Conyers on Tyler Drumheller and Phase II of the Iraq inguiry

[ProSense]

Blogged by JC on 04.24.06 @ 10:06 PM ET

Tyler Drumheller

The policy was set. The war in Iraq was coming. And they were looking for intelligence to fit into the policy, to justify the policy."

- Tyler Drumheller, CIA Head of Covert Operations, Europe

Sound familiar? No this isn't another Downing Street Memo. It's a 26-year veteran of our own intelligence community, Tyler Drumheller, speaking to Ed Bradley on 60 Minutes. Drumheller also spoke to Josh Marshall who reports that the former senior-level CIA official had shared this account in depth with the Robb-Silbermann Commission and was shocked that no mention was made in that report.

There can be no clearer evidence that the time is right for a real investigation into the pre-war intelligence (anyone heard from Phase II?). We can expect the administration and their remaining adherents to cry "traitor, traitor" because, after all, anyone that doesn't submit to their interpretation of events hates America and loves terrorism. Fortunately, that's not going to stop us. We are going to get to the bottom of this issue and no smear campaigns or swift boating will keep us from the truth.

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000432.htm

[marmar]

1. Hopefully John Conyers will get to hold a hearing...

as chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

[wildbilln864]

2. Excellent!

Go JC, GO!