Calling CBS "a shoddy operation," Rove is starting to remind me of "Tail-Gunner" Joe McCarthy, as he lashed out at those who were finally calling him to account. The vice is starting to close on Rove, and he feels it.

Posted at April 7, 2008 1:30 PM in response to Today's Must Read

Can you not go back and edit the html?

Posted at April 4, 2008 1:47 PM in response to RANDI RHODES SUSPENSION

I think all of us are perhaps missing the obvious here: this was not so much a strike against Wilson/Plame as it was against the CIA, and more specifically, Brewster Jennings, because they were too effective in stopping WMDs in Iraq. Thus taking away the primary rationale for the invasion.

I expected BushCo to plant WMDs, and then "discover" them. Why didn't they?

From the Wayne Madsen Report http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/

    November 11, 2005 -- New aspect of Valerie Plame/Brewster Jennings exposure revealed. According to U.S. intelligence sources, the White House exposure of  Valerie Plame and her Brewster Jennings & Associates was intended to retaliate against  the CIA's work in limiting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. WMR has  reported in the past on this aspect of the scandal. In addition to identifying the involvement of individuals in the White House who were close to key players in nuclear  proliferation, the CIA Counter-Proliferation Division prevented the shipment of binary VX  nerve gas from Turkey into Iraq in November 2002. The Brewster Jennings network in Turkey  was able to intercept this shipment which was intended to be hidden in Iraq and later used  as evidence that Saddam Hussein was in possession of weapons of mass destruction. U.S.  intelligence sources revealed that this was a major reason the Bush White House targeted  Plame and her network.

CIA counter-proliferation  network prevented a WMD "salting" operation by Bush White House in Iraq.

Posted at November 23, 2005 8:11 AM in response to Read The Whole Thing

Romenesko, at poynter.org, has posted an excellent letter from Bill Lynch, retired CBS News correspondent.

http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=10495

Excerpts:

"There is one enormous journalism scandal hidden in Judith Miller's Oct. 16th first person article about the (perhaps lesser) CIA leak scandal. And that is Ms. Miller's revelation that she was granted a DoD security clearance while embedded with the WMD search team in Iraq in 2003.

"This is as close as one can get to government licensing of journalists and the New York Times (if it knew) should never have allowed her to become so compromised."

"If Ms. Miller agreed to operate under a security clearance without the knowledge or approval of Times managers, she should be disciplined or even dismissed. If she had their approval, all involved should be ashamed."

Posted at October 16, 2005 3:31 PM in response to Miller's Security Clearance

I can't access Cooper's article without a suscription (and there's no way in hell I'm giving my money to those asses).  What's the gist?

Here's the complete article, as posted by truthout.org. No subscription necessary.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/071705X.shtml

Posted at July 17, 2005 2:34 PM in response to TIME Marches On