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I agreed to come on air to debate Mr. Bozell. My point was simple --
the leak to Dana Priest came in part from CIA officers who were concerned that the effort by the Vice President and Director Goss to allow a torture loophole would discredit and destroy the CIA's future effectiveness.
This is a far cry from the President and Vice President authorizing the leak of CIA clandestine operative's identity because her husband had the temerity to blow the whistle on the White House trying to bamboozle the people of the United States. I was looking forward to discussing the issue with Mr. Bozell.
Apparently, Mr. Bozell is a coward. He told MSNBC he would not appear if I was on the show, even if they scheduled me before or after him. He couldn't handle a man-to-man debate. Typical conservative coward. I think the term is "Girly Man".
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http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2005/11/brent_bozell_a_.htmlObviously, the biggest wimp is MSNBC by caving to Bozell.
But, I am posting this because of the precision of language used by Mr Johnson in his characterization of the two events - outing Valerie P and leaking the CIA torture prison info. Most excellent.
Peace.