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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (735747)	4/6/2006 4:04:40 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Why didn't the President acknowledge that either he or Mr. Cheney had authorized the leaking of this document (classified or not) when he was asked multiple times in 2004-5?

To: jlallen who wrote (735747)	4/6/2006 4:33:40 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

This looks bad, really bad.

To: jlallen who wrote (735747)	4/6/2006 5:36:16 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "Cheney has authority to declassify the NIE" Apparently he didn't do that though, or didn't rely upon HIS declassification authority... according to the New Youk Sun: "...Mr. Libby is said to have testified that "at first" he rebuffed Mr. Cheney's suggestion to release the information because the estimate was classified. However, according to the vice presidential aide, Mr. Cheney subsequently said he got permission for the release directly from Mr. Bush. "Defendant testified that the vice president later advised him that the president had authorized defendant to disclose the relevant portions of the NIE," the prosecution filing said." "Mr. Libby told the grand jury that he also sought the advice of the legal counsel to the vice president, David Addington, who indicated that Mr. Bush's permission to disclose the estimate "amounted to a declassification of the document," according to the new court papers." Bush Authorized Leak to Times, Libby Told Grand Jury New York Sun Web Exclusive By JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun April 6, 2006 updated 9:02 am EDT nysun.com