We Americans live in a "through the looking glass" nightmare where radical right-wing Republicans can make President Clinton's overnight guest list at the White House into a huge, headline dominating SCANDAL ("the Lincoln bedroom SCANDAL"), but when the President of the United States is caught, repeatedly, BOLD FACED LYING about matters vital to national security - including SABOTAGING an entire undercover CIA operation designed to monitor WMD programs, by "outing" one of the undercover agents and thereby "outing" the entire cover organization (Brewster-Jennings co.) - the Washington Post and New York Times and all the lesser media respond with a big yawn.
Republicans: can turn Democratic party NON-scandals into blaring headline scream marathons....
Democrats: can not even preserve the voting rights of disenfranchised voters; can not even investigate the 9-11 debacle without the 9-11 widows doing the heavy lifting; can not demand investigations into easily manipulated computerized voting machines; can not demand answers from the White House regarding serial and systematic lies to war; and can't even demand a thorough investigation into the ANTHRAX ATTACK on.... two members of the Senate Democratic leadership, (former Senate Majority Leader) TOM DASCHLE, and (former and current) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman PATRICK LEAHY, who for SOME REASON were the SOLE RECIPIENTS of the deadly ANTRHAX LETTERS.
Senators, if you don't demand more thorough answers to the ANTHRAX TERROR ATTACKS because of your own personal fears and intimidations..... How about asking for answers on behalf of the FIVE MURDERED US POSTAL WORKERS and their families, who, like the 9-11 crewmembers and passengers, were made to unwillingly make the ultimate sacrifice working for America because of a national security establishment gone haywire ("heck of a job, Brownie!") under this president?
HERE are the president's staff DIRECTLY INVOLVED in "shopping" undercover CIA spy VALERIE PLAME WILSON's name to Washington area journalists and reporters, in the hopes that Ms. Plame's name would soon because almost as well known as Monica Lewinky's name was at the height of the REPUBLICAN IMPEACHMENT efforts against President Bill Clinton.
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All these President's men leaked CIA agent's name
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK
NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/499053p-420743c.html
WASHINGTON - Any staffer proven to have leaked CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity "would no longer be in this administration," former White House spokesman Scott McClellan promised in September 2003.
But three years later, President Bush hasn't sacked anyone, even though the perjury trial of Lewis (Scooter) Libby - which resumes today - shows at least 10 other top officials blabbed about the spy whose job as a covert agent was classified as an official government secret.
Vice President Cheney
When Libby reminded his boss the vice president that he learned about Plame from him, Cheney tilted his head quizzically and said, "From me?"
Karl Rove
Bush's top political mastermind told reporters Robert Novak and Matt Cooper about Plame.
Richard Armitage
The former deputy secretary of state gossiped about Plame to Novak, and marveled to Watergate icon Bob Woodward, "How about that?"
Ari Fleischer
Bush's former spokesman got immunity before admitting he told reporters John Dickerson and David Gregory about Plame. Reporter Walter Pincus said Fleischer told him about her, too.
Dan Bartlett
Fleischer claimed Bush's counselor blurted out to him on Air Force One in July 2003 that Plame "worked at the CIA."
Robert Grenier
The top CIA official overseeing Iraq operations got nervous over Libby's pestering and later "felt guilty" about telling Cheney's chief of staff about Plame.
Bill Harlow
The CIA spokesman told Cheney flack Cathie Martin.
Cathie Martin
She told Cheney and Libby about Plame.
Marc Grossman
The No. 3 at the State Department also told Libby about Plame.
Craig Schmall
Cheney's CIA daily briefer discussed Plame with Libby.
