Rawstory Developing: CONFIDANTES: KERRY IS SEEKING SENATORS TO COSIGN DSM

[sabra]

http://www.rawstory.com

CONFIDANTES: KERRY IS SEEKING SENATORS TO COSIGN DOWNING STREET LETTER... DEVELOPING...

[Mass]

1. There was something to this effect on the Washington Post today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

After struggling during his failed presidential bid last year to stake out a clear and compelling position on the nation's most pressing issue -- Iraq -- Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) has come out swinging. A senior aide close to Kerry said this week that a Kerry is circulating a letter about the memo among Democratic senators before sending it to Bush. The aide predicted that Kerry would make the letter public in the next few days.

[sabra]

4. Cool!

Looks promosing...

[LightningFlash]

2. Lets see what senators sign/don't sign...

Then mail/blast get all the senators who don't sign to start waking up and sign on. :mad:

[ElectroPrincess]

3. I hope and pray this is true ... Hoping! .... Praying! Please be true!?!

[BigBearJohn]

5. Wow.... Now THAT's what I have been praying for!

[Coexist]

6. kick

[berni_mccoy]

7. I thought things were TOO QUITE!!!

Go John Kerry Go!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. Durbin and Obama had BETTER sign it!

If they don't they are going to hear from me....AGAIN! :grr:

[kster]

13. Yes ,They better

or they will hear from me to. Durbin and Obama are going to be calling me by my first name soon. Either that or they are gonna put me on ignore? In which case, I will start calling them on the telephone.

[in_cog_ni_to]

19. LOL...me too.

I'm sure they cringe and say..."Oh no! Not her AGAIN!" They probably hate me, but I don't care. I pay them! :7

[Chicago1]

22. Obama, Durbin & Kerry

1. I'm very proud of Kerry and hope EVERYONE signs that letter. He's doing wonderful things and I'm looking forward to him being sworn in.

2. Obama and Durbin are becoming very interesting Senators. Durbin looks incompetent and who's side is Obama on?

Interesting stuff.

[blm]

26. Durbin is one of Kerry's closest allies in the Senate. No doubt he'll sign

and push the story forward.

[Nightjock]

9. The SAME Rawstory that said

he's going to the Senate floor last Monday?

I don't believe a word of it.

[lala_rawraw]

10. Um, we did not say that thank you

We clarified what NewsMax misquoted.

[Nightjock]

12. sorry

[Nothing Without Hope]

15. No, he never said he was going to the Senate floor on Monday.

He said he would work on the DSM issue after he came back to DC on that Monday.

Here's a video clip where Keith Olbermann goes through exactly what Kerry said and how it was twisted to mean something entirely different. Raw Story did NOT say he would make a speech on that Monday - they check their facts, and the words that Kerry said were on record and could be confirmed easily as Keith Olbermann did.

The video is well worth watching - very pleasing to see him mow down the GOP spin. It's linked to in the opening post of this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1834390#

Raw Story is a great resource for progressives wanting to get at the truth, and they really do work on getting their facts checked. If you find an error, contact them about it. They are well aware that accuracy and reliability are vitally important in this atmosphere of general deceit.

[lala_rawraw]

16. Awww, thank you ...

Our one fan:D

Here is gift:
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Backstory_Confirming_the_Downing_Street_0614.html

[bleever]

17. I know for a fact that you have at least two fans.

:D

[SmileMaker]

18. I'm a fan!

.... except, I had a dream a few weeks ago that you were a Russian spy here to save us from our own government. It was just a dream - and, even if it wasn't, you are doing a good job of getting juicy scoops. So - Thanks!

[lala_rawraw]

20. Well no,

I ran away from them to be safe here, oh well.

[annabanana]

24. La La! . . . . your site is too hot!!

I'll visit again when there's room for me!

[Nothing Without Hope]

27. Thank you, Lara! That is indeed a precious gift, and just what I wanted!

When you are working on your DSM-related timeline, please consider adding the Feb 2003 meetings of the five top Bush admin lawyers with Lord Goldsmith, the UK Attorney General (I know YOU know, but I'm including extra info for other readers). He went into them saying that the Iraq invasion would be illegal and after a barrage of these "gruelling" meetings, one after another, he started saying it was legal. It's an important part of the story, both for the effect on the official British view of the war's legality and for the identity of the five Administration officials who conducted the "gruelling" meetings. Naturally, Gonzales was one of them, and the other names are interesting too. The connections of these people point to widespread complicity in the fraud throughout the top levels of the Bush Administration. I don't know what the original documents were, but this was reported in a reputable paper, the Guardian (UK) on May 1, 2005 and so there must be information on how the information was vetted.

I posted on this back when it first came out, on May 1. I reposted a couple of nights ago here;
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3847225

Please check it out. I think it's an important piece.

RE RAW STORY FANS:

See, you've got 3 or 4 right here! ;) And just think of the thousands upon thousands of people - I would not be suprised to hear that their number approaches a million - who eagerly read Raw Story every day. Since they are apparently not fans :(, they must all be masochists! :scared:
Or perhaps nasty Bush admin agents? :scared: :scared:
Or even stupid neocon cable TV creatures looking for copy to crib? :scared: :scared: :scared:

(picture below found at today's AllHatNoCattle.net - may take a few moments to load)

http://www.allhatnocattle.net.nyud.net:8090/i_was_a_teenage_neocon.jpg

[lala_rawraw]

30. Important Note

I did not clarify that the DSM, original May 1st version was actually after this latest batch... I updated article, to include the link to Daily Tel. article of late 2004.

And yes, we have the Goldsmith / Gonzo / Ashcroft memo to look through.

[FreedomAngel82]

32. Another fan!

I love y'alls site! You guys are great.

[im10ashus]

34. I'm a fan.

Anyone as committed to the cause of health care reform as you deserves praise. AND you are a chess player. Points!

[City of Mills]

11. As I read this, the regional news station was discussing

the DSM story. NECN, which broadcasts throughout most of NE, covered the story, mentioning the large groundswell coming from the Internet and activists. They mentioned that both Kerry and Kennedy commented on the memo, with Kerry promising to bring it up in session and Kennedy blasting the B*sh administration on it. The story that won't go away is being heard on MSM!!!

[lonestarnot]

14. Woodamnhoo!

[understandinglife]

21. Raw Story text at this link:

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Kerry_confidantes_say_senator_is_seeking_others_to_cosign_letter_on_Downing_mi_0614.html

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[Rainscents]

23. You can truly denpend on Kerry... when he said he'll take action, he

does keep his promise!!! Maybe not all... but most. Hehehe! You go Kerry!!!

[NewJeffCT]

25. I'm sure my Senator Lieberman will be first in line to sign...

NOT!

[burrowowl]

28. Actually

at this point out of the purvue of the Senate, but damn it to hell they are citizens as well and should sign!

[Independent_Liberal]

29. This is great!

Thanks again Senator Kerry! You truly are an American hero!

[FreedomAngel82]

31. Here's to hope!!

[Hailtothechimp]

33. Kerry won't let them skate on this. Nor should he.

Payback's a bitch.