Smoking gun? In Court Filings, Cheney Aide Says Bush Approved Leak

**Rollin' Rog** · 06-Apr-2006, 02:17 PM #1

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/A...rtner=homepage

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"The leaking of classified information is a very serious matter," said White House press secretary Scott McClellan, adding that Bush was "pleased to do his part" to aid the probe.

"No one wants to get to the bottom of this matter more than the president of the United States, and he has said on more than one occasion that if anyone -- inside or outside the government -- has information that can help the investigators get to the bottom of this, they should provide that information to the officials in charge.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jun24.html

**bassetman** · 06-Apr-2006, 02:22 PM #2

Things are crumbling!

TooBad · 02:43 PM

My bad, wrong article!

angelize56 · 06-Apr-2006, 02:37 PM #4

The media is downplaying this saying Bush has done this before...it's no big deal...and I guess that makes it acceptable!

This is going to become a Bush bashing thread!

**bassetman** · 06-Apr-2006, 02:44 PM #5

Bush daddy said that anyone who would do this commits treason, now people like TB try to downplay it!

bill.aam · 06-Apr-2006, 02:49 PM #6

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Originally Posted by angelize56

This is going to become a Bush bashing thread!

Another one.

**bassetman** · 06-Apr-2006, 02:54 PM #7

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Originally Posted by TooBad

My bad, wrong article!

Wrong TB!

...

Late 2001 - Early 2002
According to CIA Director George Tenet: "There was fragmentary intelligence gathered in late 2001 and early 2002 on the allegations of Saddam's efforts to obtain additional raw uranium from Africa, beyond the 550 metric tons already in Iraq. In an effort to inquire about certain reports involving Niger, CIA's counter-proliferation experts, on their own initiative, asked an individual with ties to the region to make a visit to see what he could learn. He reported back to us that one of the former Nigerien officials he met stated that he was unaware of any contract being signed between Niger and rogue states for the sale of uranium during his tenure in office." [8]
[edit]

February 2002

12 February 2002: Valerie Plame Wilson, a C.I.A. analyst working in its Counterproliferation Division, sends a memo to the deputy chief of the C.I.A.'s Directorate of Operations stating that her husband has good contact with the former Prime Minister and Director of Mines in Niger as well as other contacts who might prove useful in shedding light on the supposed Niger-Iraq uranium contract.

13 February 2002: An operations official cables an oversees officer seeking approval of Joe Wilson investigation.

26 February 2002: Joseph C. Wilson travels to Niger at the request of the CIA. Joe Wilson meets with the former minister of mines, Mai Manga, who said he knew of no sales of uranium between Niger and rogue states. He states the mines are closely monitored from mining to transport loading making it at least very difficult if not impossible for a rogue state to obtain uranium through this channel.

...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_scandal_timeline

Feb 12 2002 she was still working for CIA!

compushlep · 06-Apr-2006, 03:02 PM #8

Hey B-man, I was just gonna put up the same Wiki-link!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelize56

>>> This is going to become a Bush bashing thread!

... it doesn't have to if ppl can stick to the facts and keep opinions to a minimum (wishful thinking?

). This whole development is certainly very interesting .

angelize56 · 06-Apr-2006, 03:04 PM #9

Quote:

Originally Posted by compushlep

... it doesn't have to if ppl can stick to the facts and keep opinions to a minimum.

Please....with our motley crew!

Dreamer!

compushlep · 06-Apr-2006, 03:06 PM **#10**

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelize56

Please....with our motley crew!

Dreamer!

Dreaming on!!

....

angelize56 · 06-Apr-2006, 03:22 PM **#11**

compushlep...just wait until Mulder gets here!

bill.aam · 06-Apr-2006, 03:29 PM **#12**

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassetman

Wrong TB!

...

Late 2001 - Early 2002
According to CIA Director George Tenet: "There was fragmentary intelligence gathered in late 2001 and early 2002 on the allegations of Saddam's efforts to obtain additional raw uranium from Africa, beyond the 550 metric tons already in Iraq. In an effort to inquire about certain reports involving Niger, CIA's counter-proliferation experts, on their own initiative, asked an individual with ties to the region to make a visit to see what he could learn. He reported back to us that one of the former Nigerien officials he met stated that he was unaware of any contract being signed between Niger and rogue states for the sale of uranium during his tenure in office." [8]
[edit]

February 2002

12 February 2002: Valerie Plame Wilson, a C.I.A. analyst working in its Counterproliferation Division, sends a memo to the deputy chief of the C.I.A.'s Directorate of Operations stating that her husband has good contact with the former Prime Minister and Director of Mines in Niger as well as other contacts who might prove useful in shedding light on the supposed Niger-Iraq uranium contract.

13 February 2002: An operations official cables an oversees officer seeking approval of Joe Wilson investigation.

26 February 2002: Joseph C. Wilson travels to Niger at the request of the CIA. Joe Wilson meets with the former minister of mines, Mai Manga, who said he knew of no sales of uranium between Niger and rogue states. He states the mines are closely monitored from mining to transport loading making it at least very difficult if not impossible for a rogue state to obtain uranium through this channel.

...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_scandal_timeline

Feb 12 2002 she was still working for CIA!

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand jury investigating the CIA leak that Cheney told him to pass on information and that it was Bush who authorized the disclosure, the court papers say. According to the documents, the authorization led to the July 8, 2003, conversation between Libby and New York Times reporter Judith Miller.

There was no indication in the filing that either Bush or Cheney authorized Libby to disclose Valerie Plame's CIA identity.

But the disclosure in documents filed Wednesday means that the president and the vice president put Libby in play as a secret provider of information to reporters about prewar intelligence on Iraq.

**bassetman** · 06-Apr-2006, 03:33 PM **#13**

Quote:

Originally Posted by compushlep

Hey B-man, I was just gonna put up the same Wiki-link!!

... it doesn't have to if ppl can stick to the facts and keep opinions to a minimum (wishful thinking?

). This whole development is certainly very interesting .

compushlep...just wait until Mulder gets here

Why?

angelize56 · 06-Apr-2006, 03:35 PM **#14**

You have to ask?!

**bassetman** · 06-Apr-2006, 03:37 PM **#15**

Well if you mean will he get this off subject and rant and rave, then no, I don't need to ask.

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