Thursday, July 21, 2005

Bandar Bush is Bailing on His Ambassador Post

NY Times: Prince Bandar bin Sultan, who served 22 yrs as the Saudi ambassador to the US (he is lovingly referred to as Bandar Bush by the Bush clan) is resigning for "private reasons". Hmm, ya have to wonder if his sudden departure is related to Bandar being given classified war info in Cheney's office: "...on Sat/Jan. 11, Cheney invited Prince Bandar to his West Wing office. Rumsfeld and Gen Richard Myers were also there... Sitting on the edge of the table in Cheney's office, Myers took out a large map labeled TOP SECRET NOFORN. The NOFORN meant NO FOREIGN (classified material not to be seen by any foreign nation). Staring intently at the 2-by-3-foot Top Secret map, Bandar, a former fighter pilot, asked a few questions about air operations. Could he have a copy of the large map so he could brief Crown Prince Abdullah? he asked, referring to the leader of Saudi Arabia. 'Above my pay grade,' Myers said. 'We'll give you all the information you want,' Rumsfeld said. As for the map, he added, 'I would rather not give it to you, but you can take notes if you want.'" [p 264 from Woodward's "Plan of Attack"] This, along w/ the Plame leak, and the leak of Naeem Noor Khan's arrest, show a criminal pattern. If these actions were not knowingly criminal, then they at least show massive incompetence by the WH(15 of 19 hijackers were Saudis).
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