That "Should" Rip It- But Don't Count On It

Via the Guardian via Truthout:

State Dept. Now Says Bolton Interviewed
John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for UN ambassador, mistakenly told Congress he had not been interviewed or testified in any investigation over the past five years, the State Department said Thursday.

Bolton was interviewed by the State Department inspector general as part of a joint investigation with the Central Intelligence Agency into prewar Iraqi attempts to buy nuclear materials from Niger, State Department spokesman Noel Clay said.

The admission came hours after another State Department official said Bolton had correctly answered a Senate questionnaire when he wrote that he has not testified to a grand jury or been interviewed by investigators in any inquiry over the past five years.

The reversal followed persistent Democratic attempts to question Bolton's veracity just days before Bush may use his authority to make him United Nations ambassador after Congress adjourns for its summer recess. For months, Democrats have prevented the Senate from confirming the fiery conservative to the post...

Wonderful how much media play this has in America this morning. Or is it no wonder?

Amazingly, Joe Biden (D-MBNA) yesterday fired off a letter to Rice saying basically, look, we caught this guy with his pants down. One can imagine the fate of the luckless minion that informed her of this note.s

Or not so amazing. Remember this isn't simply a Wrepublican vs. Democrat (or in Biden's case, DINOcrat) issue. The split goes to the top of the Company board: Empire and Caliphate vs. broader business interests.

While there's some evidence Dominion benefits all the robber barons, hot shooting war to bring about Dominion benefits only a few.