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historian

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:08 PM
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the arrogance of condi!!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040329/ap_on_re_us/sept_11_commission&cid=519&ncid=716
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"Nothing would be better, from my point of view, than to be able to testify," Rice told CBS's "60 Minutes." "I would really like to do that. But there is an important principle involved here: It is a long-standing principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress."

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sangha

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:10 PM
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1. "a long-standing principle"

Seeing as how we've didn't have NSA's until just a few decades ago, I don't see how that "long-standing principle" could be very long-standing.

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MSgt213

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:15 PM
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3. Normally what she says is true, however these are not normal circumstances

Edited on Sun Mar-28-04 10:15 PM by MSgt213

In my view if she can't speak to congress then she should'nt be speaking to the press. There is more to this then just her not testifying because of separation of powers. They have instituted all sorts of curtails on our rights and the rights of citizens visting this country because of 9/11. I think she is afraid of perjury.

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Must_B_Free

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:19 PM
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5. we used to have some long standing principles before "Patriot Act"

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eaprez

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:12 PM
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2. Maybe for Republicans

But in previous Dem Administrations they have appeared and testified.
Perhaps she was speaking about some principle of some other country.

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celestia671

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:18 PM
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4. A sure sign that they're all crooks!

She knows that she's lying and if she were to testify under oath and later proved wrong, then she would go to jail.

It would be a beautiful sight to see the whole * gang led out of the WH in handcuffs and leg irons!:party:

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Skittles

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Sun Mar-28-04 10:21 PM
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6. rublicans, talking about PRINCIPLES

oh, the HUMANITY

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