Update on Iraq Story washingtonpost.com Friday, February 9, 2007; Page A01 An article about a Pentagon inspector general’s report on pre-Iraq war intelligence is being reviewed by The Washington Post. Check back later for updates. I just went to the Washington Post Walter Pincus’ article from today about the IG report, and got this. […]
OSP: The "administration" hangs its hat on wordplay … That is, it is a resurrection of the infamous Nixon doctrine, revealed in Nixon’s 1977 interview with David Frost: Frost: "So … what … you’re saying is that there are certain situations … where the president can decide that it’s in the best interests of the […]
from Raw Story “we are not making any recommendations” – I call bullshit!
Pentagon Group Criticized for Prewar Intelligence Analysis Working under Douglas J. Feith, who at the time was under secretary of defense for policy, the group “developed, produced and then disseminated alternative intelligence assessments on the Iraq and Al Qaeda relationship, which included some conclusions that were inconsistent with the consensus of the Intelligence Community, to […]
Official’s Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted‘Dubious’ Intelligence Fueled Push for War By Walter Pincus and R. Jeffrey Smith Intelligence provided by the former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" that supported the political views of senior administration officials […]
Excerpts from the tape of Libby’s Grand Jury testimony are beginning to appear on the Internet. The icon on the right will play an MP3 recording of what Scooter had to say about his call with Tim Russert in March 2004. It’s a pretty detailed report of what he says happened. I can’t find any […]
I don’t know if I’m competent to recap Ted Wells cross-examination of Tim Russert, it was so abrasive. I’m surprised that Judge Walton let it go on [and on and on] like it did. Yesterday, Wells established the paradox of Russert’s open conversation with the F.B.I. Agent versus NBC‘s attempt to keep him from testifying […]
I hold these truths to be self evident: On July 10, 2003, Scooter Libby called Tim Russert to complain about being bashed by Chris Matthews. At no time did eother person mention Valerie Plame. At the time of the call, Time Russert didn’t even know there was a Valerie Plame. Joseph Wilsom’s oped piece had […]
[timeline from Arianna’s blog, my additions are in Red] November 2003 Phone call to Russert from F.B.I. Agent Eckenrode about his conversation with Libby in July 2003. December 30, 2003Patrick Fitzgerald appointed Special Counsel in the Plame investigation. March 2004 Libby testifies before the Grand Jury. May 21, 2004 Federal grand jury subpoenas Russert to […]