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Roberts says Dem strategy memo undermines 9-11 inquiry

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Posted by Frank G 2003-11-05 8:44:27 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Remember, Rockefeller claims that his vote last October was influenced by the President's State of the Union speech from last January.

In other words, Rockefeller's a lying sack of excrement and a Democrat. (But I repeat myself.)

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-11-5 8:57:02 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-11-5 8:57:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Roberts said the memo stunned him.

This guy is so moronic I can't believe he's a senator. When Roberts showed up to denounce alleged White House stonewalling in photo ops with Rockefeller, who's been partisan as all-git-out through the post-September 11 era, I wondered if he was a Democratic plant in the Senate.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-11-5 9:53:37 AM|| 2003-11-5 9:53:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 So much for splitting committees more or less evenly.

Posted by Yank 2003-11-5 11:02:36 AM|| 2003-11-5 11:02:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "I think this will give comfort to terrorists" Classic GOP smear tactic--if you question the administration--you're in bed with Osama. "Bipartisan"?! This from the party whose muse Ann Coulter compared bipartisanship to date rape?!

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-11-5 11:28:36 AM|| 2003-11-5 11:28:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Is this committee that is looking at the 9-11? If so they are looking at some interesting stuff. I was intrigued by the post last week: In first, U.S. voices assessment of WMD to Syria from Alaska Paul. The Middle East News article that was linked was incomplete unless you held a subscription so I wrote the issue off as Debka fodder. The I saw it echoed By Mark Alexander in townhall.com. So I looked at the person that was doing the testimony: LtGen(ret) James Clapper.

I found a more complete article: Official suggests Iraq hid weapons in Syria from the IHT (off of the NYT.) To demonstrate Clappers credibility I found two items:

1. a Mipt Link of Testimony that he made as Vice Chairman,
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction in March 2001.
2. And a Rand link to minutes from the July 8th 2000 Panel to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response
to Terrorist Acts Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

Clapper may be the real McCoy and he seems to have held positions of authority with respect to prevention of terrorist activity at least into the Clinton Administration.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-11-5 11:59:03 AM|| 2003-11-5 11:59:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 NMM: Smear tactic? What's to smear? The Dems paint themelves for all to see as the active 5th column for the terrorists and you think this a good thing. The Dems would be just fine with the islamofascists winning as long as they got to be in charge of the gulag. Pull your head out...it's not good for the posture.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-11-5 12:05:35 PM|| 2003-11-5 12:05:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I spent 26 years in Air Force imagery intelligence, from 1966 through 1991, with a short break in the middle. One of our most hated tasks was briefing Congressional delegations and their 'representatives'. We knew that if we said anything definitive about ANYTHING, it would be all over ABC, CBS and NBC two days later. The entire Congress (and their enormous staff) has a hard time keeping their pie hole shut about classified matters. I'd be very cautious about sharing anything really sensitive with them, too. Their reputation is the reason for that, not the fear of "exposing the President". To far too many elected officials, national security and national secrets are fair game in the day-to-day partisan one-upmanship that passes for statecraft in Washington.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-5 12:34:29 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-5 12:34:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Both party's want to point fingers at who let the fox in the hen house. Both would not hesitate to use it for political gain. The Dems are just stupid enough to write it down and sent it out. Look for a low-level clerk to get axed over this. NMM, Rex has some good advice please take it.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-5 12:37:23 PM|| 2003-11-5 12:37:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Rockefeller dismissed the memo as "likely taken from a waste basket or through unauthorized computer access."

Not even trying to deny the memo is authentic. Unusual tactic.

Posted by Yank 2003-11-5 3:34:08 PM|| 2003-11-5 3:34:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "the active 5th column for the terrorists"
"The Dems would be just fine with the Islamofascists winning"
Rex Mundi- If you truly believe this idiocy you've written I suggest you take yourself to the gynechiatrist!

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-11-5 5:32:17 PM|| 2003-11-5 5:32:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 By God NMMs right. This country can't even afford a third column much less a fifth since the Reagan spending cuts. Fonts are just too damn expensive for the little people who are trying to squeeze by on a 20 pica column with a small sidebar.

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-5 8:21:30 PM|| 2003-11-5 8:21:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 And it's damn hard trying to stay on message when we drift over to typography.

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-5 8:22:23 PM|| 2003-11-5 8:22:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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