Scarletwine
New Yorker
Someone's head should roll for this. The administration is morally bankrupt on so many fronts I can't believe they still have supportersof conscience.
>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>Today we're giving you a chance to clear your name. We're asking you
and
>tens of thousands of other MoveOn members to sign an affidavit
affirming
>that you didn't leak the identity of an undercover CIA agent to the
press
>last July.
>
>Here's why:
>
>President Bush told the press on Tuesday that he doesn't "have any
idea"
>whether the senior administration officials who blew a CIA operative's
>cover will ever be found. But if he just asked his staff to sign a
legally
>binding affidavit confirming that they weren't involved, and referred
>anyone who wouldn't to the FBI, it's possible he could flush out the
>perpetrators in a day. To date, the President hasn't even discussed
this
>matter with his staff.
>
>We've already done the President's homework for him by writing the
>affidavit. Now let's show him how easy it is for innocent people to
>legally declare their innocence. You can sign the affidavit and send
it to
>the President in under a minute by going to:
>http://moveon.org/affidavit/?id=1802-2006239-RNu7rxXJIg1qR3kFt0Iu8g
>
>On Sunday, Reuters reported that Valerie Plame, the CIA agent whose
cover
>was blown "was probably the single highest target of any possible
terrorist
>organization or hostile intelligence service that might want to do
damage,"
>according to a former senior CIA official. It's now clear that the
leakers
>in the White House are willing to put national security and the lives
of
>CIA operatives in danger for their own ends. But President Bush seems
>unconcerned -- he hasn't even looked into who it might be.
>
>Here are a few quotes from the Bush Administration that give some
contrast
>to the task of finding the leakers.
>
>On finding Osama Bin Laden in Central Asia:
>"We're going to hunt them down one at a time. . . it doesn't matter
where
>they hide, as we work with our friends we will find them and bring
them to
>justice."
>--President George W. Bush, 11/22/02
>
>On finding Saddam Hussein in the Mideast:
>"We are continuing the pursuit and it's a matter of time before
[Saddam] is
>found and brought to justice."
>--White House spokesman McClellan, 9/17/03
>
>On finding the leaker in the close confines of the White House:
>"I don't know if we're going to find out the senior administration
>official. I don't have any idea."
>--President George W. Bush, 10/7/03
>
>President Bush can do better than that. He could start by simply
asking
>his staff to sign a legally binding affidavit. Show the President how
easy
>it is. Sign the affidavit and send it on to the President today at:
>http://www.moveon.org/affidavit/?id=1802-2006239-RNu7rxXJIg1qR3kFt0Iu8g
>
>It's been three months since Valerie Plame's identity was leaked to
the
>press. The time for President Bush to take command and find the
leakers is
>long overdue.
>
>Sincerely,
>--Carrie, Eli, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
> The MoveOn Team
> October 10th, 2003
>
>(Many thanks to the Center for American Progress for the research and
>quotes.)