Valerie Plame Was Tracking "Nuclear Material" --->>>

[Stephanie]

I knew she tracked WMD, but not that she specifically tracked NUCLEAR materials and scientists. Gee, that's kind of important, isn't it?


I missed 60 Minutes but the transcript is well worth reading >

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/28/60minutes/main994753_page2.shtml

Mahle says Valerie was working on important national security issues, like keeping tabs on nuclear material and the world’s top nuclear scientists. “She is an expert on weapons of mass destruction. These are the kind of people that don't grow on trees.”

What do agents in that division do? “They're trying to figure out, really, the hard questions of who has the capability obtaining and deploying a biological weapon. Or a chemical weapon. Who's doing it? What are those networks? What are the financial trails?” says Mahle.

The CIA has yet to conduct a formal damage assessment. The agency wanted to wait until the investigation by the special prosecutor was over.

***

“But, once you were married, you had to join this cover. I mean, you couldn't tell your family, your friends,” Bradley asked.

“No. The day that Mr. Novak's article appeared, my sister-in-law turned to my brother and said, ‘Do you think Joe knew?’ So, not even my brother or my sister-in-law or any of my immediate family knew,” Wilson recalled.

[Kagemusha]

1. "like keeping tabs on" is not an admission of exact details

That's simply laying out an example. Albeit an entirely appropriate one.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. That's why Bush, Cheney & Rummie had to destroy her operation

they knew too much about what was really going on and they stood in the way of BushCo planting WMD's in Iraq.

[Kagemusha]

3. Heh, normally I'd call that hyperbole but it sounds dead on...

Stood in the way in the sense of actually giving a damn about the truth. And Joe wasn't bound by Valerie's limitations.

Unfortunately someone in the government just stopped caring about such fine differences.

[Mnemosyne]

4. Exactly what I've believed since it all started.

Just could never believe they were "punishing" Wilson. There was an article in the Tehran Times in 2003 that stated that American soldiers were prevented from bringing unmarked barrels into Iraq from Kuwait near the beginning of the attack. I believe it was also in some Chinese paper then also. If I can find the link/old post I ran, I'll post it again. It had me pretty pissed off, still does.

Evil men doing evil things.

Peace
V

[Stephanie]

10. Who prevented them?

Do you remember?

[Mnemosyne]

16. It was something like a border patrol in Kuwait

if I am recalling correctly.
I'll see if I can do a search and find it again, had bookmarked it but old comp crashed and lost everything last year.

[Stephanie]

17. Oh, some troops who weren't in on the plot

interesting

[Mnemosyne]

18. I've never been able

to find any followup on the incident either. I may not have looked in the right places, though I went to the original papers online at first. I'm waiting now for a return email from the information desk at the tehrantimes.com/
Wow, I never thought of it but do you suppose I could get in trouble for emailing Iran? With the idiots beating the war drums so hard, no telling. LOL they can kiss my ass, this is America damn it. I shouldn't have to even question whether my simple request for information from a foreign press could involve scrutiny from this government.

Mad world.

Peace,
V

[leesa]

13. Not just planting WMDs...they sell the stuff. The Bush's have made their

money selling weapons to all sides of a conflict since the days of the Winchester rifles. I think she got too close to the Bush Crime Syndicate's money and WMD trail.

[wakeme2008]

5. Two sites have the video

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5225815

[Junkdrawer]

6. And outing her hobbled attempts to see who forged the Niger docs...

What a coincidence!

[cassiepriam]

7. They weren't trying to silence Joe, they were trying to silence her?

Or both of them.

[MoJoWorkin]

12. It was a twofer

[cassiepriam]

15. Bingo. Explains why they went after her with a vengeance.

[bpilgrim]

8. and therefore the neoCONs put EVERY american, man woman & child @ RISK!

and should be the only comeback we need to shut up the FREAKS and FROG-MARCH their 'leaders' :bounce:

why have NONE in the media or 'blogosphere' mentioned this i wonder?

too, over the top?



peace

[tabasco]

9. If we ever get nuked by terrorists.

:nuke: It will have been with the assistance of the criminal Bush administration. :nuke:

Gaining complete power is their only goal. The security of the American People does not concern them. That should be obvious. They compromised OUR security to tighten their grip on power. But 40% of the people still support them. We are a nation of idiots.

[mopinko]

11. something randi has been screaming about from day one

i think that it was a 2-fer at the least. but i also believe that valerie was the real target, and revenge was the perfect cover.
i was so glad to see that 60 minutes got this right.

[leesa]

14. This is just an excellent transcript. A must read.