The Right vs. The CIA

11:11 am EST November 6th, 2005 | Politics | 12 Comments

I’ve found it intriguing that the right has now decided to respond to Scooter Libby and Karl Rove leaking classified information to the press for political gain by… attacking the Central Intelligence Agency, even to the point of accusing them of plotting a “coup”.

Insert comment about undermining the viability and purpose of the lead intelligence agency of the United States in the middle of a global war on terrorism here.

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12 Responses to “The Right vs. The CIA”

  1. frameone says:
    November 6, 2005 at 11:11 am

    Wow. That’s the most fact free diatribe I’ve read in a long time. It’s enough to make you think that the hard right would rather destroy every institution of government to protect the Republican Party than face the facts of its own failures. Nah, they would never do that. Right?

  2. Semanticleo says:
    November 6, 2005 at 12:11 pm

    Considering that BushCo is made up of those who chose NOT to serve in the military; what would you call their manipulation of intelligence to accomplish their private agenda?

    A chicken coup?

  3. Jadegold says:
    November 6, 2005 at 12:11 pm

    It’s Captain Cubicle’s site–what did you expect? As to this Vox fellow who claims to be a former member of the intelligence community–he’s a joke.

    I wonder what Bush the Smarter would think about Vox’s claim the CIA is trying to overthrow Bush the Dimmer?

  4. bryan says:
    November 6, 2005 at 12:11 pm

    In Hoover’s day, the entire flood of information nobody wants anyone else to know would be released (a great way for a cross-dressing homosexual to hold on to a job). I think it would be hysterical (both in the funny and insane senses of the word)

  5. AlexCorrigan says:
    November 6, 2005 at 1:11 pm

    I wonder what Bush the Smarter would think about Vox s claim the CIA is trying to overthrow Bush the Dimmer?

    If the CIA wanted to ‘overthrow’ Dubya, they’d only have to convince the Justice Dept. to do its job.

  6. In Search Of Utopia says:
    November 6, 2005 at 1:11 pm

    Around the Sphere November 6th, 2005

    This is a Republican Fantasy… The reason we lost the last two elections was about the candidate, not the platform. My caption to this photo. “Man I wish these people would learn to speak english!” Meanwhile, the Right continues to…

  7. Semanticleo says:
    November 6, 2005 at 4:11 pm

    Dershowitz may have hit upon the strategy Libby has divined which could be the grease which will enable the weasles to escape unscathed.

    He has suggested the special prosecutor position hasn’t any real power, hence, a Potemkin Prosecutor.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/scooter-libby-prediction_b_10113.html

  8. Frank_D says:
    November 6, 2005 at 5:11 pm

    Now all of a sudden the left is protective of the CIA? Have the black helicopters landed?

  9. Semanticleo says:
    November 6, 2005 at 11:11 pm

    Juan Non-Volokh takes a bit of a stand on torture, but dislikes the comparison of GitMO to a gulag.

    http://www.volokh.com/posts/1131321731.shtml

  10. dugger1 says:
    November 7, 2005 at 8:11 am

    Uhh, your premise is 100% wrong. Neither Rove no Libby have been identified as leaking classified.

    Dugger

  11. Dugger says:
    November 7, 2005 at 10:11 am

    In fact as each day goes by, additional info comes to light that indicates that Plame was well known to be employed at the CIA well before Novak, Libby, etc. Clearly, clearly, Libby is being charged with committing crimes as part of the process of investigating a non-crime. Clealry, clearly, the Democrats care much less about good intelligence and a lot more about getting Republicans.

    Dugger, The Only Person Emerging from the Plame Affair as a jerk and lair is Lil’ Joe Wilson, partisan Democrat

  12. Frank_D says:
    November 7, 2005 at 12:11 pm

    Waaait a minute — Nothing is happening with Novak — you don’t suppose he’s a covert CIA agent?