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Edited on Sun Aug-17-03 12:07 AM by TacticalPeak
for the poodle and chimp, as well as their malevolent menagerie, will probably not come to them for their cold-hearted lies and deception leading to an unnecessary war. At least, not initially. That original crime would have to be charged as treason, usurpation of power, malfeasance, perhaps fraud, etc., all of which would require political motions that are now not much in the air, although the poodle might be in a growing "situation" in this regard.
Rather, I think, the fuse to their doom will be lit by the usual suspect: the coverup. The poodle is in this pickle more because of attempts to cover his tracks. This attempt to cover and spin led to the Kelly matter, which led to the Hutton inquiry, which is leading to bad times at No 10.
In Watergate, Nixon faced certain impeachment (and conviction in the Senate) not from accusations that he ordered or had foreknowledge of the Watergate burglary. On the contrary, even his prosecutors thought he did not, since they believed there was no evidence indicating he did. Only in the last several weeks, based on statements of Jeb Macgruder, and re-analysis of relevant Nixon WH tapes is it now generally accepted that he approved the burglary beforehand.
The thing that caught his tit in the wringer was the coverup; specifically, misusing the CIA and FBI in that effort. Coverup offenses are generally less subsumable in political inertia and drift, and manifest themselves as perjury, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, etc. The helpers around the principals are dragged through hot coals, maybe give a little evidence. The main players are forced to lie and stonewall. At the point they are reduced to the claim "I am not a crook", you know the jig is up, and only time separates them from oblivion.
The abomination that runs our government, Cheney, and his boy-idiot emperor are already shuffling out onto the plank above the sharks. The outing of Amb Wilson's wife is a noose already around the necks of "senior White House officials". I believe there are many similar violations, though yet to surface, especially in the area of security violations. A rogue intel (and action) operation cannot avoid transgressing boundaries that were made even stronger after Nixon, and IranContra. When this rotten fruit is squeezed, these worms will squirm.
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