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Karzai Aide, Accused of Corruption, Is Being Paid by the CIA
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- It hasn't been the best week for the CIA. On Wednesday, WikiLeaks released a classified "Red Cell" report authored by the agency that depicts the United States as an exporter of international terrorism. Before that, citing anonymous sources, The Wall Street Journal alleged that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's most (and really only truly) trusted U.S. confidant was an unnamed CIA station chief known only by a ridiculously theatrical alias, "The Spider." Most damning, however, is Thursday's New York Times front-page scoop, reporting that the agency is paying Karzai's aide, who is at ...
Bob Novak and Me
By David Corn - Politics DailyI learned of the death of Bob Novak from an e-mail sent to me by an NPR reporter looking for a comment. And I felt awkward, for my last public exchange with the conservative columnist and TV pundit who relished his "Prince of Darkness" nickname had been an ugly one. There is, of course, the don't-speak-ill-of-the-dead rule. But what could I say about a fellow who had blasted me on national television as an ideological hack? There wasn't always bad blood between us. Years earlier, as a substitute host on CNN's "Crossfire," I had come to enjoy wrestling with Novak. When I began that gig, ...
CIA Leak Case Ends with Federal Court Denial
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe famed CIA leak case, in which Valerie Plame's identity was allegedly revealed by top Bush Administration officials to punish her anti-war husband, Joseph Wilson, came to an end yesterday as a federal judge refused to reinstate the personal lawsuit filed by the Wilsons against Vice-President Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and other Administration officials. Judge John D. Bates ruled that Administration efforts to rebut criticism of their Iraq War policy from Wilson were within the scope of their duties as public officials."The alleged means by which defendants chose to rebut Mr. Wilson's ...
Waxman Revisits Plame Saga
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee Henry Waxman wants to look into the Valerie Plame outing, citing a disclosure Scooter Libby made to the FBI in which Libby indicated to investigators that he may have been instructed by Vice President Dick Cheney to out Plame. Waxman wants the FBI to turn over records of an interview they conducted with Cheney during the course of the investigation that ended with the conviction Libby for perjury and the subsequent commutation of his sentence by President Bush. In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Waxman said that recent revelations ...
McClellan: Rove Should Have Been Fired
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyScott McClellan continues his penance/book tour, and each day brings another reason why he's probably off the White House Christmas list. On "Meet The Press," McClellan said he believed Karl Rove and Scooter Libby when they told him they had nothing to do with outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent. When it became clear that the men were probably involved, McClellan said President Bush should have fired them.The former press secretary said the president let standards for "honor and integrity" continually slip to meet his needs and protect his friends. See for yourself: ...
McClellan: Bush Authorized NIE Leak
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBeam me up, Scotty! There's no accountability down here!Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan laid it out on The Today Show, and while it is a bombshell revelation, it's also a lot like the first time your parents, when reached for comment, issued a statement that there was, indeed, no Santa Claus.Here's the video, followed by very brief comment. ...
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