D.C. Tried both spellings for the name Terrance.

[hchutch]

Wow, deport, this looks like it could be big.

FYI to all others.

Howlin and JohnHuang2, I'm putting in a call for use of your ping lists.

[William McKinley]

Might be easier if they had given the reporter's name.

They did not.

[dead]

From the NY Times:

“Terrance J. Wilkinson is a very credible source. He is a top-notch CIA advisor,” said Greg Packer, 38, of Huntington.

[Poohbah]

Wow, deport, this looks like it could be big.

It could be hugh. It could even be series...VEY SERIES!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Two Years Apart CBS & ABC Feature Same Woman as Drug Cost Victim

[William McKinley]

LOL

I bet Packer is in any photo of the guy that comes out.

[Acolyte]

Is the core issue here the possibly apocryphal CIA advisor and the Capitol Blue article, or the use of faulty information by the administration to justify the liberation of Iraq?

[PhiKapMom]

I just did a dogpile search for Wilkinson -- zero, zip, nada! If he is an advisor to the CIA, he should be listed with some firm!

[dead]

Is the core issue here the possibly apocryphal CIA advisor and the Capitol Blue article, or the use of faulty information by the administration to justify the liberation of Iraq?

It appears that the issue of the use of some faulty information has been established. The President’s spokesman confirmed this fact.

This issue of this thread is clearly the journalistic integrity of Capitol Hill Blue.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Those are two different issues. This thread is about the former.

[William McKinley]

The core issue of the liberation of Iraq was never that they tried to purchase Uranium. That was but one thing mentioned in the State of the Union address. As such, the uproar over that is merely a tempest in a teapot.

The core issue here is the possibly apocryphal CIA advisor and the Capitol Blue article.

[PhiKapMom]

MSNBC just reported the story as the President was given erraneous information! CNN I refuse to have on my TV!

[deport]

Time out...... time to take a shower....

[justshe]

As per your request, hchutch, I'll *PING* Howlin's list as she is off for a few days.

VERY interesting information here, folks! William McKinley has done an excellent job of researching this topic.

[MeekOneGOP]

Interesting. Thanks for the ping and the post. Let's put it on the bump lists too!