Planned Kerry Downing Street memo speech stirs controversy

[Freddie Stubbs]

Mass. Democrat mum
RAW STORY


Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and his press office remain silent as controversy mushrooms around a planned floor speech on minutes of a secret 2002 meeting between the officials of the U.S. and UK at which the director of British intelligence warned the intelligence was being “fixed” around the policy, RAW STORY has learned.

The minutes have fueled concern among Democrats in Congress that the concern over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was staged, a ploy to get Congress to go along with war.

Kerry’s remarks have taken on epic proportion, likely because a NewsMax article conflated Kerry’s quotes with Ralph Nader’s impeachment cry. AlJazeera.com (which is not affiliated with the news channel) led with a headline today ripening the confusion: “John Kerry to call for impeachment of George Bush.”

"When I go back on Monday, I am going to raise the issue," Kerry told Massachusetts' Standard Times newspaper last week. "I think it's a stunning, unbelievably simple and understandable statement of the truth and a profoundly important document that raises stunning issues here at home.”

RAW STORY has confirmed that Kerry intends to deliver a statement on the Downing Street minutes.

more: http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Planned_Kerry_Downing_Street_memo_speech_stirs_controversy;_Ke_06_05_2005_0341pm.html

[babylonsister]

1. Error 404-File Not Found-broken link. nt

[Wilms]

4. This will do.

http://tinyurl.com/dcnfp

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. Try this link:

http://tinyurl.com/dcnfp

[dogday]

2. And We Are Still Waiting For John To Make His Move

anytime he is ready......

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3. Were some too quick to jump on Kerry? What's being said here -

but is it possible Raw Story got things wong, just a little. I don't see where Kerry said he was going to deliver any speech or statement, just that he would "raise" the issue in DC.

The issue got raised.

"RAW STORY has confirmed that Kerry intends to deliver a statement on the Downing Street minutes. "

I'm not saying Kerry didn't tell someone he'd make a speech about it, on the Senate floor no less, but I still haven't seen that quote.

Nothing personal, Raw Story.

on edit:

Just wondering if this story, from before Monday, obviously, couldn't have been repeated so often that by Monday we were waiting for Kerry to do something he hadn't promised to do?

Have some been too quick to jump on him?

Just wondering.

[Seedersandleechers]

6. Ralf Nader's impeachment cry?

How dare he...the fuck head.

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7. huh?

[babylonsister]

9. Here's a good thread, read all about it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3771437#3771631

[hang a left]

8. This story is a few days old. eom

[whatgives]

10. I just wish he'd get on with it and

make the speech on the floor of the Senate.:rant: