EXCLUSIVE: Conyers Letter to Bush/Cheney About 'Authorized' Leaks!

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EXCLUSIVE: Conyers Sends Letter to Bush, Cheney About 'Authorized' Leaks of Classified National Security Intel!
Ranking House Judiciary Minority Member Asks for Confirmation, Clarification of Reported 'Authorization' by Cheney and other 'White House Superiors' in Plame CIA Leak Case...
Inquires into 'Legal Basis' for Leaks Which Bush Has Previously Decried...

John Conyers (D-MI), ranking member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, has just sent a letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, The BRAD BLOG, has learned inquiring into the "authorization" of leaks of classified national intelligence information.

The letter, published exclusively at BRAD BLOG, concerns questions about the revelations from National Journal yesterday that Cheney's former chief of staff, I. "Scooter" Libby testified to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's grand jury that he was "authorized" by Cheney and other White House "superiors" to leak such classified intelligence to the media.

The leaks, as reported by Murray Waas, were meant to discredit former Ambassador Joe Wilson's assertions that the Administration was manipulating various intelligence in the lead up to the Iraq War, and later, to justify the Administration's questionable use of pre-War Intelligence.

We post Conyers' letter in full, containing questions, asking for confirmation and clarification from both Bush and Cheney, below...

CONYERS' COMPLETE LETTER:
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002402.htm

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[file83]

1. Kick! n/t

[understandinglife]

2. K&R. Congressman Conyers leads, once again.

Peace.

[Pam-Moby]

7. Yes and I am so proud of him.

He rocks.:toast:

[zanne]

3. I hate to throw cold water on this, but....

It isn't specific about the Plame leak. I think they could make a case that, since they classify the information, they can leak it legally. (If there is evidence about a Plame leak, however, their goose is cooked).

[Pam-Moby]

4. If that was the case,

then why is Fitz investigating it to began with?

[laheina]

5. They have to address that argument

before they can proceed. Conyer's is just dotting his I's and crossing his T's.

So I guess it's worth getting interested in, but it's not worth getting excited about the letter--yet. :)

[Pam-Moby]

6. Yes I understand what Conyers is doing. I was responding

to zanne's post. :)

[laheina]

9. I see.

:hi:

[laheina]

8. oops. Wrong spot.

[electropop]

21. That's fine if they can turn up the doumentation showing they

used the standard, formal de-classification process. It doesn't just "happen" by decree. There are layers of procedure and review, and no single individual can do it alone, even if he thinks he's the Emperor.

[MsKandice01]

10. God, I love that man!

It's just so sad that his letters are basically tossed in the trash. He's at least sending a message though, letting them know that SOMEONE is paying attention.

[babsbunny]

12. And I hope all of this work Conyers is doing

will be recorded for history!

[JudyM]

18. Conyers is one of the true patriots, hanging tough, taking action.

[davekriss]

25. To be in Arthur Zinn's A Peoples History, volume II

A People's History of the United States, Volume II, The Post Democracy Years, written by the great-grandson of Howard Zinn from his home in still free Switzerland.

[mirandapriestly]

11. Oh, I hope his work pays off with the removal of *Co from power!

If election fraud doesn't ruin the 2006 election, I read that he will be head of the Judiciary. That would be such sweet justice!

[MsKandice01]

13. Really?!?

In that case, they will end up at the Hague!!

[hezekkia]

14. that would be sweet.

conyers as judiciary chair.

[SKKY]

15. Oh, this I gotta kick...

[rodeodance]

16. he is one of our true heros. he keeps going and going.

[ninkasi]

17. Conyers is great

I wish there were more like him in Congress. He is a true patriot, and a great American. He is always trying to protect our country, and the Constitution. Wouldn't it be great if we could clone him?

[stop the bleeding]

19. Sweet and Yum yum

:headbang::yourock:

[redacted]

20. Mike Malloy just read the letter on-air

[wordpix2]

22. reply from Oval Office: go f$$** yourself, we're claiming executive privil

ege

[Uncle Joe]

23. John Conyers, I salute you

:patriot:

Thanks for posting BradBlog, Kicked and recommended!

:kick:

[Toots]

24. I am sure he will receive the same answer to this letter as all the others

Stonewall silence......

[sellitman]

26. Not that it will do any good but this guy rocks. n/t

[Melissa G]

27. KnR! Go Conyers! Way to go Bradblog! You both Rock! n/t

[calimary]

28. Brad - do you know about this guy? Carl Sheeler - D, RI

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2450397

Check out this thread in GD-Politics. He's got a couple of them now. Aiming for Lincoln Chafee's seat in the Senate. Sounds like our type of guy! Needs us to help him spread the word and gain momentum.