Former AG Edwin Meese & Others Call for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Step Down
Americans for Limited Government: Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson, former Attorney General Edwin Meese and ten other national leaders have called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step down for "endangering the national security of the United States" amid escalating controversy over her claims intelligence officials lied to her about enhanced interrogation techniques.
According to the letter, "Speaker Pelosi has chosen to politicize the CIA and to demoralize its employees in order to take one more parting shot at the Bush administration, and to try to distract the public from her potentially career-ending exercise of bad judgment. By politicizing the intelligence community, Speaker Pelosi is reviving one of Washington's most tired and ugly old ways."
The controversy began when Pelosi said on April 23rd in reference to a 2002 intelligence briefing that "At that or any other briefing… we were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation techniques were used."
On May 6th, the controversy grew as an intelligence report was released on stating that Pelosi was indeed briefed on the techniques that were used on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah in September 2002, as reported by ABC News.
On May 14th, it only grew as she accused the CIA of lying to her: "Those briefing me in Sept. 2002 gave me inaccurate and incomplete information… The CIA was misleading the Congress."
The CIA Director, Leon Panetta—appointed by Democrat Barack Obama—defended his agency, saying, "It is not our policy to mislead Congress. That is against our laws and our values."
Wilson, Meese, and other national leaders in their letter wrote that "The national security of the United States is more important than politics."Wilson explained, "If it comes down to Pelosi keeping a powerful political position or protecting the security of the nation, security comes first, and Pelosi has to go."
"Pelosi, number two in line to succeed the Presidency, has completely destroyed her credibility with the intelligence community, and on intelligence-issues central to protecting the security of the United States," Wilson declared.
"And anyone who cannot be trusted to protect the security of the nation has no place in a leadership position in any branch or office of our representative government," Wilson concluded.
The letter's signatories are:
Edwin Meese, former Attorney General
David Keene, Chairmain, American Conservative Union
Frank J. Gaffney, President, Center for Security Policy
Wendy Wright, President, Concerned Women for America
Alfred Regnery, Publisher, American Spectator
Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
Brent Bozell, President, Media Research Center
Richard Viguerie, Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com
Becky Norton Dunlop, President, Council for National Policy
William Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government
Ken Blackwell, former U.S. Ambassador, U.N. Human Rights Commission
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According to the letter, "Speaker Pelosi has chosen to politicize the CIA and to demoralize its employees in order to take one more parting shot at the Bush administration, and to try to distract the public from her potentially career-ending exercise of bad judgment. By politicizing the intelligence community, Speaker Pelosi is reviving one of Washington's most tired and ugly old ways."
The controversy began when Pelosi said on April 23rd in reference to a 2002 intelligence briefing that "At that or any other briefing… we were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation techniques were used."
On May 6th, the controversy grew as an intelligence report was released on stating that Pelosi was indeed briefed on the techniques that were used on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah in September 2002, as reported by ABC News.
On May 14th, it only grew as she accused the CIA of lying to her: "Those briefing me in Sept. 2002 gave me inaccurate and incomplete information… The CIA was misleading the Congress."
The CIA Director, Leon Panetta—appointed by Democrat Barack Obama—defended his agency, saying, "It is not our policy to mislead Congress. That is against our laws and our values."
Wilson, Meese, and other national leaders in their letter wrote that "The national security of the United States is more important than politics."Wilson explained, "If it comes down to Pelosi keeping a powerful political position or protecting the security of the nation, security comes first, and Pelosi has to go."
"Pelosi, number two in line to succeed the Presidency, has completely destroyed her credibility with the intelligence community, and on intelligence-issues central to protecting the security of the United States," Wilson declared.
"And anyone who cannot be trusted to protect the security of the nation has no place in a leadership position in any branch or office of our representative government," Wilson concluded.
The letter's signatories are:
Edwin Meese, former Attorney General
David Keene, Chairmain, American Conservative Union
Frank J. Gaffney, President, Center for Security Policy
Wendy Wright, President, Concerned Women for America
Alfred Regnery, Publisher, American Spectator
Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
Brent Bozell, President, Media Research Center
Richard Viguerie, Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com
Becky Norton Dunlop, President, Council for National Policy
William Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government
Ken Blackwell, former U.S. Ambassador, U.N. Human Rights Commission
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15 Comments:
I am sure they think Americans will just have their usual amnesia attack , before she gets back into the country, but I don't think WE WILL! As is evident just by the thousands who have signed the NEW petition to date! We are waking up!
Debbie - Americans are suffering from Alzeimers for sure. We have all the symtoms; Forgetfulness, constantly weekening body, bouts of unreasonable anger, and a quickly deteriorating pressence.
Right on that- for limited government and Nancy Pelosi stepping down.
Hurry up! Get rid of Pelosi!
Its your turn to do the right thing NANCY! If you know what the right thing is, ever.
Lets get a petition for her recall. Not only does she need to step down, she needs to be removed from the Congress.
Amen to what Mr. Metheny just wrote!!! She's a disgrace to society and our government!!
Democrats need to hang her out to dry for being aliar, she is disgusting and anti american, I will never ever forget her being kow towing to the arab tyranny in a hejab
She's as UGLY as she is EVIL and she will come to her own pitiful end. Messing with the C.I.A. was the last big mistake she will make. Her head is already on the chopping block,and its just a matter of time before her own party drops the axe to cover their own wortless butts ;)
Dianne Feinstein is a bit more hideous - a bit.
She'll never 'step down' willingly on her own.
Pray for the eyes of our nation to be opened to what can and will happen when we elect our representatives and turn our attention away from legislators. We must be vigilant. The thieves and liars and power- hungry are very busy while we sleep.
Wow. I am stunned to see this letter. I only wish she would step down but honestly I dont see her doing anything honorable. She's just not wired that way. If she goes, it will have to be kicking and screaming til the last. I hate the fact that she not only continues to blame Bush for everything wrong, but she is now demoralizing and undermining the CIA.
She is truly a disgrace. Perhaps she would be happier serving in China or Cuba.
She has damaged National Security, Bidden is givng up secrets on a daily bases, this Administration and Senate is so out there they are going to loose even the liberal base!
And The Over 5 Million She Spends Per Year On Her Boeing 757 Because She Doesn't Want To Stop And Refuel On Her Way Back To California In The Jet She Was Originaly Provided.
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