U.S. senators to examine Bush's Iraq statements

[hedgetrimmer]

~SNIP~

Issue had divided Republicans, Democrats



WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate intelligence committee has agreed to expand its review of intelligence on Iraq to examine whether the Bush administration accurately described the information it had on Saddam Hussein's weapons.
The committee will examine "whether public statements and reports and testimony regarding Iraq by U.S. government officials (between the 1991 Gulf War and the Iraq War) were substantiated by intelligence information," committee leaders said in a statement.

The panel is nearing completion of a report expected to be extremely critical of the intelligence agencies' collection and analysis of prewar intelligence.

Since the inquiry began in June, Democrats have insisted that the commission also examine whether the administration distorted intelligence to help build the case for war. Republicans have refused and each side has accused the other of using the traditionally bipartisan committee for political purposes.

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[ChompySnack]

1. How long will the Senate Republicans hold the line

With the news media on their ass, that is their last line of defense. Once subpeonas or sworn testimony happen, it is all over for them. BIG TIME!

[ixion]

2. shouldn't they have looked at those statements

before our military murdered all those civillians? :argh:

[0007]

3. Guess Benny baby will be coming out soon, huh?

[loudnclear]

4. What's to examine. There are tapes of all his speeches on Iraq,

If they ever look at them all at once, they will begin impeachement hearings immediately.

[leesa]

5. Well, these people were too stupid and indebted to the corporatists

to do it right the first time, why should we trust them to 'investigate' anything.

[never cry wolf]

6. Might it be possible??

Also from the article:

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In addition to examining public statements, the Senate committee will also review intelligence activities involving the office of Douglas Feith, undersecretary of defence for policy, and intelligence provided by the Iraqi National Congress, the leading exile group.

Democrats have charged that the Office of Special Plans under Feith functioned as a renegade intelligence agency, feeding policy-makers uncorroborated intelligence from the group. The Pentagon has said the office was a small operation set up to review intelligence produced by other agencies.
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Do you really think they will look into this shit?

[UpInArms]

7. there should be a graphic

showing the entire repuke wing of the House and Senate with their fingers stuck in their ears, shouting "lalalalalalala I can't hear you"