Plamegate and Iraqgate get the shaft: normenclature of scandals

[iamthewalrus109]

Cellar folk:

Well once again a terrible tragedy will be mishandled, swept under the carpet, and obscure the truth on a couple of investigations that are at the heart of our current deployment in Iraq and the general malise of this country. Although seemingly unrelated to most, Katrina and the Iraq war and directly related through Bush and his policies by more than just one factor.

Yesterday the Senate judiciary and the Armed Services committee blocked calls for the release of documents and investigations. In reference to the Plamegate ordeal, which in essence is directly related to Iraqgate contraversy inculding the Downing street memos, US attorney Fitzgerald has asked the Congress not to dig for any documents in the Deparment of State or the NSA on Valerie Plame due to the conflict that may arrise from the pending investigation. Although this appears to be a legtimate request from Fitzgerald, the vote on whether to ask for the release of Iraq related documents by certain Republicans is troubling. Citing "national security" intrests these requests have been denied by members of Congress themselves. Seeing the destruction of Katrina and the lack of mobilzation, with most of our reserve forces currently deployed abroad doesn't America demand answers from this administration finally? When will the time come for a house cleaning? With the ommissions and censorship that the 9/11 hearings brought, and now the supression of why we went to Iraq, when will we know? My guess is never. It's as simple as that, by the time there is any true reconsideration or reform (if there ever will be again in this country) the evidence will be "routinely destroyed" as part of a "document managment" program. Is no one responsible? It seems that every elected representative of this country is an asset of the defense establishment or a scared puppy. I guess Congress will get its due when the Capitol becomes a target of a another "terrorist" attack, blindly following the directives of this country's defense infrastructure, one which had been warned about by Churchill, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and even Dick Nixon. God help us.......(developing)