[Judith Anne]

Thank you very much for posting this excellent article. I'm glad to see NewsMax carried it.

[ladyinred]

Even before the memo was written, Rockefeller's staff already was off on its own, well outside the traditional bipartisan channels. According to the memo, the "FBI Niger investigation" of reports that Saddam Hussein's regime had tried to buy uranium from West Africa "was done solely at the request of the vice chairman."

This is a keeper, and a must read!

[CyberAnt]

"tolerated, ignored or excused"

And .. why is it being tolerated, ignored and/or excused" ..??

[okie01]

Even before the memo was written, Rockefeller's staff already was off on its own, well outside the traditional bipartisan channels. According to the memo, the "FBI Niger investigation" of reports that Saddam Hussein's regime had tried to buy uranium from West Africa "was done solely at the request of the vice chairman."

So, it was Jay Rockefeller (and not Dick Cheney) who sent Joseph C. Wilson IV on his mission to Niamey? Was this, indeed, a partisan set-up from the very outset?

Would explain a lot...

[Diddle E. Squat]

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[hosepipe]

I'm sure this is the ONLY bit sedition going on.. To think that other committes have been compromised by this veritable 5th column on naieve republicans is ridiculous... and absolutely tin foil hat stuff.. And when judged by the high minded and patriotic way the democrat contenders for president have executed their campaigns theres nothing to worry about...

UNLESS YOU'RE NOT STUPID...

[Fledermaus]

Borders on treason.

[Prime Choice]

I think this pic kinda sums it all up. : )

[lowbridge]

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[Wolfstar]

It centered on duping the panel's Republican chairman, Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas...bipartisanship ended last year when Democrats demanded that the committee staff be split...the Republicans caved, and the staff director of the Democrats, Christopher Mellon, built his own autonomous apparatus.

This problem of weakness on the Republican side seems primarily to occur in the Senate. I don't understand the reason for it. Perhaps the fact that there are only 100 senators let's them get too chummy and collegial with each other. Whatever the reason, this memo exposed the fact that Republican weakness and Democrat aggressiveness have gone beyond mere political annoyance to a point where the effect is truly seditious and dangerous for the nation.

I think in the new year, we in the politically astute public should put enormous pressure on Republican senators to get very, very tough with the Democrat side. If it means everything grinds to a halt in the Senate, so be it.

[gaspar]

If you want to get a good idea of how Rockefeller has taken over the activity of the Intelligence Committee just make a google search and enter the name Wendy Morigi, Rockefeller's spokesperson.

[Gritty]

Very interesting article. it explains a lot.

What it doesn't explain is why these people still work within sensitive positions inside these critical intelligence bureaucracies. They should have been shown the door long ago!

[piasa]

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