Josh Marshall: The FBI's review of WMD forgeries looks like a sham

[Dover]

The FBI's review of WMD forgeries looks like a sham
As long as the Rove/Plame/Wilson saga is now back on the front pages, let’s remember some loose threads that could still use some pulling.

And not just ones about the legal particulars of what Karl Rove knew or when he did what — but the big story, the White House’s knowing use of phony intelligence about an Iraqi nuclear program to game the country into war. And behind even that, those pesky Niger uranium forgeries. Where did they come from? Who created them? And why?

This may seem like ground that’s already been thoroughly plowed. In fact it remains largely virgin earth.

Let’s review some of the details.

It’s been known since just before the outbreak of the war, almost two and a half years ago, that the prime “evidence” at the center of administration claims about an Iraq nuclear program was the work of forgers. This was announced by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the eve of the war, and in reaction Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) called for an FBI investigation into the origins of the forgeries themselves.

Ironically, though, that right-minded request became an excuse for not getting to the bottom of the mystery...cont'd

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Comment/JoshMarshall/072805.html

[hang a left]

1. I wonder if he talked to Fitzgerald's office while he was here.

The Martino guy that it. Obviously the FBI hasn't persued him. If the Special Prosecutor has though, that could be proof that he is focused on the forgeries and not just the leaks.

[AtomicKitten]

2. I think I read here at DU

that Pat Robertson squashed the congressional inquiry into the forged documents.

This whole sordid affair keeps getting cheesier and cheesier the more it unfolds. It's hard to believe these bastards thought they could get away with it. What we really need is a mass impeachment to clear out the dead wood in congress. The Republicans are crooks and the Democrats impotent.

I hope Paul Hackett wins in Ohio next week. He's a live wire that'll kick ass and take names.

[WhiteTara]

3. welcome to DU AtomicKitten

I agree on the mass impeachments. We used to call them elections, but I guess we need to move on to the new playing field.