Another "Hero" With the Complex
From Newsweek:Last Monday morning 9/11 commission executive director Philip Zelikow faxed a photograph to the White House counsel's office with a note saying that if the White House didn't allow national-security adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify in public before the commission, the photograph would"...be all over Washington in 24 hours," Newsweek has learned. The photo, from a Nov. 22, 1945, New York Times story, showed presidential chief of staff Adm. William D. Leahy, appearing before a special congressional panel investigating the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The point was clear: The White House could no longer get away with the claim that Rice's appearance would be a profound breach of precedent.
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Zelikow, a University of Virginia historian, had been poring over records of the Pearl Harbor inquiries for months, report Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff and National Security Correspondent John Barry in the April 12 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, April 5). Those probes, Zelikow believes, are the clearest blueprint for the 9/11 panel's work. "This is what happens when you hire historians," jokes commission chairman Thomas Kean.
A White House aide says it is "fatuous" to say the Leahy photo forced the White House to capitulate. But after battling with the panel for nearly a year over documents and testimony, the White House finally relented and said Rice would testify publicly under oath.
Matt's Chat
Surely some bleeding heart liberal with an axe to grind MUST be responsible for the White House making this decision. Karl Rove must have been fired to be replaced immediately with this savior. Maybe he should run the Department of Defense too.Come on people. Rice is going to testify. That is for the best. Let's leave it at that. No need to go claiming credit for the move. That is just childish - nevermind...that explains it.
Mark's Remarks
This is preemptive to deflate Condi's testimony. Because, I am sure liberals are catching on that she is going to blow that sad waste of breath Richard Clarke away with her testimony, and is going to cast the light PUBLICLY on what went on. So, in order to save some grace, libs have to come up with, "well, we made her testify, so we should get the credit." Libs are all about taking things, whether it be credit, power, your money from your pocket, etc.
