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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 27 days ago
Bush’s July 7, 2003 Discussion about Wilson
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Cheney revealed a meeting with Bush at which Wilson was discussed. And right after that, Rove talked at the senior staff meeting about hitting back at Wilson.
thehill.com - 10/28/2009
Dems say CIA may have misled Congress 5 times
— thehill.com — The CIA may have misled Congress at least five times since 2001, two Democrats on the House... Intelligence Committee said Tuesday. (more) Dems say CIA may have misled Congress 5 times

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cnas.org - 30 days ago
The Most Important Article on Afghanistan You'll Read This Week
— cnas.org — Why, you ask? Because if this is true, and if the CIA is empowering Ahmed Wali Karzai... at the same time in which NATO/ISAF is saying abusive local power-brokers are a threat to mission success, then this is yet another example of NATO/ISAF carrying ... (more) The Most Important Article on Afghanistan You'll Read ...

Comments vote down Newshoggers.com found this 30 days agofound this
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted CIA Spy Says "We Broke the Law"
abcnews.go.com - 22 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted CIA Spy Says "We Broke the Law"
— abcnews.go.com — Sabrina deSousa says U.S. "Betrayed" her and others found guilty in kidnapping.... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Convicted CIA Spy Says "We Broke the Law"

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At-Largely:  The unbearable lightness of a dishonest man...

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Firedoglake:  Cheney’s Betrayal Made an IIPA Charge for Libby Possible

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The unbearable lightness of a dishonest man...
At-Largely — I am busy - and will be for days - pouring over the documents released to CREW (via FOIA) in the Plame leak case. The site seems to be down at the moment, but when it is back up, that URL should work. In the meantime, you can see for yourself just what kind of person Dick Cheney is at the links below, just a small round-up: Marcy Wheeler is already all over it here , here , and here TPM NYT Obviously, I cannot blog about the content of the documents as I am working on an article. But I will post it here when done. Shorter? Cheney lied (no ...

News and media
The Sideshow — In a meritocracy, Marcy Wheeler would be one of the most highly-paid journalists in America. She does things like read and unpack the Cheney documents. Her first entry on the subject concludes, "If I were Scooter Libby and saw how Dick sold him out, I'd start talking right now." Followed so far by "Cheney Refused to Release the Journalists," "The Taxpayers Paid Dick Cheney's Personal Defense Attorney to Obstruct Any Inquiries Into His Crimes,"Bush's July 7, 2003 Discussion about Wilson," "The Email Question," and "Why Did ...

Cheney’s Betrayal Made an IIPA Charge for Libby Possible
Firedoglake — ... [Cheney] has no personal knowledge of anyone having provided [Mrs. Wilson's employment] to Robert Novak, or any other reporter. [snip] he does not recall having a conversation with the President about the Wilsons. [note, Cheney goes on to contradict this claim] [snip] He does not recall discussing Valerie Wilson with Libby prior to her name appearing in Novak’s column on 7/14/03. [snip] His handwritten notes on the 7/6/03 editorial about Wilson’s trip and the involvement of Wilson’s wife in the CIAs selection of ...

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