Political Quotes

“today at 11 a.m. in Rayburn 2203 I will be hosting a briefing featuring two veteran intelligence officers to discuss the Bush administration's misuse of intelligence to justify the war in Iraq. The first speaker, Ray McGovern, is a 27-year veteran of the analytic ranks of the CIA who cofounded the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. The second speaker, Andrew Wilkie, was a senior intelligence analyst at Australia's Office of National Assessment until his resignation a week before the war. The Bush Administration's recent blame shifting and back-pedaling on the Iraq uranium claim is profoundly embarrassing to this Nation. In an effort to protect the Bush presidency, Secretary Rumsfeld and National Security Advisor Rice have decided to blame CIA Director Tenet for not removing the '16 words' from the President's State of the Union address. They, of course, have completely neglected to mention that the claim was disputed by Tenet in October, 2002, and that the Vice President's office learned of the forged evidence back in February of 2002. They have refused to divulge what transpired during Vice President Cheney's multiple unusual visits to meet personally with CIA Iraq analysts, in which they reportedly felt pressured. It is time for the American people to know the truth, and today at 11 a.m. in Rayburn 2203 we are going to continue on the path to get the truth.”