Comments on: The Damage Done http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: mamameow http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-90 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:18:55 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-90 go to website uscode. go to title 50, chapter 15, subchapter iv, 426, definitions. explains covert. go to website uscode. go to title 50, chapter 15, subchapter iv, 426, definitions. explains covert.

]]> by: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-88 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-88 I wouldn't compare Cheney to Hitler either, a comparison to Heinrich Himmler would be apropos,no? I wouldn’t compare Cheney to Hitler either, a comparison to Heinrich Himmler would be apropos,no?

]]> by: wmr http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-87 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:04:42 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-87 As much as I would like to see Cheney do a perp walk, I cannot dismiss the possibility that we are seeing is an example of the <i>fuhrerprinzip</i>. Loyal Nazis were expected to sympathise with the Fuhrer's heart to the extent that they would be able to do what he desired without direct orders. Could Libby have outed Plame without direct orders simply because he felt that's what Cheney would want? And note that I am not comparing Cheney to Hitler. I am comparing the behavior of two sets of toadies. As much as I would like to see Cheney do a perp walk, I cannot dismiss the possibility that we are seeing is an example of the fuhrerprinzip. Loyal Nazis were expected to sympathise with the Fuhrer’s heart to the extent that they would be able to do what he desired without direct orders.

Could Libby have outed Plame without direct orders simply because he felt that’s what Cheney would want?

And note that I am not comparing Cheney to Hitler. I am comparing the behavior of two sets of toadies.

]]> by: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-86 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:58:37 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-86 Mo Dowd asks what were they thinking when they chose to slime their critics rather than address the criticism. The fact is you can't defend a lie with truth so the only weapons available to them are lies. They limited their options by their initial deceptions. Dowd also implies in her commentary that Cheney debauched Libby. I don't think so. Anybody with even a particle of a brain and access to the raw intelligence understood that the necessity to invade Iraq was a fabrication. Libby has full ownership of his evildoings. Mo Dowd asks what were they thinking when they chose to slime their critics rather than address the criticism. The fact is you can’t defend a lie with truth so the only weapons available to them are lies. They limited their options by their initial deceptions. Dowd also implies in her commentary that Cheney debauched Libby. I don’t think so. Anybody with even a particle of a brain and access to the raw intelligence understood that the necessity to invade Iraq was a fabrication. Libby has full ownership of his evildoings.

]]> by: D.R. Marvel http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-85 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:30:48 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-85 "Five more deaths yesterday"... And eight more (so far) today... Bush is getting a great start on his third thousand... “Five more deaths yesterday”…

And eight more (so far) today…

Bush is getting a great start on his third thousand…

]]> by: Allwar Isbad http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-84 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:14:36 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-84 An few important talking points for Democrats: - It is not a question of mistatements or lack of recollection on the part of Libby. There was a concerted effort though a "compelling story" to mislead, by lying to the investigators and the grand jury. That is why he has been indicted. - The original charge is still out there to be proven. By lying, Libby has obstructed the investigators in getting to the truth of the matter. - As things stand Libby is the liar, not Wilson. There is indictment against one and only false allegations against the other. The Senate Intelligence Committee report is flawed because the WH has withheld relevant papers. An few important talking points for Democrats:

- It is not a question of mistatements or lack of recollection on the part of Libby. There was a concerted effort though a “compelling story” to mislead, by lying to the investigators and the grand jury. That is why he has been indicted.

- The original charge is still out there to be proven. By lying, Libby has obstructed the investigators in getting to the truth of the matter.

- As things stand Libby is the liar, not Wilson. There is indictment against one and only false allegations against the other. The Senate Intelligence Committee report is flawed because the WH has withheld relevant papers.

]]> by: emel http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-83 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:02:53 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2005/10/29/the-damage-done/#comment-83 Maybe by the time this is over we will all know him by the name Big Time Vice. Maybe by the time this is over we will all know him by the name Big Time Vice.

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