WTF Is It Now?!?

"I'm not reading this. This is bullsh*t." - Colin Powell.

"Not that stupid piece of garbage." - Greg Thielmann, Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

"Rumsfeld was deeply, almost pathologically, distorting the intelligence." - unnamed Army intelligence officer, in Time magazine.

Senate opens Iraq weapons probe
The US Congress has ordered an investigation into possible abuse of intelligence information about alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

The inquiries, launched by both Republican and Democratic politicians, will include public hearings that will be televised live later in the month. The CIA, pissed that their intell was impugned, is prepared to co-operate fully.

This is the first serious domestic pressure on the Bush administration to give a detailed explanation of its pre-war claims about weapons of mass destruction.

"To date, you have offered no explanation as to why you and your most senior advisers made repeated allegations based on forged documents," Henry Waxman said in a letter to Bush. - Reported by the BBC.



"Obviously I think that we will over time find it. It's a big country," said Sen. John McCain, R-Enabler. "But I think it's perfectly appropriate" for the committees to hold hearings, he said.

Jay Rockefeller, top Senate Intelligence Committee Democrat, said the panels should "jointly conduct a formal, bipartisan investigation of the accuracy of our prewar intelligence."

Tom 'Isadora' Daschle, SD-Eunich, backed hearings but said "it's too early to know" if Bush exaggerated or miscalculated the threat. Sigh.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich said "the administration led this nation into war based on lies," and said he will push a resolution demanding the release of intelligence on Iraq's alleged weapons.

Tom DeLay, R-Insane, said Bush had ample grounds to oust Saddam, beyond the alleged weapons program, and blamed any misinformation on "the devastation" of U.S. intelligence capabilities under former President Bill Clinton (link). F*cktard.