Abramoff White House Leak?

In 2002, disgraced lobbyist and GOP bag-man Jack Abramoff sent an email to a friend (or perhaps a client) named 'octagon1' showing knowledge of the upcomming US invasion of Iraq. A FULL YEAR BEFORE the US went to war.

Abramoff did not work for the US government and had no security clearance, yet he knew of (and told others about) the invasion plan a year in advance and 9 months before congress authorizaed military action.

Who told him? Who leaked war secrets?

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• Abramoff
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[prede89]

True-er word have never been spoken(well written) I agree with you 100%. Nice video btw...

[redriverqueen]

If you missed it on Wednesday, please look for re-run of "Capitol Crimes" on PBS.

For more information, google "Bill Moyers Returns to Investigative Reporting With Moyers on America Airing in October on PBS".

[indyjim1969]

For the agreements he signed when we allowed him to stay in power at the end of the first gulf war. Go tell our pilots he was shooting at that he was not a threat. Post 9-11, we no longer felt the need or desire to tolerate Saddam's arse. Time to get over it. An evil dictator sits in jail being tried for his crimes against humanity, you just really need to try and move past that. If you are still having trouble, call your grandfather and ask him how to grow some testicles

[Server101]

i agree with bigmom its been 3 years...this issue should have been taken care of the day after not 3 years after. this event should be considered the past not the present

[fiveofdiamonds]

Holding Saddam accountable, huh? For WMD's? For his ties to Al Qaeda? Maybe for his torture? Oh wait, Bush tortures, and the Republican Congress just made torture legal last week. Maybe Bush should invade himself?

Enjoy that little fantasy world of yours.

[indyjim1969]

What bothers me more than anything is the left's inability to study the history of Iraqi' US relations from 1992-2000. Since 9/11 we have taken out the Taliban and Saddam, and the left wants to cry us a river. Tell us what you would do about Iran, Darfur, things that are going on today. Monday Morning quarterbacking for political points is getting old.

[ck4829]

It doesn't bother you at all that a convicted criminal knew we were going to invade Iraq before the American people knew?

[oliviatree]

Saddam didn't have to go. He was a weak little dictator without WMDs or any resources he could develop. Clinton's measures kept Saddam hamstrung. Saddam was a secular leader who killed Islamic extremists. Now Iraq is another homeland for extremists - which we created.

[oliviatree]

The Think Tanks have been discussing it for a long time, but that doesn't mean our government was ready to act with complete confidence as Abramoff describes. You really need to learn the difference between political theory and military action.

[indyjim1969]

No one is blaming Clinton. We are blaming Saddam for his behavior that the US finally held him accountable for. Love your country half as much as you hate Bush and start being a part of the solutions, rather than just part of the problem.