Letters to the Editor
drational
Published Letters: 7
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Who's interest dominated?
[Read the article: Brian Williams' "response" to the military analyst story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mr. Williams notes the generals did not always tout the party line. Were these disagreements over strategy that might have required more hardware....? Perhaps of the variety in which they traded?
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Thank You, Glenn
[Read the article: CNN, the Pentagon's "military analyst program" and Gitmo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]They cannot suppress the truth forever, and your work will continue to fan the flames.
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TPMmuckraker commenters digging
[Read the article: Was Karl Rove involved in the military analyst program?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hey Glenn,
You have a lot of help sifting the DOD document dump....
I hope you can comment on this gem:
In the exchange, someone (the name is redacted) emails public relations officials in the Pentagon with news that Jed Babbin, who was deputy undersecretary of defense in President George H.W. Bush's administration and a participant in the analyst program ("one of our military analysts," the emailer calls him), would be guest hosting the Michael Medved radio show. And Babbin wanted to interview Gen. George Casey, then the commanding officer in Iraq. Babbin is the editor of Human Events.
But just in case Pentagon officials were worried that the interview might not be worth doing, the emailer made the case: "this would be a softball interview and the show is 8th or 9th in the nation."
Allison Barber, a Public Affairs official at the Pentagon, responded quickly:
Thanks for sending this.
Just fyi, probably wouldn't put "softball" interview in writing. If that got out it would compromise jed and general casey.
Seems that the Pentagon political appointees knew what they were doing was illegal.
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Political appointees knew illegality
[Read the article: Was Karl Rove involved in the military analyst program?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sorry I left out link to the political appointee chastising for use of "softball".
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/dont_say_softball.php
Also, Allison Barber, is the political appointee who staged the fake presser in Iraq in 2005:
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/13/behind-the-scenes-photo-op/
In other words, White House Political (Rove) is all up in this propaganda program, and they knew if discovered for what it was they would be implicated in illegality.
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Arguably, Lichtblau is the catalyst for FISA reform
[Read the article: NYT circulates fear-mongering claims on FISA debate]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]with Risen Reporting the NSA scandal to begin with.
Why would he now be "reporting" this seemingly so uncritically....
We already know Jack Goldsmith and others have been interviewed to determine whether they were Risen and Lichtblau's source for the December 2005 article.
Is this part of some sort of bargain to avoid the Hotseat Judy Miller sat in?
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The administration plans to flaunt the ruling
[Read the article: Conservatism vs. authoritarianism: The British vs. the U.S. right]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Knowing this decision was imminent, The Bush Administration one week ago fired the first salvo in the summer's Guantanamo Show Trials-
The arraignment of the five "High-Value" detainees charged with planning 9/11 attacks, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
All of these men sought to dismiss their lawyers, and 3 received permission to do so, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
Without representation, it is unclear whether these men will even learn of the granting of habeas corpus rights. They will certainly not be able to use it. A fair judge in a just court system might suspend the trials following such an important court ruling.
But that would foil the administration's plans to kill 5 brown men in time for the election.
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Karl Rove wrote this screenplay
[Read the article: Keith Olbermann's reply and Obama's secret plan to protect the rule of law]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Rove's parting interview to the Washington Post in August 2007 predicted :
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118698747711695773.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
Mr. Rove ....said he expects Democrats to be divided this fall in the battle over warrantless wiretapping....
The fight indeed has been dividing Democrats since last Fall.
Here is my prediction:
On July 8, the Dodd-Feingold hold will expire and FISA will pass.
Greenwald will continue to be principled and correct but will move on to other crusades, and Olbermann will remain in love with the sound of his own voice, and Obama.
Both guys' work will be important for getting Democrats elected this fall, and the GOP will finally be dealt the blow they deserve.