Democrats spotlight CIA leak in radio address (slam *)

[sabra]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/23/AR2005072300336_pf.html

Democrats spotlight CIA leak in radio address

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats slammed President Bush's response to a top aide's role in outing a covert CIA operative on Saturday, turning their radio address over to an ex-agent critical of his actions.

Larry Johnson, a former CIA agent and registered Republican, accused Bush of flip-flopping on his promise to fire anyone at the White House implicated in the leak.

Democrats have called on Bush to fire top adviser Karl Rove or revoke his security clearance after he was identified by a reporter as being a source in the leak of Valerie Plame's name two years ago after her husband, former diplomat Joseph Wilson, criticized the White House's justification for going to war in Iraq.

Bush initially said he would dismiss anyone involved in exposing a covert CIA agent. But as attention in the case focused on White House aides in recent weeks, the president said he would fire anyone who was found by a federal probe to have acted illegally in the case.

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[BiggJawn]

1. Thanks for the Link!

You can find a full transcript and a link to the audio file here:
http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/07/former_cia_offi.php

[hiley]

6. great link

thank you.

:applause:

[xxqqqzme]

2. '...we are confronted with a

President who is willing to sit by while political operatives savage the reputations of good Americans like Valerie and Joe Wilson.

This is wrong and this is shameful....'

That about sums up the last 5 years - change the names 2 fit whatever the current situation is & U have the current administration.

[mandomom]

3. At least highlights Bush's shift away from responsibility.

I do wish we had a less juvenile term than "flip-flop" to describe such a serious flaw, also one that would not conjure up images of the vile assaults on Kerry.

[tuvor]

4. Don't forget to vote it up on Yahoo. n/t

[hiley]

5. Thanks for

the link.
:patriot: