Joseph Wilson Asked About DICK CHENEY LEAK (KGO/ABC Radio)

[ByeDick]

(10/17/03, 10:51 AM ET)

Ambassador Joseph Wilson, author of the New York Times' article, "What I Didn't Find In Africa," was interviewed by KGO Radio's Ray Taliaferro this morning between 4:00 and 4:30 AM PT. KGO is a major market ABC News affiliate in San Francisco.

Prompted by listener emails, Taliaferro asked Wilson what he thought about the possibility that the Robert Novak CIA leak came DIRECTLY from Vice President Dick Cheney. Wilson's response might be described as 'aggressively diplomatic.' It was the kind of response that those who have become familiar with Wilson, would expect from this aggressive diplomat.

There's no breaking news here, but it marks the first time that the Dick Cheney lone-gunman scenario has been discussed by one of the principle players, before a major market audience. The 'Dick Leak' scenario was first outlined on DU on October 2, and has since been updated and reprinted by Mike Hersh at:

http://www.mikehersh.com/All_Roads_Lead_To_Cheney.shtml

By the way… Those "listener emails" mentioned above, were strategically presented, and specifically referenced the same mikehersh.com article.

Bye Dick.

[Nottingham]

1. Bye Dick is right! Cheney is the only VP who visited the CIA

on a regular basis! He has overstepped his position

and he was being Vindictive cause Wilson didn't take the fall for the lies. :bounce:

[stevedeshazer]

2. Heard the interview

Wilson came off as articulate and very credible. He spoke of "two waves" or "two by six", meaning two leakers to six reporters each. He also mentioned Karl Rove by name.

[ByeDick]

4. If you listented....

Did you hear that Wilson comment at the end?

Did Wilson say, "I knew Saddam Hussein, and you're no Saddam Hussein." DID HE DIRECT THAT TO CHENEY?

[BrotherBuzz]

14. Yes...

I listened to the interview and it was directed at Cheney! He said someday he will probably meet with Cheney and he would like to say that to him. I was really impressed with Wilson. I didn't know much about his background and always thought of ambassadors as the country club types. Hey, Wilson is great and I found out that he schooled in California (UCSB) and realized that he is bringing the west coast offense to politics! Go Wilson!

[stevedeshazer]

35. Yes, no doubt

He absolutely had to have meant that, it was clearly directed at Cheney.

[ByeDick]

36. Interesting...

That's what I thought, but I missed whatever prompted the statement, and I still don't understand it (why?). What made him go back to talking about Cheney in such a direct way?

I hope he keeps talking.

[omshanti]

3. A leaky dick

who woulda thunk it.
:evilgrin:

[Democrats unite]

6. ...Is always a bad dick.

eom.

[SaintLouisBlues]

17. "Tired of the steady drip, drip, drip of

gonorrhea?

"Rotten peter, rotten peter, rotten peter" (Cheech & Chong, sung to the tune of the old Roto-Rooter jingle.)

Good old leaky Dick.

[donco6]

30. That's going back a ways!

I remember it well.

Peter Rooter, that's the name, just flush your troubles down the drain.

Rotten peter rotten peter rotten peter

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I'm getting suspicious of you.

It's coming to light that you are right with all of your scenarios. Who are you and what do you do for a living?

B-)

p.s. keep up the good work!

[GR]

7. Is There A Link To The Audio Of The Show?

????

[ByeDick]

8. Not that I know of...

But if anybody comes up with a tape or transcript of this, I would be interested in a copy.

[BringEmOn]

11. Ray's Website

http://www.raytal.com

There is an archive on his website. Nothing on the Wilson interview, yet. B-)

[ByeDick]

23. And...

If you want to hear one of the best newstalk shows in the country, you can get Ray's show on streming audio at the KGO Radio site. Start at KGO.com.

[Gman]

9. Veeeeeeery interesting...

Very interesting. Read the article and the dots seem to connect very well. We all know the word games they play. I've assumed from the beginning they were in CYA mode.

Hersch is likely onto something. It would seem to go without saying that Cheney's office would be included in every way in the investigation. One would a-s-s-u-m-e the 2000 or so employees would include the VP's office. Apparently not and the chief investigator seems ike he got real huffy when asked about the VP's office.

Hmmmmm.... there's a lot of billowing smoke here if one takes the time to see it in all the hot air.

[ByeDick]

10. Mike Hersh / ByeDick

The article on mikehersh.com was actually written by ByeDick and subsequently published by Mike Hersh.

[DoYouEverWonder]

12. Good stuff

I still can't believe that at this point Cheney and his staff are off limits in this investigation. That is outrageous. The folks who had the knowledge and the motivation aren't even being considered has the source of the leak is beyond comprehension, but so is most of what goes on lately.


Just gotta keep hammering away at these guys. One of these days (hopefully sooner, rather than later), it will all come tumbling down.

[calimary]

32. 1 (800) 839 - 5276 - TOLL FREE Capitol Hill Switchboard.

CALL THEM AND DEMAND A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!!!

Call this number, it's FREE, and they'll transfer you to ANYBODY'S office in the House and/or the Senate. ANYBODY! Just ask.

Demand a special counsel! WE NEED THIS INVESTIGATED FULLY!!! We need all the people in this dastardly White House investigated, questioned under oath, and given polygraph tests.

[indigo11153]

15. Good work

I have been thinking that their lies were some kind of riddle.
You broke the code. It is the Dick. How do we get him? The man is a complete vampire. I bet he stores his coffin at the undisclosed crypt, errr.. I mean bunker.

[Gman]

20. By gosh, a very good piece,

ByeDick!

[TacticalPeek]

13. Cheney told investigators that he has already destroyed all evidence and

nothing can be proved.

When the investigators insisted that they see for themselves, Cheney first said that the VP's bunkers are privileged "vice-presidential sites" and off-limits, but they are welcome to look anywhere else.

When the investigators get tough and show up in force at a VP bunker, unmarked trucks and black Suburbans are seen leaving from the back of the bunker. They are told the VP is at "an undisclosed location".

The investigators claim they are fighting against a campaign of "denial and deception".

[Unknown Known]

16. Cheney knows all the tricks

His mentor was "Dr. Strangelove" Rumsfeld. He sat on the Iran/Contra committee. He has been schooled in corruption by the best and the brightest.

The question I ask is just WHO is protecting Cheney? Why is Cheney an untouchable?

Is he being protected by a foreign government?

[indigo11153]

18. OMG the mancheneyian candidate!

He sure acts like he is working for another country.

[Jackpine Radical]

26. Or maybe just the Manichean candidate. (nt)

.

[ByeDick]

19. Cheney is the fourth branch of government

Cheney is an elected official who only answers to himself. The only constitutional requirements of the vice president are to replace the president as needed, and to be the president of the Senate (aka tie-breaker).

When Cheney became president, he gave himself incredible, unprecedented power. He runs a second administration. But with Cheney's administration, THERE ARE NO CHECKS AND BALANCES!!!!!!

[Unknown Known]

24. I don't believe that Cheney works in a vacuum

This idea is akin to people believing that Hitler gained and retained power all by himself.

We now know that there were certain entities that backed Hitler with money and they had the power to push their agendas through him. These same entities also backed the opposing side. It's called WAR PROFITEERING.

I believe the same is true of Cheney. Connect the Cheney dots - what people and groups are he connected to. This isn't rocket science.

[indigo11153]

27. The point is

He answers to no one. He is operating beyond checks and balances.

[ByeDick]

31. Agreed, it's not a vacuum...

The point is not that Cheney works alone, or in a vacuum. It's that he works in a world without rules. The job Cheney has created for himself has never existed before.

I don't think for a moment that the second best know liar in the world, Colin Powell, is not FULLY aware of where the leak came from and why. The same goes for Rumsfeld, Rice, Bush, etc. They all were in the discussions where Cheney was strong arming the bogus yellowcake story into the State of the Union address.

They know EXACTLY what's going on here; even if they don't have first-hand knowledge of HOW it's going down.

[RainDog]

34. Does Bush have a problem with Dick leaks?

sorry, I just had to type that.

Is Bush's Dick Leaking? (wouldn't that be a great headline?)

I think one reason why Dick has protection is because he was the ranking member of the House who had to sign off on anything which was released about the BCCI scandal.

BCCI was started by a Pakistani man, was a huge source of funding and money funneling for the bin Laden/bin Mahfouz family, was a huge source of money funneling for CIA dirty ops, including the Contra/cocaine issue.

So I think Dick knows things about lots of people.

Then, he's simply a nasty son of a bitch fascist who doesn't care about justice, the rule of law, or anything other than his own pocketbook.

In that, he has much in common with Bush. He's probably smarter than Bush, but who knows. They both have nasty sadistic streaks, absolutely.

I've thought for a while that Cheney was the source because, as has been said here, Wilson called Cheney a liar in that editorial.

The Bush administration knows two things: revenge and fucking over the rest of the world to enrich themselves.

I would love to see Cheney led out of the v.p. residence in handcuffs. I would dance in the street and celebrate as if American had won the world series of politics.

[bushisanidiot]

21. But How Convenient It Would Be For Rove To Get Rid of Cheney & Insert

a more likeable "trustworthy" VP to run with AWOL in '04?

hmmmm..

[indigo11153]

22. What makes you think

that the Bushies aren't completely happy with Cheney. They are covering for him. What is he covering for them?

[proud patriot]

25. Thanks n/t

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

28. Nobody in the White House is responsible for the leak

Conveniently, Cheney's office is in the Old Executive Office Building, directly across the street from the White House. So techincally, it's a true statement.

[0007]

29. Richard Cheney's time

is coming, and as all old timmers know time moves fairly fast.

We the people of the people for the people will get our due and that is a promiss to Dick Cheney.

[calimary]

33. DAMN I hope so. This has dragged on too long.

Too much damage has been done - maybe irreparable damage. WHEN WILL WE BE DELIVERED FROM THESE PIRATES????