By Joseph Wilson "The right-wing campaign against me and Valerie does not alter the reality that someone in the Bush administration exposed her identity and compromised national security. I believe it was a malicious act meant to keep others from crossing a vindictive administration."
"Ambassador" Wilson is a liar; simple as that! If he had done his job originally and verified that Niger was not the source this issue would not have arose. He didn't and Niger now looks like it was indeed the source! As far as his wife... who cares? There is no such thing as a secret in Washington and he knows it! I would not put it passed this rat face liar to have compromised his wife's work employer himself and then blaming others! I have nothing but contempt for this sort of trash masquerading as an "Ambassador"; our Diplomatic Corps needs housecleaning now and this sort of trash needs a landfill! IntheNet
Careful, one could replace the blanks with Republican names and this would easily turn into a rant by a raging Democrat...you don't want to be one of those do you?
This whole thing would be settled if they would release his yellowcake report to the public. Then we could read it - and judge it - for ourselves.
But then you'd have an example of the adminstration being open and honest. If we do something like that, then the terrorists will have won.
I've never been clear on this, but isn't Wilson a republican? He served as ambassador to Iraq from 1988 through the start of Gulf War I. Then, he was sent on the infamous Niger mission by Bush II. I guess I just assumed he was a republican, and that they were turning on their own.
Apparently, the DOJ already forwarded his pants to the Halliburton Office in the Caymans where they were immediately sent to Houston, and subsequently sent to Iran.
It made me smile. This entire affair reinforces my idea that politics is a lot like sports. To mix my metaphors, but when you hitch your wagon to somebody be ready to have it bite you in the ass eventually. Heroes are few and far between.
1) He was an actual ambassador. Using quotation marks is just annoying. 2) The entire diplomatic corps serves at the pleasure of the President. Don't direct your housecleaning complaints at Democrats. The chain of command begins with Bush and Powell, and you get at least a couple further levels down before you start hitting Democrats. 3) None of this changes the fact that Valerie Plame was outed by Novak. This was not good for the country. Someone knows who did it, and is intentionally obfuscating. And that someone is in all likelihood a Republican working in the White House. That's not good. 4) Joe Wilson undertook a dangerous mission on behalf of his country, reported his findings, and saw his wife's career vindictively ended for his trouble. Please justify that. 5) The "He's a liar," attacks are based on the "Additional Comments" section of a senate intelligence committee report, a section that is not effectively approved of or signed by a single democrat, and is therefore not a non-partisan finding of fact, but has been promoted as such by media outlets too careless or too unfair to point out that the "Additional Comments" are not actually a report of the Senate Intelligence Committee as a whole at all.
a) Joe Wilson took a jet to Niger, looked around the airport, had a drink and returned and said that "no WMD in Niger/no cooperation with Iraq on yellowcake" and now it looks like he was wrong! b) Joe's wife's "secret" employer was exposed by reporter Novak, who claims someone in WH told him... any possibly that Novak lied? It seems Novak needs to cough up a reference, or more precisely a name? Was it Joe Wilson himself perhaps? c) Yeah... the Diplomatic Corps reports to President...ever tried firing an Ambassador... it's like getting gum off your shoe! IntheNet
Now this is the stuff I have been waiting for. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040720/ap_on_el_ge/brf_bumper_sticker&e=2
He probably did take a jet, and may have had a drink at the airport. Other than that, you have no basis. Joe Wilson would intentionally ruin his wife's career? Clearly, you're not married. Which I think is probably good for the world. If Novak is lying that is his source is a White House source he refuses to reveal, then he is falsely claiming journalistic privilege, which would simply be abhorrent. I find his behavior bad enough as it is, but it's interesting that you of all people would suggest that he is actually guilty of much worse. I have never tried firing an Ambassador. It will surprise you to find out that I have never served as head of state or as a nation's foreign minister, and therefore have never had occassion to do so. However, with the right tools, it takes an hour at the outside to get gum off of one's shoe. So I agree, it only takes an hour at the outside to fire an ambassador.
I wholeheartedly agree... Amb. Wilson IS guilty of much worse! 1. If you disagree with my assessment of his "fact finding" trip to Niger please poste a link detailing length and duration of said trip and what it involved! 2. This situation could be solved in minutes... compel Novak to reveal his alleged "White House" source! As I said, I bet dollars to donuts the sources is not even in the White House! IntheNet
That's not just a coincidence. If a republican missteps, the media makes a huge point to let you know the person in question is a republican or conservative. If a Democrat missteps, if you already didn't know the person was a Democrat you probably won't unless you do some digging yourself.
That makes no sense. Wilson became a household name, not from a misstep, but as a Bush insider blowing the whistle. I would have thought it would be news either way "Republican blows whistle on Bush" or "Bush screwed up by placing a Democrat in position to blow whistle." That is why I assumed he is a Republican, but I honestly don't know.
Why don't you provide a link for your postion as well? You've made imflammatory, partisan assumptions, without anything whatsoever to back it up.
As much fun as it would be to see Novak go to jail, it wouldn't solve the problem. Or are you not familiar with the script for these "reveal your confidential source" media dramas?