Congresswoman Slaughter: Bush Must Keep His Word

[understandinglife]

Bush Must Keep His Word

Rep. Louise Slaughter

July 13, 2005

When he took office, President Bush told the American people that his White House would be defined by honor and dignity. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he told us that he would do everything in his power to keep Americans safe. In the wake of the revelation that Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's Chief of Staff, revealed the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame to a reporter, the strength of the President's word is being tested.

If Mr. Bush attempts to cover up what is a gross abuse of power and a vicious, destructive, and near-sighted act of political vengeance, then he will have failed to live up to the promises he has made. The exposure of Valerie Plame was an attack on more than the values which the White House professes to uphold: it was an attack on the security of the United States itself.

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The degree to which Mr. Rove's absurd priorities have endangered America becomes clear once we understand how important Valerie Plame was. She was at the heart of the war on terrorism. At a time when the President has repeatedly called for a strengthening of American human intelligence capabilities, Ms. Plame was a critical human intelligence asset within the CIA. She was an experienced, deep-cover agent who had spent years cultivating an expansive network of relationships designed to root out terrorist cells and plans. She was a clear example of what the intelligence community of the United States needs to improve its effectiveness. Now, thanks to Mr. Rove, both Ms. Plame and the web of assets she helped to establish are no longer operational.

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The President must now decide if he will stay true to his word. Does he mean it when he says that keeping Americans safe is his highest priority? Is he truly interested in promoting the elements of our intelligence community that make this goal achievable – elements like the networks Valerie Plame worked so hard to create? Does he really care about running a White House defined by honest conduct and one which is committed to dismissing and prosecuting those who illegally abuse their positions for partisan or personal gain? If so, then he must do everything in his power to ensure that Mr. Rove and all those who worked with him against Ms. Plame are immediately brought to justice. We know what Mr. Rove cares about. The course the President takes in the days ahead will reveal where his loyalties truly lie.

More at the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/rep-louise-slaughter/bush-must-keep-his-word_4104.html

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[understandinglife]

1. Visit RovesPinkSlip.com and join Rep. Slaughter's call for Americans

... everywhere to send Karl Rove his pink slip and demand his firing.

www.RovesPinkSlip.com


Peace.

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[oasis]

2. Rove's a goner whether Bush keeps his word or not. I wouldn't bet that

Chimpy's word is any more good today than it has been.:thumbsdown:

[Melynn]

6. I get the impression that the Bush regime is getting ready to kick Rove

to the curb. If Rove turns bitter about his treatment then things could get interesting.

[oasis]

7. Rove had better take his medicine and like it. He knows not to cross the

BFEE.

[Melynn]

8. I'm sure he knows that

but if he is really bitter, you never know what he might do. Of course maybe I just hoping that he might rat Bush out.

[louis-t]

3. I finally saw the tape of Herr shrubwad promising

to "take care of" anyone who leaked. That's what he said. Not "fire", not "prosecute". "Take care of". Slimy little bastard.

[understandinglife]

4. Dean: "Politics drove someone in the White House to do a treacherous,

... potentially criminal thing: a senior administration official leaked the identity of a covert CIA operative. They endangered the agent's life and compromised our national security in a time of war.

But as it became clear this week that Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove is a subject of the criminal investigation into the leak, the second Bush administration has gone silent. And its operatives have launched a cover-up and smear campaign against anyone raising questions.

This is bigger than politics -- every American should agree that this administration needs to come clean immediately about this leak, and any White House official's role in it. The only way to pressure this administration is to show that Americans will not tolerate this -- and that every American regardless of party will unite and publicly demand that they come clean:

http://www.democrats.org/comeclean

We will publish comments from Republicans, Democrats and independents across the country -- demonstrating that our party won't play politics with this, but keeping the pressure on this administration to do the right thing. And we will do it until they come clean.

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Please get this message out to as many people as possible. Americans of all political persuasions should agree that we need to get the truth -- and take responsibility for publicly demanding it.

Thank you.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
Chairman, Democratic National Committee

A consistent message; our National Security has been compromised by one or more traitors in the White House.


Peace.

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[understandinglife]

5. Sirota: Top Dems demand termination of Rove's security clearance

Top Dems demand termination of Rove's security clearance

David Sirota

July 13, 2005

Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney (D) just announced that all Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today sent a letter to President Bush demanding that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove's security clearance be revoked in the wake of revelations that he was involved in the leak of a covert CIA operative's name.

Here is the .pdf of the letter:

http://www.house.gov/tierney/press/HPSCI%20Dems%20Letter%20to%20President.pdf

More at the link:
http://www.workingforchange.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1211E63D-C3FB-B2C8-5CB73138A15EEF7D

Peace.

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