Suskind: Senate Intel Committee has launched an inquiry to substantiate the evidence in the book

Why bother to substantiate the evidence, nothing will be done unless they consider another strongly worded letter as holding the Executive accountable.

I have a small shread of hope left...very small.

I have a small shred of hope that the Suskind revelation might turn the tide but..........

The House Judiciary Committee will “review” allegations contained in a book published last week by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ron Suskind that the Bush administration in late 2006 ordered the CIA to prepare a forged letter showing a link between Iraq, al-Qaeda and 9/11 to justify the U.S. invasion and ignored credible intelligence reports that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction.

“Mr. Suskind reports that the Bush Administration, in its pursuit of war, created and promoted forged documents about Iraq," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers in a statement late Monday. “I am particularly troubled that the decision to disseminate this fabricated intelligence is alleged to have come from the highest reaches of the administration. The administration’s attempt to challenge Mr. Suskind’s reporting appears to have been effectively dismissed by the publication of the author’s interview recordings and transcripts. I have instructed my staff to conduct a careful review of Mr. Suskind’s allegations and the role played by senior administration officials in this matter.”

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The allegation that the administration ordered the CIA to prepare a forged letter is significant, according to Suskind, because it may constitute an impeachable offense.

The CIA is prohibited from conducting cover operations “intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies or media.”


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http://www.pubrecord.org/politics/252.html?task=view

Only 9 other Dem senators would sign the letter of inquiry back then. Downing Street Memos proved that BushInc INTENDED to create the intel necessary to go to war, and why so many Democrats and nearly the entire media downplayed that serious point is still a mystery.

k&r

useful information. It's just not organized. Thanks BLM for the reload.