Larry Johnson's blog: "The Hearing's Revelations -- Why They Matter"

[understandinglife]

The Hearing's Revelations -- Why They Matter

These are among the key revelations and facts that came out of today's hearing.

General Michael Hayden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency -- appointed twice to top positions by President George W. Bush -- stated for today's record that Valerie Plame Wilson's status as a CIA employee was "under cover" and that her employment was "classified information."


Politics must not interfere with the vital business of intelligence agencies because the president must be able to make decisions about national security based on intelligence analysis that is unbiased.


It is shocking that officials in the Bush administration carelessly batted about the name of a CIA employee without regard for her employment status or the confidentiality of her daily work.


A long career was ruined in an instant after Bush administration officials calculatedly disclosed Valerie Plame Wilson's employment with the CIA in an attempt to discredit her husband's conclusions after his trip to Niger.


The hearing provided further evidence that someone in Dick Cheney's office called a low-level CIA employee and put unprecedented pressure on him to get information about any Iraqi dealings with Niger, and it was that pressure that led to the CIA dispatching Ambassador Joseph Wilson to Niger.

Much more at the link:

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/03/the_hearings_re.html#more

An amazing day ...

[peacetalksforall]

1. I didn't get to listen to it all - did Larry Johnson testify? I thought

he was scheduled? I must have missed that part.

[AnnInLa]

2. and also that

Victoria Tsening (sp) is still an ignorant beyatch.