Powell runs from NY Times editorial meeting; CIA demands investigation of White House

The cookie is crumbling rapidly these days. The Friday Times editorial addressed those missing weapons that passed for a just cause.

If Iraq can be turned into a freer and happier country in coming years, it could become a focal point for the evolution of a more peaceful and democratic Middle East. But it was the fear of weapons of mass destruction placed in the hands of enemy terrorists that made doing something about Iraq seem urgent. If it had seemed unlikely that Mr. Hussein had them, we doubt that Congress or the American people would have endorsed the war.

This is clearly an uncomfortable question for the Bush administration. Yesterday, Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Times editors. Asked whether Americans would have supported this war if weapons of mass destruction had not been at issue, Mr. Powell said the question was too hypothetical to answer. Asked if he, personally, would have supported it, he smiled, thrust his hand out and said, "It was good to meet you."

Then there is the unfolding bombshell between the CIA and the White House. As some recall, after Ambassador Joseph Wilson exposed the lies of the Nigerian Yellowcake hoax, a 'senior administration official' told columnist Robert Novak that Wilson's wife was (truely) an undercover CIA agent. Novak published this, and whoever told him broke the law.

Now the CIA has determined that someone broke the law, and they want the Dept. of Justice to investigate, and catch them.

Joe Wilson laid it down at a public forum hosted by Rep. Jay Inslee, addressing the WMD issues and such. Wilson didn't mince words:

Audience Question: : Assuming that what Novak said was true, can we expect a full FBI investigation?

AJW: First, the CIA would perform an internal investigation. The results of that would be passed on to the Justice Department for professional investigation. I don't think this will be dropped. "At the end of the day, it's of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs. And trust me, when I use that name, I measure my words."

Yeeeee haw!

Posted by HongPong at September 27, 2003 02:43 PM
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