Lawmakers asks Bush to explain use of bogus Iraqi weapns claim in report .

[Emillereid]

3 minutes ago

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030723/pl_afp/us_iraq_weapons_politics&cid=1521&ncid=1480

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two top Democratic lawmakers urged President George W. Bush (news - web sites) to explain how a now discredited White House claim that Iraq (news - web sites) tried to procure nuclear material from Africa was included in a report to Congress -- nine days before it was inserted into the president's State of the Union speech.
Lawmakers asks Bush to explain use of bogus Iraqi weapons claim in report to Congress

At issue is the claim that Iraq was trying to procure nuclear material from Africa -- a now debunked allegation which found its way into US President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech last January.



White House officials over the past several days have distanced themselves from the intelligence, saying its inclusion in the speech -- the most important address delivered by the president each year -- was a mistake.



But Michigan Senator Carl Levin and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy at a press briefing Wednesday, said similar claims were made nine days before the speech -- in a January 20, 2003, report to congress on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

[zbdent]

1. Well, once they had a fall guy take "full blame" for the CIA info,

now they can accidentally "leak" the papers and info that the claims were pulled from speeches before.

[diplomats]

2. This is not going away

I'm glad to see the killing of Saddam's sons hasn't deterred Levin et al from their pursuit of the truth. Go Carl!

[snippy]

3. Levin has hinted at pursuing what I think are the most important questions

Who in the administration made the decision to use a campaign of lies to market the invasion of Iraq?

When was that decision made?

Why was that decision made?

If the democrats can get the media to start asking these questions then its only a small step to start asking for a special prosecutor.

[calimary]

4. Aw shit - included in a REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Damn!

I guess I actually ought to be happy about this. Just one more shovel-full, digging themselves deeper into the abyss (where they belong, damn their evil hearts)!