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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (57540)	4/6/2006 11:56:07 PM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 93284

I can hear him now. "Yah I authorized the leak. And i authorized it 350 times. And i'm going to authorize it another 350 times because it's in the interest of national security. And only i can make that determination that it's in the interest of national security. god bless you all and have a nice day."

To: Skywatcher who wrote (57540)	4/7/2006 12:58:46 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93284

Bush ORDERED the leak: Bush 'ordered intelligence leak' once again President Bush is fighting for his political credibility, with Democrats smelling blood. He says that in the past the president has said he does not approve of such leaks and would sack anyone involved. Mr Libby's claim, in effect, is that his former boss and friend is a liar, our correspondent adds. Experts disagree on whether the president has the authority on his own to declassify secret information. US President George W Bush authorised the leak of secret intelligence to a newspaper to help defend the Iraq war, a former White House aide has said. Pre-trial court papers cite Lewis "Libby" Scooter as saying he was told to tell a reporter Iraq was "vigorously trying to procure" uranium. Mr Scooter, former chief-of-staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, is facing trial in connection with another leak. He is accused of lying to prosecutors probing the naming of a CIA agent. Former diplomat Joseph Wilson - husband of the agent, Valerie Plame - wrote a high-profile article in the New York Times in July 2003 casting doubt on a key White House claim about Saddam Hussein's pursuit of nuclear weapons. Mr Libby reportedly says in court papers filed on Wednesday that soon afterwards, Mr Cheney told him to pass information from the classified National Intelligence Estimate to Judith Miller, a New York Times reporter. Disclosing classified information in that way was "unique in his recollection", his testimony reportedly says. First Bush link Mr Bush approved Mr Cheney's instruction, the vice-president told Mr Libby, according to the court papers. Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid called the claim "shocking", and said Mr Bush "must fully disclose his participation in the selective leaking of classified information". The White House has not commented on the report. The lawyer prosecuting Mr Libby does not claim Mr Bush broke the law. The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says once again President Bush is fighting for his political credibility, with Democrats smelling blood. He says that in the past the president has said he does not approve of such leaks and would sack anyone involved. Mr Libby's claim, in effect, is that his former boss and friend is a liar, our correspondent adds. Experts disagree on whether the president has the authority on his own to declassify secret information. Mr Libby's testimony marks the first time he has put Mr Bush into the frame of events surrounding leaks from the White House to the press over the Iraq war. Reports suggest he disclosed Mrs Plame's name to the New York Times in the same conversation where he passed on National Intelligence Estimate information. No-one has been charged with a crime over the leaking of Mrs Plame's name to reporters. Mr Libby is charged with lying to investigators and obstructing the investigation. He resigned as chief-of-staff to Mr Cheney after he was charged and is due to go on trial in January 2007. E-mail this to a friend