Waxman Taps Mukasey in CIA Leak Probe A House committee chairman looking into the leak of a CIA operative’s identity asked for Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s help in getting transcripts of investigators’ interviews with President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and five White House aides. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said the White House is blocking […]
emptywheel compiles this timeline from Cheney Tried to Stifle Dissent in Iran NIE: November 2006 NIE "completed." January 5, 2007 John Negroponte resigns as DNI, reportedly because of fight over NIE. February 2007 NIE completed; Cheney objecting to content. April 26, 2007 Thomas Fingar announces NIE will be delayed due to Ahmadinejad’s demagoguery. June (?) […]
US Intelligence Says Iran Halted Nuclear Weapons Program in 2003 A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear capabilities and intentions says international pressure and scrutiny caused Iran to stop work on nuclear weapons in late 2003, and the work had not resumed as of mid-2007. But the report adds that Iran appears to be […]