Larry Johnson: An Updated Plamegate Timeline

[understandinglife]

An Updated Plamegate Timeline

by Larry C Johnson

The frantic spinning by the White House and its crazy rightwing allies, including Michael Ledeen and Christopher Hitchens (a neo-righty), to explain why George Bush was in the middle of the effort to discredit Ambassador Joe Wilson is failing on the facts. Ledeen and Hitchens insist that the reports that Iraq was trying to acquire uranium from Niger are true. Ledeen cites the U.K.'s Butler report as his "proof" and Hitchens relies on mental gymnastics and circumstances rather than evidence for his belief in the "kool aid".

As a public service I offer the following linked timeline where you can examine the documents for yourself. Once you review this material there should be no doubt that President Bush is a bald faced liar and used his Office to attack Joe Wilson for trying to ensure the American people were told the truth about Iraq and its alleged efforts to buy uranium in West Africa.

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Until last week we could assume that George Bush avoided the plan to use leaks and false information to attack Joe Wilson. Now, in light of the revelations from Patrick Fitzgerald, George Bush is implicated directly.

The real point, however, is not the outing of a covert CIA officer. The tragedy is that our President lied to make the case to go to war in Iraq. He manipulated and ignored intelligence. And, when the lie was exposed, he blamed the CIA rather than take responsibility for his own actions. As I have said before, that is a definition of a coward.

Much more at the link:

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/04/an_updated_plam.html

And, a Traitor.


George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[electropop]

1. I call it Traitorgate

has a nice ring to it.

[WiseButAngrySara]

3. BTW, I think I just read a post by you on B* and integral? It was very

clever. Maybe you should make it a separate thread so more can read it!

[electropop]

11. Awww, thanks.

I'm not sure it's as good on its own, because the "integral" word was from the Bushitler quote. But it did kinda click.

[WiseButAngrySara]

2. Traitorgate or Treasongate sound good to me! K & R! ....n/t

[Fridays Child]

4. k/r

[KC21304]

5. Remember, it is not the leak, it's the lie.

K&R

[Old and In the Way]

6. I guess he really is a coward....Larry makes a damn good point.

Bush, AWOL again, when it comes to personal responsibility. Always blame someone else for your actions.

[Neil Lisst]

7. more great work by Larry Johnson!!

thanks

[flyarm]

8. my two favorites! UL and larry johnson!!..two great patriots! K&R

[Hissyspit]

9. Great, 'life! Thanks so much. n/t

[fooj]

10. This is treason. How is THAT not illegal?

Peace.

[endarkenment]

12. Can we please put these people in jail where they belong

BEFORE they pull the same shit with IRAN?

[kpete]

13. K&R

lots of good info!

[EVDebs]

14. Eliz. De La Vega in Truthout asks "the question" and timeline

Bush's Final Jeopardy

By Elizabeth de la Vega, Tomdispatch.com. Posted April 11, 2006.

http://www.alternet.org/story/34752/

I've posted the FAS's "Key Judgments" excerpts of the Oct 2002 NIE and an article on he Duelfur Report showing that the President is lying about this scenario, again, for political purposes only:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2563065&mesg_id=2563065

The Truth will out !

[Supersedeas]

15. the definition of a coward...tell it like it is Mr. Johnson

[yodermon]

16. Fantastic summary

I was about to post it when i saw this thread
so K&R

[donkeyotay]

17. It was a coup, and the only question left to be decided is whether or not

they will be held accountable, or if a complicit congress will cover and allow them to expand the war and hide behind patriotic unity in WWIII.

George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[stop the bleeding]

18. that is a definition of a coward - take it to them LJ

a true Patriot

[Gabi Hayes]

19. howz a thread like this get ignored? am I missing something since

I emailed it to myself this morning?

[Catherine Vincent]

20. That is why I like Larry Johnson.

He's the true Republican. He sees Bush for what he is. He doesn't come out and call him Bush a coward but he lays out Bush's actions to show Bush's cowardness.

21. kick

Larry Johnson takes this all very personally, which is good.

[AuntiBush]

22. Coward is right.

A lying one at that. Thanks for the link to show to neighbors and family.