All Out Stop on O'Neill - US Insp. General Investigating 'Him" not Bush

[cthrumatrix]

Treasury Seeks Probe Into Papers Taken by O'Neill
Mon January 12, 2004 03:50 PM ET


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury has asked the U.S. inspector general's office to investigate how a possibly classified document appeared on Sunday in a televised interview of ex-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, a department spokesman said on Monday.
"It's based on the (CBS program) '60 Minutes' segment, and I'll be even more clear -- the document as shown on '60 Minutes' that said 'secret,"' Treasury spokesman Rob Nichols told reporters at a weekly briefing.

In a new book about his term as Treasury chief, O'Neill, who left the job in December 2002 in a shake-up of President Bush's economic team, criticized White House policies and provided author Ron Suskind with thousands of administration documents.

While Nichols said it is customary for departing officials to take documents when they leave, this probe will focus on how possibly classified information appeared on a television interview as one of O'Neill's papers.

http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4113512


This is revenge..

Get Your book fast Tuesday (first day)..... who knows if they might try to stop the truth getting out....this is tooo big.

[Manix]

1. Paul O'Neill meet Joe Wilson

nt

[R3dD0g]

2. Somewhere I read

that O'Neill described himself as old and rich and wasn't worried about the Bushistas.

He should start worrying right about now.

And stay off small airplanes, all planes in fact.

[HereSince1628]

3. yesterday I posted that I "trusted" that document was declassified

This must be a real threat to the Bushistas. They are forced to fake an interest in law and order.

[cthrumatrix]

26. this is a drama that is playing out before our eyes - this is clearly

impeachment material

[proud patriot]

4. are they talking about the map ?

:shrug:

[Native]

7. One of the memos shown on camera

had the word "secret" on it.

[HereSince1628]

12. Funny how Plame's secrecy isn't as important, ain't it??????

Well, er, no. Mr. Rove indicated that Plame's secret assignment really wasn't and she was fair game...

What fucking planet was the playground on where George learned the rules of fair play?

[Jacobin]

13. The hypocrisy is simply mind boggling

[cthrumatrix]

15. yep -- it's ok to out CIA.... but don't tell the truth of "war for oil"

[HereSince1628]

20. How does one say "The truth is transparent" in French?

The europeans are going to have a merry time with this.

With any luck the lap dog Blair will be sent to the Isle of Mann where no one will notice his tail is tucked between his legs.

And just how does an American ambassador approach a French, German, Belgian, or Luxembourgan (sp?) except with the appeal from a bowed posture "Do you have any of those nice choc-o-lats, kind sir?

Screw impeachment, it'll be over by November. Let's go right to felony charges.

[Toots]

29. If only true justice could be done!

In another world in another time maybe just maybe but this is the fascist government of America we are talking about and I don't see them doing anything but relaxing in their hammocks and drinking Mint Julips and chuckling at the stupid Americans that made them so filthy rich.

[HereSince1628]

32. The courts are ours, justice and vengence are the Lords

So I say prosecute, prosecute, prosecute!

Would someone please be so good as to test the blade with a cabbage?

[Cat Atomic]

5. THAT was fast. Think they'll try to have the books withheld?

[Must_B_Free]

6. How come it was OK for Novak to publish "secrets"

but not 60 minutes?

What a double standard...

[HereSince1628]

14. we seem to have a bingo at response # 6

would you like the numbers to be repeated?

I am with you MBF I think the new spelling for hypocracy is BUSH/CHENEY

[proud patriot]

16. Excellent point !

This reminds me of what they tried with elsburg .

are there plumbers at work....Remember the
major crimes are committed during the cover up
as well . Because panic , will cause hasty sloppy
actions .

Checkmate !

[cthrumatrix]

33. I'm sure Novak will clear up all double stds for us..... interestign to

see him bash a republican insider who desires truth....isn't that what journalists want?

[radfringe]

8. didn't take bush buddies long to launch this investigation

amazing how they dragged their feet over 9-11 and the outing of Plame... but let someone "out" the Bush lies and BAMM they are all over them like a peanut butter sandwhich

[Cannikin]

9. This war is so profitable...

They arent going to let anyone get in the way of keeping it going.

[ewagner]

10. Bad move by Treasury

No matter if O'Neil did or did not expose classified documents, this is going to look vindictive. There is no way the bushites can put a good spin on this.

I also saw Bush* in the Q & A segment of the News Conference with President Fox. He was sooooooo careful not to badmouth O'Neil. Instead, he used terra, terra, 9/11, 9/11, 9/11.

Think he'd better tell treasury to back off........this will make O'Neil both a hero and a martyr.

[Timefortruth]

17. Punish Wilson with a leak, persecute O'Neill for a leak.

And all the wingnuts won't see any inconsistency there at all.

Wow, wouldn't it be nice to be that stupid? Ignorance really is bliss.

[rumguy]

19. it's more than ignorance behind the wingnuts

it's pure and simple evil..

[Toots]

30. "this is going to look vindictive. " Ya Think?

:shrug:

[wryter2000]

11. Oh boy

I thought O'Neill was being pretty naive thinking the White House couldn't do anything to him. Still, this makes them look pretty bad.

[lovedems]

18. Possibly classified....Can't they figure out in a day if the document

IS classified?? This administration becomes more and more of a joke everyday.

[cthrumatrix]

21. if they were - I'm sure that would have been announced.

[HereSince1628]

23. With the number of documents Bush/Cheney classifies it could

take a bit of time. They have to locate the original, destroy it, doctor a replacement, account for the original document's declassification, and then destroy those records and re-insert into the database the altered document.

Even with Total Information Awareness, this takes time, and they learned from the mistake of the Niger yellowcake that you really can't fool some of the people event a bit of the time.

[yellowcanine]

22. Let's hope the Bushbots are stupid enough to push this

This will do wonders to raise the profile of O'Neil's book/accusations. Is it too much to hope that they would try to stop distribution of the book?

[enki23]

24. can't stuff that one back in the bag

prosecute him for it, maybe, but the information is already out. fuck you, bushies.

[cthrumatrix]

25. book is out tomorrow...#1 at amazon..."crap meet fan"

they are freaking....and shrub is
revealed for his true war for oil intentions"

[Gin]

27. Is it possible that this was a strategy by the author and O'Neill?

Suskind knows better than to use a "secret" document. If this was their plan to rile the cabal...it worked like a charm...the book hit number 1...the cabal has their undies in a knot...and time will tell who gets bitch slapped.

[cthrumatrix]

28. they are clearly not stupid.... I think this investigation will only bring

more attention to the lies and lives lost as a result.

[tom_paine]

31. Mr. O'Neill...Mr. O'Brien wants to see you in Room 101, please

Watch out for small planes, John.

[Junkdrawer]

34. Bush lies us into an oil war - no scandal. O'Neill reveals secret...

oil "divy up" map - Big scandal on O'Neill. :crazy:

[kentuck]

35. It's not over, is it ?

I think the Administration thought it was going to blow over today? Surprise !

[hellhathnofury]

36. Write your Congressman.

We've got to turn up the pressure. They're to used to caving.