Iran Desk Whistleblowers and Waxman: Cheney Caught Manipulating Intel Again?

I've heard rumblings that Waxman's staff is working with "Iran desk" whistleblowers, who have provided evidence that Cheney's office has exerted pressure to manipulate the intel on Iran's nuclear program.

Might Waxman be setting up a "perfect storm" for impeachment - handing off the evidence publicly to John Conyers and the Judiciary Committee?

This might help explain the Administration's resistance to new whistleblower protections that Waxman has proposed: http://oversight.house.gov/search/search.asp?entqr=0&access=p&getfields=description.keywords&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=oversight_frontend&q=whistleblowers&num=20&filter=p&ud=1&site=default_collection&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=oversight_frontend&ip=143.228.146.22&sort=date%3AD%3AS%3Ad1

- Dave

Impeach!

Cheney must go. K & R.

Thanks for the good news. :hi:

... on the evening news.

; )

- Dave

and make a citizen's arrest. No one in law enforcement seems to be doing anything.

... to do something like that, but I understand the sentiment.

- Dave

...uh, wait; no he isn't.

K&R, as hope springs eternal.

Let us now sing from the book of the 25th Amendment:

"Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

; )

- Dave

Cheney once again heads the VP search committee, and chooses Fred Thompson. He needs a shill, and Mary Matalin's already been placed in Thompson's campaign, along with other Cheney loyalists.

... Bush can't recess appoint the position, as long as either house remains in session.

: )

BOTH houses have to approve the nominee.

- Dave

Do you think either house would reject Fred, as long as he stayed awake?

McCain might be an easier sell, but still, I couldn't see a big move to block any of the GOP candidates if nominated.

?

... in fact, the only control Cheney may have left is to resign, to force the timing to precede the GOP nomination lock.

- Dave

Interestingly enough, every administration since Carter has included a president or VP (in some cases both) who was a member of the Tri-Lateral Commission. Of the current candidates in the race, only Thompson and Clinton (by connection to her husband) are members.

anyone he chose as VP?

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxxv.html

- Dave

Bush has issued so many of those Executive Orders and signing statements, I figure he'd just write something to appoint whomever he wanted as VP.

A. In itself, that would constitute an impeachable offense.

B. Who would accept such an extra-constitutional title?

- Dave

:evilgrin:

on Iran for no good reason. Sanctions -- and EU members are going along with it!

Not only that. The Resident and his crew of felons are sending in armed foreign fighters across the border, not to mention special ops forces. The only reason we're not already at war with Iran is because the Iranian government is MUCH SANER than ours is.

... we're not already at war, including some "go slow" tactics from sane-minded brass within the Pentagon. Some career officers are doing everything possible to run out the clock on this Administration.

- Dave

My grandfather was a general officer who worked under a lunatic. The stress was so terrible it visibly aged him.

... which is something many general officers are having to remind themselves, right now.

- Dave

say LIVE on Book TV today. General Clark said he had talked to some people at the Pentagon and they say thay are spending 50% of their time trying to prevent a war with Iran.

... Secretary of Defense, if not Veep.

Leaving aside his old rivals (many of whom would retire anyway), he'd reinvigorate the general staff, and be very effective at persuading mid-career officers to stay in.

- Dave

yet? Can we call it Treason?

Hey Nancy Pelosi, "Impeachment is off the table"......are you going to let them drag this country into another unwinnable war with a broken military? Hey Nancy let the American citizens know how far you are willing to go with "Impeachment is off the table"!!


Hey does anyone know how the Speaker of the House is replaced?

... while the Veep spot was vacant, strangely enough:

"Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

- Dave

I just don't know how you go into a fist fight with one hand tied behind your back and it's a slip knot?:shrug:

,...he is impeached and convicted?

:banghead:

because of this felon. How many displaced? :shrug:

:cry:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=war+is+a+racket

- Dave

... is coming, I think.

- Dave

... I think the info could create a tidal wave of demand, a la Watergate.

- Dave

Waiting is simply letting them run out the clock.

... just right would be vital.

- Dave

The rat is being cornered and he knows it.

... I'm as anxious to see it happen as anyone, but the timing of it *does* matter.

- Dave

,..."timing" is dependent upon it. This regime has certainly advanced upon that proposition by intentionally forcing FALSE INFORMATION upon everyone.

Presently, the majority of the people would BACK aggressive actions toward accountability of this government. The majority of the people believe the war in Iraq is wrong/bad. The majority of the people believe this Congress is serving its own interests rather than the interests of the people. There are a RELEVANT number of former and active military taking a stand. There are a RELEVANT number of former intelligence taking a stand. There are a RELEVANT number of whistle-blowers taking a stand.

The accumulation is quite sufficient to go after these criminally corrupt mother fuckers.

Like I said, IMHO, the time is now.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/general_current_events/31_want_cheney_impeached

That's a solid base, with a lot of undecideds available to switch - if the case is made carefully, soberly, and compellingly.

- Dave

they must either bomb Iran or allow an American city to get bombed in order to further their agenda. Impeachment is essential.

... in the general staff.

- Dave

and $800 oz gold?

I can see the stock market suffering from the subprime mortgages. But I'm not sure the high prices for oil and gold are a result of the poor stock market, or if there is something else going on that is driving up the prices of oil and gold.

1. Gold is, historically, a "flight to safety hedge" when large money managers foresee major turbulence.

2. Stockpiling oil against the perceived likely prospect of major supply interruptions would help explain the sharp, sustained climb in the prices of that commodity. After all, China and India aren't selling *that* many new cars, or making *that* much new plastic to package goods.

- Dave

Just a few weeks ago, oil was hovering around $80 barrel. What does Boone Pickens know?


Oil tycoon Boone Pickens told CNBC that the price of crude oil could hit $100 a barrel by next year.

While he sees that hundred dollar target in site, he added that some kind of geopolitical event might spark an immediate move upward. That scenario, he said, would send prices up and less demand in the second quarter of 2008.

more...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/20870131

The UT map collection of online oil maps is a very handy resource: http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=+site%3Awww.lib.utexas.edu+major+oil+pipelines+map

In-production and near-production pipelines in Central Asia and the Middle East (especially those traversing Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, and former Soviet Central Asia republics) should be of special note to Americans right now.

- Dave

need a high price of oil in order to maximize their cash flows. These areas are past their peak oil production and will only see decreasing production capabilities. Iraq and Iran, on the other hand, can increase production and lower the price of oil while maximizing their profits. This, I believe, is why al Qaida in Mesopotamia exists: in order to disrupt the functioning of government and society enough to keep from exploiting their oil all at once, and maximizing cash flow to the Big Oil elite.

On edit: it should be pointed out that China is driving the increasing demand for oil, which is why they may be inclined to side with Iran.

... petro-politics make for strange bedfellows?

- Dave

~holding on to hope~