Ex-Agent Ties Firing to CIA Pressure on WMD - US News & WR

[WillyT]

Ex-Agent Ties Firing to CIA Pressure on WMD
By Chitra Ragavan
Posted 2/9/07

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A federal judge has ruled that a CIA agent identified only as "Doe," allegedly fired after he gathered prewar intelligence showing that Iraq was not developing weapons of mass destruction, can proceed with his lawsuit against the CIA. The judge has ordered both parties to submit discovery requests–evidence they want for their case–to be completed by March 15, according to the CIA agent's lawyer and a spokesman for the Justice Department, which is defending the CIA in court.

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This is the second setback for the government in this case. In January, Kessler decided on technical grounds that the CIA employee's lawsuit could not be dismissed. However, the judge did not rule on the agent's central claim that he was fired because he refused to alter intelligence that contradicted the Bush administration's central rationale for the war in Iraq. In that earlier ruling, Kessler said that the covert agent could plausibly argue that his firing was based on allegedly false information placed in his personnel file. Krieger said that his client had gathered intelligence from several countries in the Middle East, including Iraq.

The intelligence was picked up as the United States began its push for invading Iraq in 2003. As has been widely reported, the Bush administration has since failed to find any weapons of mass destruction. The CIA agent has alleged in his suit that supervisors told him they would notify President Bush that he had found contradictory information but that they failed to follow through on their promise.

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Link: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070209/9cia.htm

Ya know... I find it amazing that the press or the intelligence agencies would even talk to this illegal administration anymore. Both have been used like two-bit hookers. Course this administration has managed two make two-bit hookers look like Mother Theresa by comparison.

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[ShortnFiery]

1. How shocking, who'd of thunk The Unitary Executive was capable of malice?

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[leveymg]

2. Same Judge ordered Cheney's Energy Task Force records opened 5 yrs ago

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/27/national/main502398.shtml

In that one, Judge Kessler was overruled on appeal by the DC Circuit that's been packed with GOP extremist judges.

Still, it would be great to see this case move forward.