Ask Joe Wilson Wednesday.......via John Kerry

[julka]

http://www.johnkerry.com/chat /

from his site:

"Live Chat with Former Ambassador Joe Wilson at 11:00 am Eastern - Wednesday, October 29, 2003. You can submit questions beforehand at [e-mail], or log on to the live chat and enter your questions."

what would be some pertinent questions to ask?

1) when will your wife be filing suit?

2) when will the lie detector tests be starting at the WH?

3) did Chris Matthews TELL you Rove said your wife was fair game?
3a) since he's not a journalist, what protection does HE have from
any criminal inquiry?

[blm]

1. skip fox

and John H. might want to take a stab at this.

Octafish, definitely.

[salin]

4. lets keep it floating long enough

for some of them to see it and weigh in. This thread almost got lost...

[salin]

2. Why is noone asking about whether or not national security

has been compromised?

Salin's diatribe:

According to Novak and others - the work was involved with weapons of mass destruction. Why is noone asking the administration that goes on and on about how it must keep x and y secret, and it must spend a gazillion dollars (while cutting taxes for the wealthy) all in the name of national security - whether or not national security has been endangered through the compromising of Ms. Plame - and all of her networks? Why is noone asking why - when it was known since the Novak item was written that this was compromised - that the WH did not DEMAND in the name of national security, a damage assessment (and a major investigation). These things, along with the failure to secure nuclear sites in Iraq (which have reportedly been looted), seem to raise issue with the idea that this administration really is concerned at all with national security.

[julka]

3. THANKS!

with all the great thinkers/writers here, I was hoping some questions that would get to the heart of the issue would come out.

the OBVIOUS one (that I forgot) is the national security issue.

how could the WH DO such a thing?

what was that quote from poppy about outing CIA agents? he expressed himself in the STRONGEST terms. that'd be a good preface to a question concerning such a grave breach of NS.

[Beetwasher]

5. So Many!

But I'd like to know if he think his wife will ever talk or at least release some sort of statement? IMO, that would blow this whole thing up again...

I think Salin's line of inquiry are the most pertinent and poignant though; how badly compromised is our nat'l security because of her exposure? Is it possible that as a result of her exposure WMD's could end up in the wrong hands?

[salin]

6. How about asking about contrasting

working for/with Bush1's administration and their dealing with the build up to the First Gulf War, compared to what he has heard from those about working with this Bush administration and their build up to the sequel Gulf War?

[blm]

7. Hmmm....yes....

If he's working with Rand Beers, now, I would imagine they are putting alot of the pieces together. Beers was a national security analyst.

[julka]

8. don't forget.......11AM tomorrow

Q: "President" * says that it's very important to have the best intelligence possible.

that would include operatives in Iraq, I would think. Native Iraqis.
How do you think his administration's revealing the identity of a covert operative may affect the recruitment of such assets on the ground in the Middle East?

anyone care to help rephrase that question a bit more salubriously/succinctly?

[The_Gopher]

9. wednesday morning kick......and a suggestion for a question

in shrub's "press conference" yesterday, when asked why doens't he simply have all his staff sign affidavit's saying they had nothing to do with the leak, his response was that it's best left to the justice department so that "people will believe the answer." NOT so that the truth will be found. very distinct difference there.

i'd like to know mr.wilson's thoughts on this.

[blm]

11. WHOA....good catch!

I wonder how the Q and A is going.

[The_Gopher]

10. and another!