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Cheney behind forged Niger documents, says former CIA officer

Posted by Jan Frel at 7:59 AM on May 1, 2007.


Quite an allegation. Is the evidence soon to follow?

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Former CIA officer Ray McGovern went on Tucker Carlson's show on Monday and directly accused Vice President Dick Cheney of being behind the Niger forgeries. Carlson pressed McGovern for evidence, but McGovern said he wouldn't share his evidence at present.


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Its no better or worse...
Posted by: JoshuaLudd on May 1, 2007 8:47 AM   
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.. than some of the shit Bush and Cheney have tried to push on America.

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Rather Vague
Posted by: Mojoe on May 1, 2007 9:15 AM   
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?

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Tucker
Posted by: brasilaron on May 1, 2007 10:39 AM   
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I've never like Carlson much, but his willingness to question the source of information was noteworthy, too bad he wasn't asking about the validity of assertions coming from the con-men before the Iraq war.

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Tenet to testify
Posted by: hRIOR on May 1, 2007 11:09 AM   
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Henry Waxman has invited George Tenet to testify before his Oversight/Reform committee re. Lies. Good, since Condo says she's "already told everything" I just hope he's in a good safehouse, under protection of forces of no loyalty to the Bushites.

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Why am I not surprised ???
Posted by: kww355 on May 2, 2007 4:51 AM   
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What a shame that the current regime is so corrupt that no allegations I hear against them surprise me.

Cheney is an amoral power-mad dictator. He makes Machiavelli look like Shirley Temple.

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Keep dreaming and wishing
Posted by: jukeboxerman on May 2, 2007 8:22 AM   
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You fools, actually lefties on this "hate America" site will entertain any conspiracy regarding this administration. Sure the VP forged Niger papers!! You people are moronic lemmings. Please kindly leave my country. Shoo!

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» RE: Keep dreaming and wishing Posted by: fanny666
» YOU Keep dreaming and wishing Posted by: zipper696
» RE: Keep dreaming and wishing Posted by: mountainsrock
This alligation has been public for a long time
Posted by: fanny666 on May 2, 2007 8:29 AM   
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It took all the effort of googling ITALY NIGER DOCUMENT to dig it up... c'mon people, do some homework, nobody is going to pour a bucket of truth into your head! Shit, even wikipedia does a reasonable job with this one.

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» Timeline Posted by: fanny666
The pivotal import of Yellowcake, False Flags, & "Big Time" Evil
Posted by: SevenStarHand on May 2, 2007 11:04 AM   
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Hello all,

The combination of George Tenet's book, At the Center of the Storm, Eisner & Royce's The Italian Letter and the books and research of many others in recent years now provides enough of a foundation for everyone to finally discern that 9:11 was a "false flag" operation against both the American public and the Muslim world. Likewise, the uncanny synchronicity of Al Qaeda's videos and other activities perfectly timed to reinforce and support the Bush/Cheney administration's political needs coupled with the actions of the Bush admin actually serving to strengthen Al Qaeda's position, now makes perfect sense. The apparent mistakes and chaos that have characterized the Iraq war, the easily prevented resurgence of the Taliban, and permitting Bin Laden to escape Tora Bora to a safe haven in Pakistan all fit the same pattern. It's hard to maintain a state of continuous war if you allow your made-to-order enemies to be defeated too early. It is likewise hard to remain a "war president" if your wars end too soon!

The letterhead used to forge the "Yellowcake letter" that was then used to help "sell" the Iraq war was stolen in Rome on 1/1/2001, more than nine months before 9:11 and before Little W. became president. Consequently, the use of the "Yellow-Cake Lie" was obviously discussed and planned before then! The import of this fact is that the Niger embassy in Rome was burglarized, before Bush became president, to lay the groundwork for the web of deception used to sell the Iraq War, after 9:11. More importantly, it is highly unlikely that the Iraq war could ever have been sold to the American public, without something like 9:11 happening first. Any excuses of other uses for the stolen letterhead are laughable since the letterhead burglary would have been pointless, without 9:11. This evidences foreknowledge of those attacks, a full nine months before they occurred, among other things!

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Cheney behind forged Niger documents, says former CIA officer
Posted by: pfm on May 2, 2007 12:16 PM   
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Given Mr. Cheney's proclivity to fabricate why would anyone find it difficult to conclude that Mr. Cheney could very easily had a hand in the fabrication of the reputed “yellow” uranium from Niger used to promote and propagandize the run-up the to GWB war in Iraq.

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Just adds meat to the knowledge
Posted by: Aimleft on May 3, 2007 8:36 AM   
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that Cheney was directly behind the outing of Valerie Plame.

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Tucker Carlson
Posted by: bob t on May 5, 2007 10:22 AM   
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is just another frontman for the Republican party and the Bushies. I wonder why he had Ray McGovern on and why did Ray go on that show. I have seen Ray McGovern speak many times and he is very credible. Also what he says about Cheney makes a lot of sense. That is just the kind of thing a mind like Cheney's would do. Cheney is so corrupt.
My guess is that Ray McGovern and his group of government agents is just sick to death of what Bush/Cheney/Rove et al have done to our government agencies and the many decent people who work there.
Big religion-politics and big oil/corportists are destroying America.

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