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To: jlallen who wrote (39254)	8/4/2005 12:30:51 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 93284

Censoring The Truth About Hillary? By Cliff Kincaid \| August 4, 2005 Sales of the book, which reached number two on the New York Times best-seller list, have been generated by Klein's forceful appearances on some talk radio shows. Format this page for printing An article by Rachel Deahl on a website called "The Book Standard" claims that the Ed Klein book on Hillary is not doing as well as it could, and this is because it is too personal. She claims the book has drawn fire from both left- and right-wing media because it "includes an anecdote about Chelsea Clinton supposedly being conceived during a rape, along with numerous references to the former First Lady's being a lesbian…" This is false, and this so-called "review" of the controversy over the book is another indication that many people who write about it haven't read it. Regarding the rape charge, Klein reports that Bill Clinton joked about going to rape his wife during a vacation after he got drunk on beer. The incident, Klein reports, involved Clinton demanding sex from his wife, hardly an actual rape. Nevertheless, Klein reports that Clinton later told friends that Hillary got pregnant as a result of the incident. One doesn't know what to make of this reported incident. A reader doesn't know if it is true or not, only that Klein says that this is what was reported to him. Such a statement is not out of character for Clinton, who reportedly raped former campaign worker Juanita Broaddrick. His attitude toward women was to use and abuse them. Clinton's sex addiction is a matter of public record and cannot be disputed even by his most partisan defenders. On the matter of Hillary allegedly being a lesbian, that's not what Klein charges. He has no evidence of lesbian sex, only evidence of Hillary embracing a lesbian political philosophy that doesn't necessarily imply adoption of the lifestyle. This is a complicated topic that can only be explained by reading the book. Sales of the book, which reached number two on the New York Times best-seller list, have been generated by Klein's forceful appearances on some talk radio shows. Julian Tepper of WTNT-AM 570 in Washington, D.C. conducted a brilliant interview on his show on June 25. We report on the contents of this explosive interview in our AIM Report. Another fascinating interview with Klein was conducted on the Internet radio program the Right Hour. Klein told Paul Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation, that "I came to this project with an open mind. And it was only after three years, and 100 interviews, and tons and tons of research, that I concluded Hillary Clinton would be a clear and present danger if she ever sat in the oval office of the White House." Klein said that all the television shows he was booked to appear on, with two exceptions, were cancelled. That included ABC's Good Morning America, the Chris Matthews Hardball show, Joe Scarborough, Aaron Brown, Paula Zahn, and Fox and Friends. Klein insisted that "They are all cancelled under the hammer of the Clinton war machine, which has gone to war with me and has tried to discredit me. And has called up these networks and told them 'If they have Ed Klein on, they are going to have a lot of trouble getting access to Hillary,' and they have all crumbled, believe it or not. It's hard to believe, I know, but that is the kind of power that Mrs. Clinton and her office wield." He did appear on Lou Dobbs show on CNN and the Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes show. He also eventually appeared on John Gibson's Fox News show, but only to talk about Hillary's work as a young lawyer on the congressional Watergate committee. In an editorial, Investor's Business Daily noted that Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz has said it is wrong to use the term "censorship" when describing the media black-out of the Klein book because television networks don't have an obligation to interview any author. The paper countered, "We agree -censorship is the wrong word. So how about bias?" The paper noted that the networks "put the foibles of conservatives on maximum display-as happened during last year's nonstop parade of anti-Bush books-but impose a Mafia-like code of emerta on those that criticize liberal heroes."

To: jlallen who wrote (39254)	8/4/2005 12:32:24 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

CBS News Targets Rove By Cliff Kincaid \| August 1, 2005 The attacks on Rove had always fallen short of the mark. The anti-Bush bias that drove the CBS Evening News under Dan Rather continues under substitute anchorman Bob Schieffer and his substitute John Roberts. After days of accusing White House aide Karl Rove of leaking the name of CIA employee Valerie Plame, the news media reported that Rove got the name from journalists. But that didn't stop CBS from continuing to insist that Rove may have somehow violated the law. The attacks on Rove had always fallen short of the mark. The Matt Cooper notes in the case, seized upon by the media, show that Rove was asked about the case, didn't identify her by name, and mentioned her only in passing while giving a warning about relying on her husband, the notoriously unreliable and deceptive Joe Wilson. Still, the CBS Evening News on July 15 was determined to keep the heat on Rove. Citing unnamed legal experts, reporter Gloria Borger said that "the cover-up could be worse than the crime" and somebody could have lied to federal investigators or the grand jury. Rove "is in a very tough spot here," she told substitute anchor John Roberts, because the President promised to fire anybody who illegally leaked the name of a covert CIA operative. It's true that somebody could be indicted, but there's no indication at least at this point that Rove could be indicted for illegally leaking classified information about a secret CIA operative. Borger also showed a brief clip of former CIA counsel Jeff Smith, who said that the statute was "clear" and that "It does not have to be a specific name of the individual. It is any information that identifies the covert agent. It is clear that somebody broke the law here." But it isn't at all clear. Bruce Sanford, one of the authors of the statute, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, appeared on CNN and the Fox News Channel to say there was no violation of the law. He said on CNN, "That's pretty clear from the [Cooper] notes, the e-mails that Time magazine released to the grand jury that [White House political adviser] Karl Rove said that [former Ambassador Joseph] Wilson's wife-he didn't even use her name-but Wilson's wife 'apparently works' at the CIA. It seems to me there's a substantial question whether she qualifies as the kind of covert agent that was envisioned by the act. There are very tight requirements for that. And there is a substantial doubt whether the agency was taking the kind of affirmative measures to conceal her identity that the act talks about." On the matter of Plame being a covert agent, Sanford said that "I think a covert agent under the act has to be someone who has deep cover, who is working abroad. Not just traveling abroad, but is stationed and working abroad sometime within the last five years. And USA Today reported that…the Wilsons were married in 1998. There's some question whether she was even abroad during the last five years. She really had a desk job at [CIA headquarters in] Langley [Virginia] and was driving in and out of the CIA every day. That's not exactly deep cover." Sanford went on to say that "It is worth remembering that when Robert Novak, the columnist, disclosed her identity in his column, he had called the CIA to tell them he was going to do that, and they didn't stop him. They did not do what the CIA normally does in that situation if they want to protect or continue to protect somebody's identity...They didn't call his syndicate. They didn't scream at him, say you're going to endanger her life or [en]danger her career, that sort of thing. They just sort of shrugged and said, 'Well, I guess she won't be getting any more overseas assignments.' I don't think that's the kind of affirmative measures that the agency needs to be taking in order to invoke the statute." On July 16, however, the New York Times reported that the case involved "blowing her cover as a covert operative." The Times won't let the facts get in the way of a good story. Its agenda is the same as CBS-get Bush through Rove.