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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: abstract who wrote (3601)7/19/2004 4:23:00 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
RE: Joseph Wilson vs. the right-wing conspiracy......

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Wilson's letter is mainly notable for what it does not
mention. He does not dispute the committee's finding that
he was wrong to say he knew his report had reached the
vice president's office, when he had no way of knowing
whether it had or hadn't. He does not admit he was wrong
to tell reporters that he knew the forged documents were
bogus, when he had not seen them at the time of his trip.
He does not leave the door open for future discussions
about his trip, either with Congress or with the press.

Which is telling. Until now, Wilson had shown himself
eager to talk to anyone who would listen--including this
magazine. He was an engaging interview subject. In July
2003, when he sat down with Post reporters Richard Leiby
and Walter Pincus for his first on-the-record interview,
Wilson waxed philosophical. <font color=blue>"It really comes down to the
administration misrepresenting the facts on an issue that
was a fundamental justification for going to war,"<font color=black> he
said. One likes to think he was smoking one of his
favorite cigars at the time--Romeo y Julietas, perhaps.

And then, turning to the two sympathetic journalists,
Wilson, a curious expression on his face, asked, to no one
in particular: <font color=blue>"What else are they lying about?"<font color=black>

As it turns out, that was a question better put to the
administration's critics.

<font size=3>(edited from - "A Little Literary Flair")

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