WAXMAN Announces That TENET Will Testify Before Congress Re: HYPED INTELL & NIGER

[kpete]

Tenet to Testify before Congress
By Paul Kiel - May 14, 2007

Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House oversight committee, announced today that former CIA Director George Tenet has agreed to testify before his committee. The topic: the White House's hyping of false intelligence in the run-up to the war, specifically Iraq's alleged efforts to procure uranium from Niger.

June 19th's the date. And to make things even more interesting, Waxman has also scheduled Condoleezza Rice to appear at the same hearing. Waxman's committee has already issued a subpoena for Rice's testimony, a subpoena that Rice has signalled she will ignore. Waxman "continues to expect that she will comply with the congressional subpoena," notes the committee's press release. Rice had been scheduled to testify tomorrow.

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[LynnTheDem]

1. When rice ignores the congressional subpoena, toss her ass into jail.

Just like any other American citizen's ass would be tossed.

[spanone]

2. K & R

[tridim]

3. Tenet will just lie like all the others

He's been on a nation-wide "perpetuate the big lie" tour the past few weeks anyway. If the lying doesn't work he'll go into his "feel sorry for me" routine.

I know this has to be done, but my prediction is that his testimony will not be productive.

[disndat]

7. Tenet will be under oath

so how could he lie? He could develop a Gonzales memory, however. Hope Waxman asks him about the 2 huge military contract he got from the Carlyle Group, presumably as a reward for promoting the Iraq war lies. Tenet won't lie, but will shout the investigators down as he did with Scott Pelley on '60 Minutes.' He is a shameless self-promoter.

[Rydz777]

4. Henry Waxman, right man in the right job

His committee literally has the right to investigate any operation of the Federal government, and after 6 years of Bush, there is so, so much that needs investigation. So much to do, so little time. Attaboy, Henry!

[FourScore]

5. That's great! Now if he'll just ungag Sibel... n/t

[NewJeffCT]

6. Great news, but

1) Tenet has little credibility anymore, and

2) please change your s/l to "Waxman"

[Morgana LaFey]

8. So we can analyze more of his lies -- to no avail?

I'm not particularly excited. I guess it's necessary and all that, but I don't really see the point.

[Maraya1969]

9. The balls of that woman to refuse to testify! Give me one good reason

why should should not go to jail? If it were me I would certainly be thrown in the slammer!

Ms. Rice is not above the law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!