Surprise, Surprise
Mar 16th, 2007 at 3:54 pm by Susie
Uh, maybe they already knew who did it?
Dr. James Knodell, director of the Office of Security at the White House, revealed today that to his knowledge the White House has never ordered a probe, report, or sanctions as a result of the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame. “I have no knowledge of any investigation in my office,” he said.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said he was “shocked” by Knodell’s testimony, adding that the White House’s lack of action was a “breach on top of a breach.”
Knodell claimed the White House did not investigate because there was an outside investigation taking place. But Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) noted that the investigation “didn’t start until months and months later, and [only] had the purpose of narrowly looking to see whether there was a criminal law violated.” Waxman asked, “But there was an obligation for the White House to investigate whether classified information was being leaked inappropriately, wasn’t there?” Knodell answered, “If that was the case, yes.”
How strong on security? This is like the Gang that Couldn’t shoot Straight. Katrina was a mess, Walter Reed is a mess, firing USAs is a mess, Iraq’s WMD a lie, Valerie Plame outing a security breach of the highest magnitude. The Iraq war isn’t a war, its a clusterfuck. I sure as hell don’t want this group of incompetents watching my back. Less nthan 2 years to go. I hope our country lasts that long. They are doing what they can to destroy it.
Knodell struck me as a first class paper-clip artist, selected for his ability to accomplish absolutely nothing.
All the jobs at FEMA were taken?