Wash Note Reports WH Sending Out Misinformation on Bolton Cloture Vote

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/000701.html

(Washington Note written by Steve Clemons, is the source regarding the Bolton nomination)

June 06, 2005

White House Desperate: Sending Misinformation Out on Cloture Challenge; Intelligence Leaking Out to Undermine Bolton Case


First, the White House is attempting to get reporters to parrot the line that the stand against cloture on Bolton is weak. They have suggested to reporters that Senators Lieberman and Feinstein are weak links that don't want to be misperceived as indefinitely blocking Bolton. TWN has been in communication with both offices -- and as best we can tell -- this is another round of White House psychological warfare.

The fact is that Senator Feinstein and Lieberman BOTH understand that the argument on cloture is one in which vital documents have been blocked from review by key senators engaged in an investigation of Bolton. Many believe that Senators Pat Roberts and John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV saw the disputed information -- and that is incorrect. Neither saw the material that was requested by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In their Senate Select Intelligence Committee roles, these two Senators had a briefing and were shown "digests" of the NSA intercepts and not shown any of the redacted names.

In addition, since the failed cloture vote on Bolton a week ago Thursday, Senators Mark Pryor and Mary Landrieu have come out strongly against Bolton -- and Susan Collins would not be able to hold her head up if demanding administration materials in base closing and then letting the administration off on Bolton materials.

So, journalists -- THINK!

In addition. . .and then I really have to run. . .the intelligence community is leaking material. Some elements of the intel community are irritated that John Bolton had such easy access to highly sensitive material -- and misused it. The information leaked to TWN today and to Doug Jehl of the New York Times more recently may be part of a drip-by-drip effort to show the public what is being missed in the Bolton debate.

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[MaineDem]

1. YES!!!! This news has to get out.

I nominated this thread.

Thanks for posting this.

[babylonsister]

2. Pack of liars and spinners, the lot of them.

I hope everyone who gets a vote reads this. I'm keeping the faith that most Dems won't fall for their b.s.

[wicket]

3. kicked and nominated

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[AnnInLa]

4. "Drip, drip effect" will take TOO long

The intell community needs to leak a flood of info, not drip it....

Am glad to see that about Mary Landrieu however....we Progressives in LA have flooded her offices with emails and phone calls about Bolton. She is so wishy-washy, that is good to see she is taking a Dem position for once.

[TrollhunterX]

5. That was a...

Good post (OK, I didn't actually read all of it, I'm just reminding myself what my screen-name is...)

Edit: oh, that's who I am! I usually post as 'Joker', so there must be one of those here already. Darn...

[babylonsister]

6. Welcome...back?! nt

[Supersedeas]

7. psychological warfare has become a BUSH priority???

is this the humble and pragmatic man that homophobes elected?

[Robbien]

8. I saw all those stories the MSM put out about Bolton having Dems votes

and wondered if once again the media working as WH whores again.

Guess I can stop wondering.

[ohtransplant]

9. Psychological warfare?

It's propaganda pure and simple. Tell 'em *, - "gotta repeat to get the propaganda out..."

Also, the earlier post about the slow drip was right on. There may not be time for that approach. The drips needs to speed up or hit better targets. If there's info to be had, get it out there! Hell, Woodward still works at the Post. Give him a call.

[BeFree]

10. Makes ya think....

....Bolton ain't gonna make it. Makes ya think there are some folks who've had it up to here and finally will draw a friggin line, a line right thru Bolton's picture perfect postcards he has printed up with the title of UN ambassador across the top.

What a disgrace the bxxhies have presented to the UN world: a man who can't even get past the puke-owned senate, a man with more skeletons and more enemies than even a scumbag like the late president regean. What a disgrace!