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March 23, 2004
LIFTING THE SHROUD
Paul Krugman in the New York Times has an opinion piece about the Bush administration's habit of trying to assassinate the character and credibility of anyone who disagrees with them, whether those people are former "friends" or not. Krugman highlights some of those from the Bush administration or with tight connections inside the White House who have tried to publicly reveal this administration's true agenda... and talks about how dangerous it can be to your career health to disagree with this administration -- and then questions why Richard Clarke might be motivated to set himself up to be in the Bush crosshairs.
Some great excerpts from "Lifting The Shroud:"
"It's important, when you read the inevitable attempts to impugn the character of the latest whistle-blower, to realize just how risky it is to reveal awkward truths about the Bush administration. When Gen. Eric Shinseki told Congress that postwar Iraq would require a large occupation force, that was the end of his military career. When Ambassador Joseph Wilson IV revealed that the 2003 State of the Union speech contained information known to be false, someone in the White House destroyed his wife's career by revealing that she was a C.I.A. operative. And we now know that Richard Foster, the Medicare system's chief actuary, was threatened with dismissal if he revealed to Congress the likely cost of the administration's prescription drug plan."
"After a few hours of shocked silence, the character assassination began. He "may have had a grudge to bear since he probably wanted a more prominent position," declared Dick Cheney, who also says that Mr. Clarke was "out of the loop." (What loop? Before 9/11, Mr. Clarke was the administration's top official on counterterrorism.)"
Read more here.
