>> I get the notion that the White House, the State Dept., the CIA, and all the other agencies didn't want to jump to conclusions, and that they had to sort through a mountain of information and rumors. If that's the primary reason for covering up the terrorism angle, that they really wanted to be sure before shouting the T-word, then I'd be fine with it.
As would I. The problem is they KNEW it. On Day One.
There were, no doubt, mountains of data. But they knew damned well the nature of the attack when he made the statement, and certainly when they sent Rice out.
In fact, it was totally bizarre that they sent RICE, of all people, to do the misleading. At the time, I thought, "WTF is SHE doing there?" And frankly, I don't know why the Sunday talk hosts didn't question it at the time. There was clearly something up then and there. It is as though they sent out the president's typist to explain it all.
Even had it not been at a crucial point in the election, it would have looked strange. But there is no doubt, whatsoever, there was a political motivation behind it. There is no other reasonable explanation.
All of these post-election revelations are infuriating to people who could see the lying & misrepresentations at time. And had it not been for Fox, I do not believe the story would have gotten out at all. |
