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April 14, 2006
Old Story but worth reviewing
This was swept under the rug by the media because they were too focused on the fact that Bush was listening in to international phone calls of terrorists to and from the US (another assertion of James Risen's). Yeah, the plan fell apart and did more harm than good, but at least Clinton was trying to do something about the threat of Iran (and not taking strategic advice from Cindy Sheehan).
In his last year of office, President Clinton approved of an unusual scheme to transfer classified data that likely helped Iran advance its nuclear weapons program, according to New York Times reporter James Risen in his new book "State of War."
Risen says the CIA used a double-agent Russian scientist to hand over a blueprint for a nuclear bomb to Iran.
The White House plan actually was to derail the Iranian program by passing on fatal flaws, says Risen, but the deliberate errors were so rudimentary they would have been easily fixed by Russian nuclear scientists, reported the online Post Chronicle, which said the story was recounted last night by radio host and former Justice official Mark Levin.
Do you think if Bush tried something like this and it didn't work that the press wouldn't have it plastered all over the front pages for months? The left is so upset that Bush declassified parts of the NIE for the US public, but they will turn a blind eye to classified info being leaked to the Iranians (not to mention the missile technology transfered to the Chicoms).
Presidents make mistakes and we did not hear any "Buck Stops Here" or weepy apologies from Clinton "owning up to his mistakes."
Posted by Aaron at April 14, 2006 12:03 PM
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