Listen to this "To The Point" about Valerie Plame

[4_Legs_Good]

This is the "Reporter's Notebook" section from last Thursday's "To The Point" which is, quite frankly, the best radio program on the air today.

Larry Johnson, a former CIA operative is just on fire with rage at what George Jr. and his cronies has done. He explains exactly what has happened, and how the Republicans are trying to spin this treachery. The best part is when Warren asks him what policial party he belongs to.

Fantastic stuff. Listen now!

david


Aired Thursday, July 14, 2005.

Reporter's Notebook: Did Valerie Plame's Outing Compromise CIA Assets?
President Bush refused to comment yesterday on whether he still supports his top political aide. Democrats are demanding Karl Rove's ouster for allegedly leaking the identity of Valerie Plame to discredit her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Republicans say that's dirty politics. Larry Johnson, former counterterrorism official in the State Department, worked with Plame when he was an analyst for the CIA.

http://play.rbn.com/?url=livecon/kcrw/g2demand/tp/tp050714Has_Homeland_Securit.rm&start=00:42:01.872&end=00:50:11.628&proto=rtsp

[Viking12]

1. Johnson authored this article too!

The misinformation being spread in the media about the Plame affair is alarming and damaging to the longterm security interests of the United States. Republicans' talking points are trying to savage Joe Wilson and, by implication, his wife, Valerie Plame as liars. That is the truly big lie.


For starters, Valerie Plame was an undercover operations officer until outed in the press by Robert Novak. Novak's column was not an isolated attack. It was in fact part of a coordinated, orchestrated smear that we now know includes at least Karl Rove.

-snip-

The Republicans now want to hide behind the legalism that "no laws were broken". I don't know if a man made law was broken but an ethical and moral code was breached. For the first time a group of partisan political operatives publically identified a CIA NOC. They have set a precendent that the next group of political hacks may feel free to violate.

-snip-

At the end of the day, Joe Wilson was right. There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. It was the Bush Administration that pushed that lie and because of that lie Americans are dying. Shame on those who continue to slander Joe Wilson while giving Bush and his pack of liars a pass. That's the true outrage.

http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/7/13/04720/9340

[Mandate My Ass]

2. Wow -- blistering

he tore their talking points to shreds, laid out all the damage done and reports that current agents and officers are afraid to be the messengers of news the WH doesn't want to hear or even be perceived as not on board with everything the admin wants.

I love how the host and Larry both confirmed, at least once, that Johnson is a republican.

Thanks for posting.

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Thanks for posting this, it's good stuff. n/t

[4_Legs_Good]

4. Today's show will be about Rove/Plame too

Should be good. I think it gets put up on the website for streaming feed at 2PM Pacific.

http://www.moretothepoint.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tp&air_date=7/18/05&tmplt_type=Show

show for
Monday, July 18, 2005
Karl Rove, Valerie Plame and the CIA
After two years of denials about Karl Rove's involvement, the White House won't talk about Valerie Plame's CIA connections. Monday, on To the Point, we explore Washington's latest political scandal. Is it a crime, dirty tricks or much ado about nothing?