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| Et tu, Colin? |
| 2006-09-04 |
| By John Burtis Caesar was stabbed, in the end, by one of his closest and most loyal friends, Brutus. And George Bush was betrayed throughout the course of the entire Fitzgerald inquisition by his one time friend and close confidant, Colin Powell, who knew all along the involvement of Richard Armitage, and chose to keep quiet. Loyalty runs between many extremes. Loyalty motivates US Marines to leave cover, under enemy fire, to rescue wounded comrades, often at the cost of their own lives, and pull them to safety and their comrades. Fidelity will send firefighters rushing back inside a burning building when they hear the shrill scream of a personal alarm locator from a fallen brother or sister. And allegiance to a police partner's wishes will send you pell-melling it headlong to the nearest emergency room, while another cop cradles your wounded partner in the back seat-- because you promised you'd never wait for the ambulance and you'd head for the nearest trauma bay Code 3 -- you keep those promises you make because someday it might be you with a hole in your neck. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #13 "It doesn't seem that Rice is doing all that much better of a job, either." Another EEO hire! |
| Posted by: Texas Redneck 2006-09-04 22:10 |
| #12 It doesn't matter what Fitzgerald was doing, what he was looking for, or where things were going. The main thing is that in the end, Colin Powell turned out to be just another dam$$$ politician who let his personal feelings get in the way of doing the job he was given. It's beginning to be more and more clear why he wasn't able to do much to "turn things around" at State - he didn't really want to. Protecting Richard Armitage and allowing a three-year investigation into nothing continue did great harm to the government of the United States. Powell certainly failed to follow his oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and bear true faith and allegiance to it". I think Bush found out about Armitage and Powell's lack of enthusiasm for following Bush's lead, and that's why he resigned. In my opinion, good riddance. It doesn't seem that Rice is doing all that much better of a job, either. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-09-04 21:57 |
| #11 I don't know. But perhaps this allowed them to get at the issue without needing to expand it or reveal what information they were really looking for. This story has always been so confusing to me. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-09-04 16:22 |
| #10 There are many questions left unanswered in this but the biggest one in my mind is why Fitzgerald chose to conduct a lengthy, expensive inquisition when he already knew the answer. I absolutely agree. Is everyone really so sure that Fitzgerald was out to get the Bush Administration? Maybe what he was really looking for was the who, what, why, where, when and to the nefarious activities going on within our own CIA and the classified leaks to reporters. With what we know now, that is certainly a possibility. Could he just investigate anything he wanted with out limit? Starr had to go back to the judge to get his mandate expanded to handle Clinton's perjury. Wouldn't Fitz also? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-04 16:09 |
| #9 just the bait to get cooperation to find out who in the CIA |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-09-04 16:03 |
| #8 It's an interesting point he brings up but I think it is way too early to make such a searing accusation against Colin Powell. There are many questions left unanswered in this but the biggest one in my mind is why Fitzgerald chose to conduct a lengthy, expensive inquisition when he already knew the answer. Is everyone really so sure that Fitzgerald was out to get the Bush Administration? Maybe what he was really looking for was the who, what, why, where, when and to the nefarious activities going on within our own CIA and the classified leaks to reporters. With what we know now, that is certainly a possibility. What better way to get all members of the media, the CIA, the left and the Kos Kiddies to cooperate to this end than to use Karl Rove and Dick Cheney as irresistable bait? What I also think is interesting is that the left is now suddenly saying that national security and Miss Valerie really weren't harmed. This is just much ado about nothing, ya see. No need to prosecute ol' Joe Wilson who was used in by the CIA in an orchestrated plot to unseat the president with smears and lies. I hope the Fitzgerald really got the information he needed to find out what was going on in the CIA re: who helped Valerie Plame set up this trap for the president and who was leaking. Which agents, reporters, officials, and others were a part of this highly illegal game. I wonder if we are going to find that the real target was never Rove or Cheney - but rather they were just the bait to get cooperation to find out who in the CIA who conducted what were, conducting treason. I sure hope so and if so - ol Karl is truly a genius. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-09-04 15:59 |
| #7 Thank you Mr. Burtis for such a clear indictment. From this day forward, the name Colin Powell will rank with Benedict Arnold. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-04 14:13 |
| #6 I believe Colin got his initial career boost from the Richard M. Nixon White House. Another gem we can thank Tricky for. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-04 11:22 |
| #5 You might be right, perfesser, but my take on it is that the Administration took a major hit, was crippled in congress (lost ability to enforce party discipline), distracted and damaged by 3 years of lying, deliberately corrosive attacks. Powell was a political general who reached to JCS under Clinton IIRC. Indeed an EEO hire, both for his stars and when he was given a high paying position on AOL's board of directors after retiring. What a petty nasty and ultimately dishonorable thing he did in this affair. I hope he has enjoyed his revenge on Cheney and Rumsfled and Bush, because the dishonor will taint him for the rest of his life. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-09-04 10:35 |
| #4 Colin Powell has always been a EEO hire -- his military tours of duty appear to have been little more than kerryesque whistle stops. He dons the mantle of honor, but the scope of his perfidity in this matter reveals he true character -- or lack of it. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2006-09-04 09:50 |
| #3 I could be wrong, but I think this may be ridiculous. Suppose that Armitage had admitted his role. Would this have stopped the political damage to Bush? More likely, Armitage would have been labeled a Bush stooge, or as taking one for the team. Indeed, by keeping their mouths shut, the Bush Administration has been able to further tarnish the MSM as well as clear themselves on the matter. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-09-04 09:32 |
| #2 Canada free press, and a Kalifornia Kop. Go figure. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2006-09-04 02:11 |
| #1 I always liked Colin Powell. |
| Posted by: Fling Flinenter4938 2006-09-04 01:18 |