CSPAN1-Leverett on now talking about censorship and WH and his writing.

[Skidmore]

He's with the New America Foundation and being threatened with charges if he publishes an editorial criticizing the WH. Anyone else watching?

[CottonBear]

1. Who is threatening him? Who is he? Link? n/t

[Skidmore]

3. Flynt Leverett of the New America Foundation.

This is being broadcast live.

[Skidmore]

4. Says former colleagues of his at the CIA have been spineless

and are not behaving well in regard to what makes it to press. The freedom of the press is being abused.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2934236&mesg_id=2934236

[rodeodance]

10. thanks

[CottonBear]

20. Thank you! n/t

[rodeodance]

11. saying the possibility of an Islamic Iraqi Republic should be on the table.

the truth hurts it seems.

[Skidmore]

2. Says drafts of his work were heavily edited by the WH and

then he was threatened with prosecution because the WH are under heavy political pressure right now and what he has to say does not support their policy. He says the WH claims are fraudulent. Says that other writers are not being threatened so long as their writing support the policy currently being promoted.

[Junkdrawer]

6. He must not have a wife in the CIA they can out...n/t

[Junkdrawer]

7. Link to his report that would be the basis of the OpEd...

http://larisaunplugged.typepad.com/atlargely/leverett_diplomatic.pdf

[Skidmore]

8. Thanks. I wasn't sure what he report he was talking about and

I had just turned on the teevee. I was responding to his stepping forward and felt that it was important to call attention to what he was saying. Wonder if this will make the front page.

[rodeodance]

9. internet link here cspan 1

http://c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[Junkdrawer]

12. Says the WH is guilty of the equivalent of Medial Malpractice (delayed action)...

The longer we wait before serious talks with Iran, the worse OUR deal gets and the worse the region becomes.

[Junkdrawer]

18. And refusing to engage Iran hurts Israeli security. n/t

[Junkdrawer]

13. The Washington Note will post the redacted OpEd in a half hour...n/t

[hashibabba]

14. Thanks for the heads up. This is great. I hope the MSM will

cover it.

[Skidmore]

15. Says that this administration will not change course but will continue

with it's disasterous ME policy. Nothing will make a difference.

[Junkdrawer]

16. Consensus is that it's PROBABLY Cheney who's behind the censorship..n/t

[doublethink]

17. .........

:kick: tuned in late but well worth checking out. Hope this replays later today. Peace.

[EST]

19. WOW! Hot damn!

I am so excited I'm shaking!
Imagine - a serious young man, very eloquent Ray McGovern without Ray's flair for hyperbole.
I have never seen this stupid incompetent criminal maladministration slammed so hard before--ever.

I kept expecting the doors to fly open and security to come charging in and arrest him on the spot! Shithouse doors don't get slammed this hard.

Hope this is up on cspan later-it as a must view for absolutely everybody. I have only dialup so can't facilitate it but I sure hope somebody has it.

A new day is dawning.

[SaneInSC]

21. Thanks for the heads up!

I feel much more informed after hearing this Patriot speak out. Especially liked the part where he called out his former colleagues at the intelligence agencies for being spineless and not doing the right thing when they "know better".