Simmons' dismissal of Rove act surprising

[brooklynite]

Recent revelations that Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove was deeply involved in the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity has set off a fierce counterattack by defenders of both Rove and President Bush.

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This volley of talking points, now confirmed to have been circulated by the Republican National Committee, has backfired. On July 19, the Wall Street Journal unearthed a 2003 White House memo Rove had access to, which clearly stated Plame's identity was classified. The very next day, the Washington Post confirmed the memo was transmitted to the president with a notation that her identity was protected. The initials "SNF" were put next to her name, which stands for "Secret no Foreign," a clear indication her identity was classified. These events transpired before the leak of Plame's identity.

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Here in the 2nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons has sadly sunk to the depths of the GOP spinmeisters on this issue.

On July 15, Simmons' stunningly dismissive comment to The Hartford Courant was the Rove affair is "much ado about nothing." That remark was stunning. First, he is ex-CIA and should be highly sensitive to the harm disclosures create; second, because in 2003 when the leak occurred, an outraged Simmons denounced this behavior in the Courant as "a matter of life and death."

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050726/OPINION/507260310/1014/OPINION

[blm]

1. I hope more of these traitors get a light shone on them.

They fly the GOP flag over the Stars and Stripes.

[xchrom]

2. corporate interests over that of the people.