What is relevant is whether White House officials violated the Espionage Act and the stature prohibiting release of CIA covert agent names. The press release is a red herring designed to divert attention from the possible indictment of White House officials and somehow justify possible criminal conduct by them. If the CIA was engaging in a war against the President, he has the full authority to stop them using LEGAL methods as he is their BOSS. Outing the identity of a covert agent would NOT be a LEGAL method, nor would it stop any so-called "CIA war." It was merely a vindictive retaliation for Wilson exposing the Niger forgeries. If the special prosecutor wishes to ALSO bring indictments against CIA officials for possible violations of Federal law (NONE were cited in the press release), so much the better for the rule of law in the U.S.
David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Tefft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: > October 21, 2005 > > > > CONTACT: Anne Tyrrell > > Shirley & Banister Public Affairs > > 800.536.5920 or 703.739.5920 > > > > AIM Says Leak Case Involves > Intelligence War Against White House; > Cites Charge of "Covert Operation" Against Bush > > > > > WASHINGTON - The media version of the CIA leak case is that the White House > illegally revealed a CIA employee's identity because her husband, Joseph > Wilson, was an administration critic. But Cliff Kincaid, editor of Accuracy > in Media, says the real truth may have been conveyed by former prosecutor > Joseph E. diGenova when he declared that the CIA had "launched a covert > operation" against President Bush when it sent Wilson on the mission to > Africa to investigate the Iraq-uranium link. DiGenova tells Kincaid in an > interview for an AIM Special Report on this matter that he is optimistic > that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will figure it all out. > > > In the report, posted on the AIM website, Kincaid cites evidence that the > CIA has been waging a war on the President and that Bush Administration > officials were simply fighting back when they discussed evidence that > Wilson's CIA wife was involved in arranging his trip. > > Kincaid says, "Fitzgerald has the opportunity to break this case wide open. > Or else he can take the politically correct approach, which is popular with > the press, and go after administration officials." > > > Kincaid added that, "liberal journalists are so excited over possible > indictments of Bush officials that they are willing to overlook the agency's > manipulation of public policy and the press. But if the CIA has been > out-of-control, subverting the democratic process and undermining the > President, the American people have a right to know." > > > > > Accuracy In Media (AIM) is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the > news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the > record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage. > For more information, please go to www.aim.org. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
