If you have not read it I would recommend it, if only to become aware of the level of vindictive redaction her book was subjected to, which is stunning. Some of the redactions you can reconstruct due to the way Valerie Wilson writes. For example the word ‘and’ was redacted. What Valerie is “allowed” to write gives the reader a worth while insight to her experience.

U.S. to Produce Data on Iran’s Nuclear Program

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5685#more-5685

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson says the recent disclosures in the UK’s Sunday Times concerning the sale of U.S. nuclear secrets to the foreign black market, as aided by high-ranking government officials, are “stunning.”

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/111816

By Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 14, 2008; Page A01

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure more than $340 million worth of home-state projects in last year’s spending bills, placing her among the top 10 Senate recipients of what are commonly known as earmarks, according to a new study by a nonpartisan budget watchdog group.

Working with her New York colleagues in nearly every case, Clinton supported almost four times as much spending on earmarked projects as her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), whose $91 million total placed him in the bottom quarter of senators who seek earmarks, the study showed.

So, slightly OT here, but I was wondering about something concerning this whole telecom immunity deal. Is there some sort of nasty backstory concerning the telecoms and the Bush WH? It just seems that the WH is in a real pickle and it has nothing to do with terrorism or lawsuits. The WH is absolutely desperate to give the telecoms immunity, but its not for the reasons that they are saying on tv.

How patriotic of the telecoms. I bet they were duped just like the rest of us. Anyone know of anything?

My wife said she heard on NPR recently that Valerie’s book was a “bomb” Any truth to that?

Also and this should probably be directed to Larry and that is what he thinks, if he has read it, the book by Tim Weiner called Legacy of Ashes about the history of the CIA.

A good Republican friend of mine who was a executive for Sprint who also has an opinion on the telecom immunity but that is another story, read it and now has a dim view of some of the black ops stuff the CIA supposedly did in years gone by.

Not taking sides just curious.

I’ve met Joe Wilson and he is one handsome man.

Jesse Jackson Jr is at it again:

One black supporter of Clinton, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, said he remains committed to her. “There’s nothing going on right now that would cause me to” change, he said…

…In an interview, Cleaver offered a glimpse of private conversations.

He said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois had recently asked him “if it comes down to the last day and you’re the only superdelegate? … Do you want to go down in history as the one to prevent a black from winning the White House?

“I told him I’d think about it,” Cleaver concluded.

Jackson, an Obama supporter, confirmed the conversation, and said the dilemma may pose a career risk for some black politicians. “Many of these guys have offered their support to Mrs. Clinton, but Obama has won their districts. So you wake up without the carpet under your feet. You might find some young primary challenger placing you in a difficult position” in the future, he added.

(from MYDD).