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LHP – I don’t know if you will come back here, but I have a thought: Could it be that in the same way the we are supporting BOTH the Sunni’s and Shiites in Iraq, that we are supporting both sides of the ME mess, i.e. Isr*el and Saudi Arabia (home to Wuhabi’s as well as Bin Ladin’s supporters). Why would we do that you ask? So that we can sell arms to both sides, and various materials of war.

Oil

Chess game, yeah. Bressingamen (in #187) said it feels like a chess game, but we don’t know who’s moving the pieces. And have y’all forgotten Rumsfeld? That was the weirdest resignation (and timing) of all. They tried to make it look like it was in response to the will of the people in the ‘06 elections (which is howlingly funny, when you think about it), but we soon found out that there would be no change of policy in Iraq–more “surge,” more billions to war profiteers, nothing changed. And, furthermore, “impeachment is off the table.” (WHAT table, Nancy?)

Libby gone.
Rumsfeld gone.
Rove gone.
Gonzales gone.

Bishop.
Queen.
Knight.
Knight.

Somebody’s picking them off, one by one.

I’m gonna add a piece to this chess set–The Fool–Junior–the one the Bush Cartel is trying to keep out of jail (or from utter disgrace). Cheney is the King, and he is in a very bad spot, about to be checkmated. Rumsfeld was the Queen–the most powerful, the most maneuverable piece, the guiltiest of the dirtiest operational parts of the junta–for instance, using torture for profit, and for coverups of other crimes, illicit arms dealings, “losing” billions of dollars in Iraq, blacks ops like Nick Berg’s beheading, and whatever they were up to that really prompted the Plame outings, and likely LIHOP on 9/11 itself. (Remember Rumsfeld was AWOL during the critical hour–later said he was “in a meeting”–and had pulled all NORAD decisions into his own hands six months prior to 9/11). And all of this was possible–and made so easy–with DoD “war time” secrecy cover.

They tried to tag Rove with the Plame outing. But Fitz (White Queen?) didn’t let them get away with that, and Rove hightailed it to the GJ to head it off. That’s when things started falling apart for Black. Timeframe: Katrina. Big split in the defense. Fight between Rove (knight) and Libby (bishop). Rove wins, and tries to set himself up as the only protector of The Fool. Then, big fight between Rove (knight) and Cheney (king). Cheney wins, but only temporarily. He is cornered. No protection, except from a few limited pieces (bishop, rook, pawns).

He leaks Gonzo’s connection to the terrorist groups, and attributes it to Fitz to give it credibility. The leak is intended to start making a case for Gonzo as the real evildoer. Remember, Gonzo, as WH counsel, gave the Plame perps a 12 hour heads up to burn harddrives and shred documents. (I’ve often thought that this was the matter of “Sealed v. Sealed”–Fitz had Gonzo as a perp, to fend off Gonzo interference when he became AG, in the Plame investigation and Libby trial.) It was very similar to what Judith Miller did for the Holy Land Foundation–called them up to alert them to a Fitz subpoena that was about to arrive.

I think it is likely that Gonzo was the one who told Miller of the Holy Land subpoena, and that it could have been a Cheney set up of Gonzo–to deflect CHENEY’s connections to the same organizations, and possibly Rumfeld’s. (Cheney and Rumsfeld are old pals.) And I would suspect that Rumsfeld is the dirtiest of the three–directly sponsoring terrorism, with the others benefiting.

On Plame, I suspect that Rumsfeld designed the Niger/Iraq nuke forgery plot, and that part 2 was to have been planting of the nukes on Iraqi soil, after the invasion. (Miller claimed she had an “embed” contract signed by Rumsfeld, to accompany the U.S. troops who were “hunting” for the WMDs. She would have been on the spot to get that “scoop.”) The plot was foiled. Plame, Brewster-Jennings (the entire covert network), and possibly also David Kelly (UK/UN weapons expert, friend of Miller’s, found dead in highly suspicious circumstances, four days after Plame was outed), were thought to be responsible for foiling this nefarious scheme. Some were outed; some killed; all disabled. So many “eyes and ears” on WMDs removed!

I think this was Rumsfeld’s baby. He was the mastermind and the operational end of it. Cheney, Libby, Rove and others were the political end–getting the Niger/Iraq nuke forgeries into Bush’s SOU speech, and generally “selling it,” and then, later, doing the political damage control.

I don’t know who is moving or capturing these pieces, but I think Rumsfeld (the powerful Queen) was the key event. Rumsfeld’s resigination slipped MUCH TOO QUICKLY under the radar. Much, MUCH too quickly. It was the pivotal event. And it was masked by the election. And it had nothing to do with the election–unless you think fooling the American people for two months (from Rumsfeld’s resignation to the re-funding of the war by the Democrats) was worth the trouble.

No, I think somebody got the goods on Rumsfeld (and the possibilities are many as to what “the goods” are–including the AIPAC case–both operatives were DoD). But he wouldn’t budge. He said, “Indict me! See how far you get!” (or, see how long you live?) But the election did give Pelosi (and others) some maneuvering room. I think she told Bush “no impeachment” for the principles (him and Cheney)–a dignified end to the regime–and refunding the Iraq War, in exchange for no attack on Iran, and getting rid of Rumsfeld. Cheney went for it in the hope that he could still force the Iraqis to sign over their oil rights.

Then, the chess master went after Rove and Gonzales.

I can’t see this as Cheney isolating Bush, because of the Rumsfeld resignation, which isolated Cheney. His old pal in heavy dirt is gone, along with their plan to attack Iran. (The country and the world are not ready for it, and I think the War Democrats know this–if they are going to do it anyway, much more prep is needed, including a military Draft.) (Also, the U.S. military opposes it, and those guys are plenty pissed, along with the “white hat” CIA.)

Conclusion: Cheney is being taken down. He has almost no defense left, and he is about to be checkmated. What he is doing now is trying to deflect guilt onto others, maybe even onto The Fool. But neither of them will see jail time. The “military-industrial complex” and global corporate predators who are running things need to protect themselves from such a disgrace. Good guys like Fitz and other heroes have their own motives. But the Corporate Rulers do things for PROFIT. Profit is their God. They have got to get a profit-minded Democrat in the White House, and avoid a leftist revolution.

I think the Rove/DoJ thing was a last-minute and desperate “surge” of criminal political activity, to shore up a failing regime, which was threatening to expose PREVIOUS criminal political activity–primarily, the theft of the 2004 election via Diebold/ES&S machines (with “smoking guns” in the Rove RNC emails); also, domestic spying. Rove and Gonzo were easily gotten on these items. I suspect that whoever is moving and capturing pieces in this chess game KNOWS about the 2004 stolen election, but is loathe to expose the U.S. government to such naked illegitimacy. Diebold/ES&S are also, meanwhile, being discredited (although the political establishment and corporate predators want to keep some control over election outcomes, so they are trying to retain the “trade secret” programming code in the vote counting system, without being so obvious about it–as with the paperless touchscreen machines).

(Clue: Colonel “Stinky” Rove in the West Wing with the “trade secret” code.)

I think the Bush Junta is over. Damage control is what is happening. And–aside from the trigger finger possibilities (which are scary)–we should be more worried about the NEXT president than about this one.

I think Cheney will resign. Game over.

And what of The Fool–a wildcard on the gameboard, a slippy-slidey piece, who crosses over the lines with impunity, and sneakily changes squares when no one is looking. We may find that “it’s all been Cheney’s fault.” The “virtuous” Fool will serve out the term, and grant pardons all around. He will in any case be neutralized, if not captured.

There is one Republican the Junta could appoint as VP, get approved by Congress, and have a good chance at winning the 2008 election, and that is Patrick Fitzgerald. He’s the dream candidate for the Republicans. Non-political. Non-partisan. Untainted. A rock solid honest sheriff. He could redeem the Republican Party. And frankly I would vote for him over Hillary Clinton–even with all my Democratic ancestors rolling in their graves and issuing anathemas against such a traitorous act as voting for a Republican. I never have done it, in 40 years of voting. But I am sick unto death of Democratic Party collusion with these traitors and criminals. Fitz would probably hate this idea (and laugh at it), which is why he should be president. All the rest of them are running for emperor. He would be running, reluctantly, as the servant of the people. Gore also has this quality. It’s the founding notion of our democracy, that the president is a mere human and not a king. It’s time we got back to that.

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Mueller takes over as FBI director on September 4, 2001.
But months before when his name is floated as a replacement for FBI director he is critized for Justice’s BBCI investigation ‘90-93 in the Wall Street Journal

Chess game, yeah. …

Have you ever tried to tear a piece of silk? It’s not so easy. Start at a weak spot on the edge and begin tearing there. The tear usually goes in a straight line, but not always. It follows the weakest line. Linea minora

Ever tried to smash a diamond? It’s not so easy. First you have to find the weak spot (as can be done by fine jewelers) and use just the right tool. One false step and it shatters into dust. The proper aim and it shatters into beautiful littler diamonds.

Know why Hillary and Obama turned on each other? Hmmm? They’re like Bush & Cheney in many ways.

Well, well, well…now I really really have something to ask Judy, Judy, Judy about when she comes to town. Are there aspens in the Holy Land?? Just askin’

Just ask Bandar Lieberman. It’s a very chummy group, despite all the appearances of fighting and bloodshed all around.

raven @ 102

How many people that saw that have any idea what the Port Huron statement is? Of course all these commies on the lake should.

Jeebus. How is being concerned about social inequities “commie”? That’s kind of post-Eisenhowerish thinking.

We ought to be revisiting the Port Huron Statement, frankly. Especially since the original opponents of the statement’s authors, the YAF, are reemerging and they are incredibly, scarily ugly. Hate crime advocates.

(I’m ignoring the fact that you were going Lebowski on us; the obscure Coen reference is less important to our social circle than the Port Huron Statement itself.)

I think we need a new political group called the Neo-Lebowskis who base their political philosophy on Matrix and The Big Lebowski bits.

I found this interesting:
The 9/11 Commission will later conclude that in addition to the above cases, “press leaks plagued almost every [raid on Muslim charities] that took place in the United States” after 9/11. [Washington Post, 9/10/2004]