Democratic Senators Press CIA Leak Probe

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Democratic Senators Press CIA Leak Probe
Staff and agencies
01 August, 2005





By DONNA DE LA CRUZ, Tue Jul 26,12:10 AM ET

WASHINGTON - More than two dozen Democratic senators on Monday asked Congress to investigate the leak of a CIA officer‘s identity.

"Americans deserve a Congress that holds Washington accountable for the truth about our national security," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who authored the letter. "Can anyone argue with a straight face that Congress has time to look at steroid use in baseball but doesn‘t have the will to provide congressional oversight of the leak of a CIA agent‘s name?"

The letter, sent to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said the disclosure of CIA officer Valerie Plame‘s name most likely compromised her safety.

The letter cited information reported in the press suggesting that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney‘s chief of staff — Lewis Libby — exposed Plame‘s identity.

The leaking of Plame‘s identity in 2003 followed public criticism leveled against the Bush White House by Plame‘s husband, former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson. He suggested the administration had manipulated intelligence to justify going to war in Iraq. A criminal investigation into the leaks is ongoing.


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[jobycom]

1. This has to be a lie

We all know that John Kerry has rolled over and betrayed us, so he couldn't be saying stuff like that.

[dweller]

2. he didn't say it in the last 12 hours

so it's not LBN anyway.


dp

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6. Date on the article is August 1, 2005

It is the first I have heard of it? You?

[Demit]

8. Actually the date on the article is July 26. Look at the byline.

And it was covered here a couple of days ago.

[hang a left]

9. Sorry

I totally missed it. I don't know how.

[rodeodance]

3. "Was there a 12-hour shredding party at the White House that night?"

great question. Good for them.



....Among the senators who signed the bill were Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer of New York, Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois.

"There is no oversight of the White House in this Congress," Lautenberg said. "None — it‘s a free pass. And that is dangerous for the country."

"Was there a 12-hour shredding party at the White House that night?" Lautenberg asked. "We don‘t know, but I hope that the prosecutor examines this troubling disclosure."

On the Net:

[rodeodance]

4. Hillary Clinton signed the letter.

....Among the senators who signed the bill were Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer of New York, Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois.

[expatriot]

11. 22 Senators signed it, of the 11 mentioned in the article, 4 are DLC

Diane Feinstein
Debbie Stabenow
Hillary Clinton
John Kerry

I wonder how many of the other 11 are those pro-Bush just-as-bad-as-Repuke DLCers.

[rodeodance]

5. It is good to see the SENATORS getting into this.

[aquart]

7. Would a Senate investigation

lead to immunizing witnesses? Leading to no successful prosecutions whatsoever?

[bvar22]

10. Big John Kerry is slowly winning back my respect.

By their actions you will know them!
You will know them also by their Lack of Action.

[deacon]

12. And congress members should not stop pursuing Bolton's perury either

just because he was appointed doesn't mean he still shouldn't be held accountable.

They need to stay after Bolton on his perjury.