The
International Herald Tribune has posted an article citing the dreaded anonymous White House source as saying that the American people being protected in the 'John Bolton' documents are actually American companies. I believe I'm catching a bit of eau de Halliburton in the air once again.
It had previously been reported only that the White House was refusing to hand over the names of 19 American persons mentioned in 10 intelligence reports by the National Security Agency.
The fact that the documents also included the names of American companies, and that the subject had to do with possible violations of American export restrictions, provides a new clue as to why the White House might be rebuffing the congressional requests.
Once again, this administration is protecting its corporate buddies, and again, Dick Cheney is at the top of that list.
The government officials who described the intelligence reports declined to speak for the record, citing the classified nature of the documents and the extraordinary political sensitivity surrounding them. They would not say what countries other than China might have been the subject of the reports, but noted that Bolton's responsibilities also included monitoring efforts to prevent Iran, Libya and other countries from acquiring dangerous weapons.
Hmmm, Iran, hunh? What a loyal foot soldier this man has been for the neocon agenda. He's Cerebus, guarding the gates of Hades, but he seems to have more than three heads. He's everywhere we look.
Sorry I can't hang around and chat. I've got to get to bed. Instead of counting sheep these days, I'm counting grounds for impeachment against Bush and Cheney. I'm always asleep before I reach the end of the list.