Former CIA Agent Larry Johnson now has a blog

[CatWoman]

Thanks to a REDSTATELIBERAL for finding this.

MR. BUSH, HAVE YOU NO SHAME?

BY

Larry C. Johnson

Whatever happened to the Texas cowboy who would fight to defend the honor of a woman being attacked by bullies? Whatever happened to the Commander-in-Chief responsible for protecting the lives of CIA officers? George Bush, unfortunately is missing in action. He is standing idly by while a legion of Republican operatives fan out on the airwaves in an unrelenting assault on the character and reputation of Valerie Wilson, a CIA intelligence officer. Valerie, who is still a full time employee of the CIA, is not allowed to defend herself against this attack.

At the heart of the matter is the specious claim that she dispatched her husband on the mission to Niger to find out if Iraq was buying uranium. This is the big lie. Didn't happen and here's why:

First, here is what Joe Wilson said in the July 6, 2003 NY Times Op-Ed:

In February 2002, I was informed by officials at the Central Intelligence Agency that Vice President Dick Cheney's office had questions about a particular intelligence report. While I never saw the report, I was told that it referred to a memorandum of agreement that documented the sale of uranium yellowcake — a form of lightly processed ore — by Niger in the late 1990's. The agency officials asked if I would travel to Niger to check out the story so they could provide a response to the vice president's office.

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2005/07/mr_bush_have_yo.html

[acmavm]

1. Yeah, referred to it today in my letter to the editor (Omaha World Herald)

But these yahoos here won't have the faintest clue who Larry Johnson is. So that tidbit of intelligence was probably wasted.

[shance]

2. I like this guy** He to me is what's so good about this country.

He's loyal and he cares about the truth.

And, he cares about his friends and defending them.

[napi21]

3. Thanks CW. I wonder how many other CIA members feel this same way?

For a long time, I've believed the CIA personnel have to be really pi**ed about what Shrub has done to them. Ignoring their findings because they didn't agree with what ShrubCo wanted to hear; outing an NOC... I'm thinking what this case really needs is someone on the inside to get pi**ed enough to spill the truth! Somebody insisde the CIA sounds like a very good candidate to me! Especially if they're now retired!!!!

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

4. When Plame was first outed

Johnson hit the roof. He was furious. Said he was a registered republican & would never vote repub again if someone in the administration didn't fess up to this.

Heard him on Ed Schultz the other day & he's still livid. Said he was at Quantico w/Plame & only knew her as Valerie P. No last names were used since they were all undercover.

He also said it must have been a momentary madness that made him a republican. He said republicans were supposed to be the ones for fiscal responsibility & strong national defense.

If he's this pissed I wonder how others in the CIA feel.

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