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:: 9.30.2003 ::
Quote of the Day In short, in order to protect Bush from the ramifications of using fake evidence to support his war, this White House destroyed an intelligence network that was protecting us from the threat posed by chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. The above is from a TomPaine.com article, forwarded to me by Serena, about the recent outing of a CIA operative by the Bush administration, apparently in retaliation for her husband's vocal criticism of the President. The whole article is worth reading; there's a lot in there that I want to lift and place here wholesale for you to read. But here's one more taste, to whet your appetite: Peel the second layer and you discover the rank illegality of it all. Section 421 of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 reads as follows:
"Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent's intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both."
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Ray McGovern, who was for 27-years a senior analyst for the CIA, further confirms the status of Plame within the CIA. "I know Joseph Wilson well enough to know," said McGovern in a telephone conversation we had today, "that his wife was in fact a deep cover operative running a network of informants on what is supposedly this administration's first-priority issue: Weapons of mass destruction." Wow. Thanks, Serena! In related news, the Justice Department just announced it has opened a criminal investigation into the disclosure, but without the use of a semi-independent special counsel (Ashcroft has refused to comment on that decision). Articles on the subject from MSNBC, the Nation, the Washington Post, Democrats.us, and CNN.
:: Deb 3:50 PM :: permalink ::
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