Here's A Question For You:
When You Cross The CIA, Will The CIA Retaliate?
Do you
happen to remember back in the day when Howard Dean was the only person
in America speaking publicly about holding someone accountable for the
Valerie Plame leak?
Dean: Mr.
President, we urgently need an explanation about the very serious
charge that senior officials in your Administration may have retaliated
against Ambassador Joseph Wilson by illegally disclosing that his wife
is an undercover CIA officer.
From the history-making July 18, 2003, Des Moines, Iowa, speech by Gov. Howard Dean that came to be know as "16 Questions"
Well,
even with as naïve as I seem to be at times, when I realized that
someone in the Bush Administration had purposely exposed a deep-cover
CIA agent in order to retaliate against her husband for speaking out
against Bushco, I wondered just how wise it really was to double-cross
the CIA. Can the neo-cons really be so naïve as to believe that
they can betray the CIA and that the CIA will not retaliate?
Personally, that is one agency I would not want to take on.
But, it
seems, somewhere deep inside the Bush Administration, the neo-con
shadow government was blinded by the same thing that they had used so
effectively to blind the American public to the truth about what they
were up to: the specter of 9/11.
Bush is
reported to have said that 2001 was one of the best and happiest years
of his life. Support for his pseudo-presidency was riding high,
and American patriotism was at fever pitch. The Bush Regime felt
invincible, and I am convinced this, and a very pronounced vindictive
quality, led Bushco to make what may become their fatal mistake.
In an article passed along to us from Ellen Ballas, Co-coordinator of the Iowa Rapid Response network, FromTheWilderness.com
speculates on the role the CIA is now playing in the downfall of the
Bush Empire. It's a long article, well sourced, and well worth
reading if you have the time. It answers some of the questions we
were all asking a year ago. Click here.
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Thursday, June 10
Here's A Question For You: When You Cross The CIA, Will The CIA Retaliate?
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 10 Jun 2004 04:15 PM CDT
Tuesday, June 1
DFA/DFIA Meet Up is Tomorrow! (and Rapid Response)
by
Linda Thieman
on Tue 01 Jun 2004 11:11 AM CDT
DFA/DFIA Meet Up is Tomorrow!
(and Rapid Response) Alison posted this reminder on Blog for America this morning. Thought I'd share it with you. It seems like only yesterday I was listening to the Governor answering questions at the last Meet Up. DFA Meet Ups are incredible because they are about neighbors and strangers coming together for the betterment of their country. The action items at Meet Ups have had an incredible impact on American politics and this month will be no different. The agenda for tomorrow includes: * Planning for your Candidate Forum at the July Meet Up * Planning how to spread the Count Every Vote Petition in your area * June 19th Bridge the Health Care Gap events * Brainstorm 5 ways to take your country back this summer * Local action items Make sure that you are signed up to attend your local Meet Up. Posted by Alison Stanton at 09:52 AM And this came in from Liz Herbert of Rapid Response Network (do we REALLY have to take the name "Dean" out of everything we do?). Liz, who lives in Florida, has had no little success with her own Rapid Response group in Florida. As Liz writes: A well-functioning state group is like a GOLD MINE for the state - we used ours in Florida to get legislation defeated that was an end-around on the effort to mandate paper ballots. But we can't really support 50 states from outside the state, so we're doing our best to build each effort inside. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Liz has asked the DFA State Groups to spread the word about Rapid Response at our Meet Ups tomorrow. Rapid Response Network, a 1,500 member national network of citizens, dedicated to insuring the political dialog that takes place in the media is fair and accurate, is ALIVE & WELL (Rapid Response - Iowa). We are turning our attention now to insuring that strong state groups are in place across the country to respond to inaccuracies in local papers leading up to November. Some state groups are vital and busy, and may only need more assistance with writing action items, or researching. Others lack a state coordinator and haven't grown as they might. Please sign up for your state's Rapid Response Team and take a look at where it is. This is an effort made strong by many small contributions - consider how you might help. A strong state team can insure factual corrections are made across the publications in your state, both in the national races and in supporting local candidates, including - notably - the ones endorsed by your groups and by DFA. If any in your group have any questions, have them contact Liz at rapidresponsenetwork@earthlink.net. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dean Rapid Response - Iowa is very fortunate to have two dedicated co-coordinators, DFIA Founding Member Trish Nelson and Ellen Ballas. Please go here to join the Iowa Rapid Response team. We have the power! And be sure to mention Blog for Iowa at your Meet Ups, too! Thanks! |
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