Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records

Binary_Digit · 07-16-08, 05:37 PM

Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records - Yahoo! News

Granted, it would be ridiculous for the President to have to explain every minor detail of his actions throughout his Presidency. But when a law has been broken, it wreaks of guilt for the President to claim executive privilege in order to avoid cooperating with the investigation.

And for those who believe Richard Armitage was the only leaker, and thus the investigation is a farce, don't forget that Robert Novak cited "two senior administration officials" as his sources. Armitage was one, so who was the other? Obviously Bush doesn't want you to know...

Somebody else besides Armitage leaked classified information to the press. A law may have been broken, which put peoples' lives at risk, and the President is obstructing the investigation to find out if and who. I think it's time for George W. Bush to be held in contempt of Congress.

independent_thinker2002 · 07-16-08, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Binary_Digit

Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records - Yahoo! News

Granted, it would be ridiculous for the President to have to explain every minor detail of his actions throughout his Presidency. But when a law has been broken, it wreaks of guilt for the President to claim executive privilege in order to avoid cooperating with the investigation.

And for those who believe Richard Armitage was the only leaker, and thus the investigation is a farce, don't forget that Robert Novak cited "two senior administration officials" as his sources. Armitage was one, so who was the other? Obviously Bush doesn't want you to know...

Somebody else besides Armitage leaked classified information to the press. A law may have been broken, which put peoples' lives at risk, and the President is obstructing the investigation to find out if and who. I think it's time for George W. Bush to be held in contempt of Congress.

What is tragically funny is the fact that the very same people that will defend Bush are the same ones that defend the Patriot Act and FISA by saying, "If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about." What's Bush worried about?

Coolguy · 07-17-08, 07:48 AM

This is nothing more than political grandstanding.

Plame was already outed, even the MSM knew it, but didn't bother to report it.
On top of that, the Plame/Wilson's outed her before any reports of an Admin leak.

Binary_Digit · 07-17-08, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Coolguy;1057672033[I

][/i]Plame was already outed, even the MSM knew it, but didn't bother to report it.

Yeah right... Even if that's true, I don't see how you could think it changes anything. It's against the law to knowingly provide classified information to people not authorized to have it. Someone still may have committed a crime.

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Originally Posted by Coolguy;1057672033[I

][/i]On top of that, the Plame/Wilson's outed her before any reports of an Admin leak.

Yeah right... I'm pretty sure whatever timeline you're using to come up with this claim is flawed, but perhaps you could show your "evidence" of this?

disneydude · 07-17-08, 09:46 AM

Of course he does.

Would we expect anything other than this from an administration who's mantra is:

"Responsibility for nothing.....Accountability to no one"?

Orius · 07-17-08, 11:18 AM

I find it ironic that a past President was impeeched for an interoffice affair, while this one has done more than enough to warrant his own trial. Obstruction of justice, to name one.

American · 07-17-08, 08:13 PM

Bush will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER be impeached. Get over it!

section eight · 07-17-08, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Binary_Digit

Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records - Yahoo! News

Granted, it would be ridiculous for the President to have to explain every minor detail of his actions throughout his Presidency. But when a law has been broken, it wreaks of guilt for the President to claim executive privilege in order to avoid cooperating with the investigation.

And for those who believe Richard Armitage was the only leaker, and thus the investigation is a farce, don't forget that Robert Novak cited "two senior administration officials" as his sources. Armitage was one, so who was the other? Obviously Bush doesn't want you to know...

Somebody else besides Armitage leaked classified information to the press. A law may have been broken, which put peoples' lives at risk, and the President is obstructing the investigation to find out if and who. I think it's time for George W. Bush to be held in contempt of Congress.

The other was either Karl Rove or Scooter Libby but they didn't leak it they only confirmed it, once Armitage leaked the name no further leakage could occur.

section eight · 07-17-08, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Coolguy

This is nothing more than political grandstanding.

Plame was already outed, even the MSM knew it, but didn't bother to report it.
On top of that, the Plame/Wilson's outed her before any reports of an Admin leak.

And long before that the CIA itself outed her.

American · 07-17-08, 08:57 PM

Valerie Plame was a slut and a traitor. She got what she deserved. She got passed around CIA HQ like a party favor.