Sort of related to the last entry, the Krauthammer wing of the G.O.P is pissed off that more is not being done to hype the "threat" posed by Iran. Their solution? Blame the intelligence agencies!
"Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican lawmakers are voicing anger that American spy agencies have not issued more ominous warnings about the threats that they say Iran presents to the United States.
Yeah, because the warnings coming from the mole on Pete Hoekstra's ass are definitely more reliable than professional opinions.
Many senior Bush administration officials have long been dismissive of the work of the intelligence agencies. Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon set up an office led by Douglas J. Feith, the Defense Department’s third-ranking civilian official at the time, that sifted through raw intelligence to look for links between terrorist networks and governments like Iraq’s.
And that sure worked out well, didn't it?
House Intelligence Committee report released Wednesday was written primarily by Republican staff members on the committee, and privately some Democrats criticized the report for using innuendo and unsubstantiated assertions to inflate the threat that Iran posed to the United States.
The report’s cover page shows a picture of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran speaking at a lectern that bears the message “The World Without Zionism.”
Joesef Goebbles would blush at this kind of propaganda. But none of this tops, "This time, I swear I'm not crooked" Newt Gingrigh:
“When the intelligence community says Iran is 5 to 10 years away from a nuclear weapon, I ask: ‘If North Korea were to ship them a nuke tomorrow, how close would they be then?” said Newt Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives.
Well, Newt, the answer to your hypothetical is 1 day. Today Iran has no weapon, but if a third party were to ship Iran a weapon, that makes them 1 day away from nuclear capability. Of course, if North Korea shipped a nuclear weapon to, say, my apartment, I too would be one day away from nuclear capability. Better questions: How likely is your fucking delusional scenario, and how soon can we revoke your driver's license, given that you're obviously batshit insane?
Mark this down: Given their intent, track record, and capability to follow through, these GOP fanatics are more dangerous than Iran.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/washington/24intel.html?pagewanted=1
Posted by mike at August 25, 2006 02:24 PMI have a nuclear weapon right now. It's in my pants.
Posted by: Patrick on September 4, 2006 12:33 AM