OOOOPS!
And there's this, also from this morning's Bolton hearings.
John Kerry, that paragon of virtue and intelligence, in his questioning of Bolton, outed a CIA agent. So too did Richard Lugar, one of those blantantly phony, glad-handing politicians that I deplore with every fiber of my being.
From the NYT:
"We referred to this other analyst at the CIA, whom I'll try and call Mr. Smith here, I hope I can keep that straight,'' Bolton said at one point.
Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both mentioned a name, Fulton Armstrong, that had not previously come up in public accounts of the intelligence flap.
It is not clear whether Armstrong is the undercover officer, but an exchange between Kerry and Bolton suggests that he may be.
In questioning Bolton, Kerry read from a transcript of closed-door interviews that committee staffers conducted with State Department officials prior to Monday's hearing.
"Did Otto Reich share his belief that Fulton Armstrong should be removed from his position? The answer is yes,'' Kerry said, characterizing one interview. "Did John Bolton share that view?'' Kerry said, and then said the answer again was yes.
"As I said, I had lost confidence in Mr. Smith, and I conveyed that,'' Bolton replied evenly. "I thought that was the honest thing to do.''
John Kerry, that paragon of virtue and intelligence, in his questioning of Bolton, outed a CIA agent. So too did Richard Lugar, one of those blantantly phony, glad-handing politicians that I deplore with every fiber of my being.
From the NYT:
"We referred to this other analyst at the CIA, whom I'll try and call Mr. Smith here, I hope I can keep that straight,'' Bolton said at one point.
Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both mentioned a name, Fulton Armstrong, that had not previously come up in public accounts of the intelligence flap.
It is not clear whether Armstrong is the undercover officer, but an exchange between Kerry and Bolton suggests that he may be.
In questioning Bolton, Kerry read from a transcript of closed-door interviews that committee staffers conducted with State Department officials prior to Monday's hearing.
"Did Otto Reich share his belief that Fulton Armstrong should be removed from his position? The answer is yes,'' Kerry said, characterizing one interview. "Did John Bolton share that view?'' Kerry said, and then said the answer again was yes.
"As I said, I had lost confidence in Mr. Smith, and I conveyed that,'' Bolton replied evenly. "I thought that was the honest thing to do.''
posted by Kent at 1:57 PM
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