More on plame Case......
This is a great op-ed from Common Dreams, by David Lindorff. It looks at the big picture... who forged the Niger documents originally, and why did Bush include it in the 2003 State of the Union?
These questions could lead to the impeachment of the president! Who forged the documents, and why were they used?
The right is calling for the pardon of Libby, as expected.
I say pardon Libby only when a full investigation is conducted and we learn the answers to these questions regarding the Italian documents. These answers can prove why Plame and Wilson were attacked. The administration could have very well forged these documents, thus being directly responsible for them.
Libby's defense started on the right track by painting Libby as a scapegoat; they presented that handwritten Cheney letter, making the point that Libby was being scapegoated by Rove and Bush. Individuals testified proving that there was a smear campaign against Wilson coming from the top of the administration. Libby's defense abandoned these tactics in the last few weeks.
One can conclude that Libby and his team were told to be quiet by the administration and take the conviction because there will be a pardon. Libby was no longer being painted as a scapegoat, because that would (obviously) implicate the Bush administration.
Now Plame and Wilson will go for a civil lawsuit against the administration. This is not enough for America, it may suit Plame and Wilson, but not America. We need to know the truth about how we got into war in Iraq.
This administration may have forged documents to lead us up to a war that was planned for years by PNAC. The GOP knew the documents were fake, but still used them in the State of the Union.
Libby will eventually get a pardon, bank on it. I hate to be the pessimist, but it will happen; he shut his mouth at the trial after the first couple of weeks, and we may never know the truth about the forged documents.
Why celebrate? The neo-cons will get their way.
Will America ever learn the truth about the Niger documents and why Bush used them? That will be up to Congress.
Jared
These questions could lead to the impeachment of the president! Who forged the documents, and why were they used?
The right is calling for the pardon of Libby, as expected.
I say pardon Libby only when a full investigation is conducted and we learn the answers to these questions regarding the Italian documents. These answers can prove why Plame and Wilson were attacked. The administration could have very well forged these documents, thus being directly responsible for them.
Libby's defense started on the right track by painting Libby as a scapegoat; they presented that handwritten Cheney letter, making the point that Libby was being scapegoated by Rove and Bush. Individuals testified proving that there was a smear campaign against Wilson coming from the top of the administration. Libby's defense abandoned these tactics in the last few weeks.
One can conclude that Libby and his team were told to be quiet by the administration and take the conviction because there will be a pardon. Libby was no longer being painted as a scapegoat, because that would (obviously) implicate the Bush administration.
Now Plame and Wilson will go for a civil lawsuit against the administration. This is not enough for America, it may suit Plame and Wilson, but not America. We need to know the truth about how we got into war in Iraq.
This administration may have forged documents to lead us up to a war that was planned for years by PNAC. The GOP knew the documents were fake, but still used them in the State of the Union.
Libby will eventually get a pardon, bank on it. I hate to be the pessimist, but it will happen; he shut his mouth at the trial after the first couple of weeks, and we may never know the truth about the forged documents.
Why celebrate? The neo-cons will get their way.
Will America ever learn the truth about the Niger documents and why Bush used them? That will be up to Congress.
Jared
posted by Minister of Propaganda @ 3/07/2007 03:14:00 PM
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