Iraq should be the next big investigation

[ProSense]

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Congress:

Monday, April 09, 2007

Administration Oversight, Iraq Intelligence and Nuclear Evidence

Chairman Waxman Reiterates Request for Testimony from Secretary Rice

After receiving an insufficient response from the State Department's Legislative Affairs office, Chairman Waxman reiterates his request for Secretary Rice to testify on April 18 regarding President Bush's claims that Iraq attempted to procure uranium from Niger and other subjects.

Letter to Secretary Rice (PDF)

Excerpt from page 4 of this Jan. 2006 PDF document:

On multiple occasions, Republican Committee chairmen in the House have denied requests from ranking Democratic members to hold hearings into the manipulation of Iraq intelligence. On July 15, 2003, Rep. Waxman asked Rep. Porter Goss, the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to hold hearings in the use of the forged nuclear evidence.9 On October 4, 2004, Rep. Waxman asked Rep. Tom Davis, the Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, to hold hearings on new revelations casting doubt on the “nuclear tubes” evidence cited by multiple Administration officials.10 On June 30, 2005, Rep. John Conyers and over 50 other Democratic members of Congress asked Rep. James Sensenbrenner, the Chairman of House Judiciary Committee, to hold hearings into the “Downing Street Memo,” a British document suggesting the United States and the United Kingdom may have manipulated intelligence about Iraq.11 And on November 4, 2005, Rep. Jane Harman asked Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the new Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to examine “how intelligence products and presentations were developed, whether dissents were properly reflected, and what steps, if any, were taken by the IC to correct misstatements of intelligence by senior Administration officials.”12 All of these requests were ignored or rejected.

On the Senate side, after pressure from Democrats, the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said in February 2004 that the Committee would look at this issue.13 But he subsequently stated the matter is “basically on the back burner.”14 Following the disclosure of the Downing Street Memo, Senator John Kerry and other Democratic Senators again urged Senate intelligence committee hearings on Iraq intelligence, but the Chairman declined this request.15

Background: Ten Senators Send Letter on Downing Street Minutes to Senate Intelligence Committee

Just one of several impeachable offenses.

Push for withdrawal from Iraq and investigate Bush.

[Phredicles]

1. Another thing that's about f'ing time!

Go Henry!:thumbsup:

[OneBlueSky]

2. how about investigating the blasting cap that allowed BushCo to set off the Iraq explosion . . .

at some point we're going to have to have a REAL investigation of 9/11 . . . and the results will not be pretty . . .

[blm]

3. Downing Street Memos - about time more Dems realize they MATTER.

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[ProSense]

7. Yes, it matters. n/t

[ProSense]

4. Bush's Iraq demands; Iraq refugees; rising gas prices

Bush: Democrats need to drop Iraq pullout demand

U.N. calls for global approach to Iraqi refugee crisis

Gas prices expected to rise by summer

What's Bush got to negotiate with? The war is illegal.

[Az_lefty]

5. how about we just IMPEACH THE BASTARD !!!!

these investigations are taking way too long. Every day soldiers and innocents are dying in Iraq and we have to wait for Congress? Screw that!

[blm]

8. I'm with you - sick of the slow-walking and the outright coverups that have been going on for

decades.

[ProSense]

6. Kick! n/t