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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Another Non-Scandal - CNN Apologizes

More hyperventilating from the Left again. The HuffPo and the media think this is some huge scandal, but once again they are flailing about wildly at nothing.

There's a difference between providing declassified information when it's in the public interest, and leaking classified information that could jeopardize national security. The New York Times was about to go to press with a story that was supported by bogus allegations from Joe Wilson. It's been pretty well established who was responsible for Joe Wilson getting the gig in the first place (his wife) and it was pretty obvious from the non-written report he gave upon his return from Niger that his story didn't hold water when contrasted with all of the intelligence compiled by international intelligence agencies.

All Bush did was declassify some information about the subject so that the public could see that the NYT story was bullshit if it went to press. They told Judith Miller her story was flawed and showed her proof of it via the declassified docs. It's a crime for the U.S. to protect itself from allegations that it is involved in an illegal war? Since when!!??

"Now, there are Democrats out there that fail to recognize that distinction or refuse to recognize that distinction," said McClellan. "They are simply engaging in crass politics."

Bush's "selective declassification of highly sensitive intelligence for political purposes is wrong," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

It wasn't highly sensitive material Ms. Plastic Face. The Democrats can't stand the fact that the president has Executive Powers that do not require him to beg their approval each time he decides to do something in the better interests of this country.

This crying wolf every week is really getting old.

Breaking News:
CNN's JIM CLANCY: "A major story breaking now out of Washington right now. According to court papers that were filed by prosecutors, I. Lewis Libby, Scooter Libby, who was a key man in the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, has alleged that U.S. President George W. Bush was the man who authorized the leaking of the name of a CIA operative and the wife of a former ambassador.

"Now - that former CIA operator, Valerie Plame, was unmasked to journalists."

In fact, the so-called leak authorized by Bush had nothing to do with Plame - but instead covered Iraq war intelligence that was mostly already in the public domain.

CNN eventually realized its error and issued an on-air correction, forcing liberals coast-to-coast to cancel their planned impeachment parties.

newsmax.com

8 Comments:

Blogger Jason Ward said...

British intelligence still stands by their Saddam/yelloecake story, but that is hardly news that will be reported.

The ghost of Lindburgh is alive and well!

1:32 PM  
Blogger Senor PeerPressure said...

On at least two occasions [Wilson] admitted that he had no direct knowledge to support some of his claims and that he was drawing on either unrelated past experiences or no information at all.

For example, when asked how he "knew" that the Intelligence Community had rejected the possibility of a Niger-Iraq uranium deal, as he wrote in his book, he told Committee staff that his assertion may have involved "a little literary flair."

During Mr. Wilson's media blitz, he appeared on more than thirty television shows including entertainment venues. Time and again, Joe Wilson told anyone who would listen that the President had lied to the American people, that the Vice President had lied, and that he had "debunked" the claim that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa. As discussed in the Niger section of the report, not only did he NOT "debunk" the claim, he actually gave some intelligence analysts even more reason to believe that it may be true.

They believed very strongly that it was important for the Committee to conclude publicly that many of the statements made by Ambassador Wilson were not only incorrect, but had no basis in fact. . . . .

6:56 PM  
Blogger Aurelius said...

Did you really say that Wilson's contradiction of the whole Yellowcake thing is bogus?

It this one of those rightie sites that just repeats lunacy so their 'base' can get some reinforcement? I mean, come on?!? Obviously, Mr. Wilson was on the side of right since NO WMD's were found. Dispite the horrible corporate media, most rational folks are now aware that the whole WMD thing (and the leaking of selective classified data) was done to legitimize the war - it had nothing to do with the motives.

Nobody wants to admit they got taken for a ride, but you neo-conned need to take a step back and ask some tough questions.

11:36 PM  
Blogger Senor PeerPressure said...

Wouldnt it be pretty pointless to lie about WMD's if he KNEW none would be found once we got there?
If he deliberately lied, then he knew in advance he would be caught in a lie. Why would he do that? So he could face impeachment and be disgraced? So why didnt he just fake WMD's if he's so evil and dishonest? If George is such an evil genius why didnt he plant WMD?

Because the entire world believed Sadamm had them. And he did. They are now in Syria and Iran. HIs top general Sadr now says they ferried them nonstop via a 747 and 767 in the months while congress debated the 'rush to war'.

What part of this do you not get? The committee announced publicy that much of what Wilson said was flat out wrong and had NO BASIS IN FACT.

Wilson admits to taking 'literary flair' in writing his book. Just like Jayson Blair of the NYT.

Then he goes to that same NYT to peddle his book and his pack of lies. So the Bush Admin said FUCK YOU, here's the facts. It had the right to do that.

You are delusional. Your pure hatred for Bush makes you want to believe anything and everything you hear from the lunatic fringe.

12:47 AM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

LOL!

You mean the same NYT that had Judy Miller beating the war drums?
That NYT?

OK.

Your failure to move past the talking points noted.

I guess we're back to what the definition of "is" is.

2:06 AM  
Blogger Senor PeerPressure said...

The point you seem to want to overlook is that Wilson was wrong. He went on a 'junket' courtesy of his wife and never left poolside at the hotel.

7:20 AM  
Blogger Senor PeerPressure said...

Joe, try to educate yourself. Nobody has said Bush authorized leaking Plames name. Nobody except the looney left, anyway. He declassified certain information AS IS HIS PRESIDENTIAL priviledge.
You guys hate the fact that the president has inherent powers that dont require approval from Pelosi or Reid.
Thats why CNN gave an on-air retraction about what they said.
You guys hear what you want to hear.

10:13 PM  
Blogger prying1 said...

I'm ticked off that President Bush does not declassify the REAL "Area 51" information. Not the weather balloon stuff.

I have 1000 tinfoil covered baseball caps for sale. They are not moving and I'm sure all I need is one front page story in the L.A. Times to get those wacky liberals to purchase them.

3:01 AM  

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