Reply #11: It's both. They were apparently fired after they didn't succumb to

[Arkansas Granny]

pressure to act in the way the administration wanted them to. First, Bushco tried to deny having any involvement. Then, when it was discovered that the orders originated at the White House, they tried to make it appear to be something it wasn't, which raises red flags as to what the real reason may have been. Maybe deceit is so much a part of their nature that they can no longer perform in a transparent, upright fashion. They have such a history of lying that they can't tell the truth anymore. It has gotten to the point that you take any statement they make and accept the direct opposite to be the truth.