Senator Salazar on Downing Street Memo.

[coloradodem2005]

I do not think it sheds new light on how the U.S. became involved in the Iraq war but is a disturbing reminder of all the information that had previously come to light as a result of the numerous commissions and investigative news stories that have analyzed how this war came about. There have been several memos leaked in Great Britain in the last several months. In some respects, the Downing Street memo is the least problematic of the lot. The most problematic, in my view, is the memo leaked just a few weeks ago that expressed alarm at the Bush Administration's lack of planning for post-Saddam Iraq.
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http://coloradopoliticalnews.blogs.com/colorado_political_news/2005/06/qa_with_senator_1.html#more

Does anybody know anything about this memo that the senator is talking about?

[shraby]

1. Rawstory has the docs online

Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and you'll find a link to them. I think there were 7 of them that were leaked.

<http://www.rawstory.com>

[tex-wyo-dem]

2. With all due respect to Sen. Salazar...

you really need to check your facts and think about what you are saying...

"There have been several memos leaked in Great Britain in the last several months."

The first memo (minutes) was published and first seen by the public on May 1, 2005 in the Times of Britain. All subsequent memos have been published after this date. The American corporate media has only recently picked up on any of this information and coverage is still spotty and, in many cases, dismissive.

Maybe it's just me, but two months since the first memo release to the public does not sound like "several" months to me.

"I do not think it sheds new light on how the U.S. became involved in the Iraq war but is a disturbing reminder of all the information that had previously come to light as a result of the numerous commissions and investigative news stories that have analyzed how this war came about."

You are correct, in a way, Mr. Salazar, that most thinking and informed people saw this a mile away. But none of us had substantive information to prove our suspicions were correct until the release of the DSMs. The Downing Street Memos are NOT OLD NEWS. I'm sure if you took a poll, a vast majority of the American people had no idea this was the case...and many are getting royally pissed off now that they are learning that * was predisposed to war with Iraq long before even 9-11 came about and made the excuse oh so convenient.

"The most problematic, in my view, is the memo leaked just a few weeks ago that expressed alarm at the Bush Administration's lack of planning for post-Saddam Iraq."

Yes, it is certainly problematic that the so called "leaders" in the WH are completely incompetent (which I feel is reason enough for a resolution of inquiry), but apparently the fact that Bushco lied to you, the Congress of the United States, and to the United Nations, while in the mean time already waging war with Iraq in the months before even officially approaching either body doesn't seem to be a big deal to you...

I can assure you it is a huge deal to many.

Keep denying if you must, but sooner or later the people are going to demand answers...and you had better think about getting on the grassroots bandwagon if you hope to survive.

[Oversea Visitor]

3. Isay

The bush administration should make know this fact

The Intelligence Report that say
"Osama intent to attack the US"
911 commision was denied the answer
Boxer ask this of Rice at confirmation hearing and got no answer.

WHO WARN US

Read post 31 by Minstrel Boy
In thread post by Sabra on June29-05
Title All 17 troops believed kill in Afghan crash-U.S.

"Taliban warn US that OBL was going to attack the US weeks before 911"

What are you hiding that is so important that elected representatives and the people of the USA is not allow to know.

If this is true, not only has the administration fails to act but has also knowing this, willingly attack Afghanistan who was then rule by the Taliban.