On Iran, Bush faces questions of what he knew when

[sabra]

Source: reuters

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"I was made aware of the NIE last week," Bush replied.

But it was his next remark that drew attention from Democrats, the news media and intelligence experts: "In August, I think it was (U.S. intelligence chief) Mike McConnell came in and said, 'We have some new information.' He didn't tell me what the information was."

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On Tuesday, some former intelligence officers said Bush and other top White House officials were probably briefed about the intelligence findings long before the NIE was published.

"I can't imagine that McConnell ... would tell the president about this and not tell him what the information actually said," remarked Flynt Leverett, a former member of Bush's National Security Council.

"I think they certainly played fast and loose with the facts," he said in an interview with CNN.

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"The president and his senior national security people get daily briefings, and the topics of those briefings are selected with an eye toward what is considered to be of most interest to current policy questions," said former senior intelligence analyst Paul Pillar.

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[HuffleClaw]

1. in august? i'd thought they'd been sitting on this since last year?

his lies won't stand up to scrutiny.

[GodlessBiker]

2. If he didn't "tell you" what the evidence was, did he hand you a piece of paper letting you know?

I know he's stupid, but is he so stupid that he wouldn't ask what the evidence was?

[Bitwit1234]

3. Just heard him say on CNN

he wants Iran to come to the table and negotitate..what........!!!!

[rodeodance]

7. He and Condi et all used to also say--no neg. till you stop the nukes.

[boricua79]

14. iran's not going to negotiate anything

why should they.

They have their popcorn and are watching Bush's lies FINALLY implode in his face in Tehran.

Come to think of it, I'm enjoying this. It seems this is the story that is FINALLY destroying whatever little shred of credibility he had left. The lie is obvious. The regular American people see it...that's why the Republicans are in full damage control mode.

They've been hit...they're weak and retreating.

KEEP ADVANCING!

LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR!

[Jim__]

4. "I was made aware of the NIE last week,"

well, if you were one of his handlers, would you bother to tell him?

[balantz]

5. I wonder if everything will begin to come apart for the shrub

and he will be held harder to his word. I hope he is pressured relentlessly from here on out.

[indie_voter]

15. I doubt it. He seems to get away with everything.

I want to hope this might actually do some serious damage Impeachment? No, but maybe wake the press up? I'm dreaming that impossible dream!!

[rodeodance]

6. 'INcurious George"------didn't ask OR he knew and did not care.

[trusty elf]

8. "He didn't tell me what the information was."

Oh, great! Way to go you fookin'

[IsItJustMe]

9. With what I have seen go on in this country for the last seven years, I won't be holding my breath

waiting on someone of authority to ask the king much of anything.

[Doctor_J]

10. Faces questions from whom?

"Your majesty, has your deep faith in God and Jesus helped you weather all the terrorists who question your honesty?"

[arewenotdemo]

11. funny...but painfully true.

[TrogL]

12. Haven't we heard this before

...as in "what he knew about 9/11 and when"?

[boricua79]

13. he had it in August, and he read it last week?

Either he's lying, or he was SEVERELY derelict in his duties as a president.

Either way, impeachable offense!

GET HIM, BOYS!

[donkeyotay]

16. They'll move straight from "didn't know" to "we forgot"

That's what they did on the yellowcake excuse that was removed from bush's speech late 2002 but showed up in the SOTU in 2003. "We forgot," (that our excuse for invading a country was bull), said condi. The only person who ever took responsibility for it was Steven Hadley, and he was fired...not.

[Supersedeas]

17. Oil Advertising $$ suggest that the Corp/GOP Media Establishment ask no such questions

[Akoto]

18. I can believe it.

"Mr. President, we have new information on Iran."

"Keep it to yourself there, Mitchey. We've done enough infotatin' to get along."

[Megahurtz]

19. LOL.

BushInc. is just shitting now after those findings were published. LOL.