This one has me stumped.
According to Bloomberg, the Administration is threatening to veto the next budget for U.S. intelligence agencies if it calls for a new investigation of the 2001 Anthrax attacks.
Why in the world would they do this?
I'm honestly trying to figure out any justification for this action. The Administration's claims are nothing short of Orwellian.
A proposed probe by the intelligence agencies’ inspector general "would undermine public confidence" in an FBI probe of the attacks "and unfairly cast doubt on its conclusions," Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Intelligence committees.
Glenn Greenwald writes today that even the most subservient members of the MSM think that the previous FBI investigations are a complete sham (emphasis mine).
Just as was true for the case against Hatfill, the FBI's case against Ivins is riddled with scientific and evidentiary holes. Much of the public case against Ivins, as was true for Hatfill, was made by subservient establishment reporters mindlessly passing on dubious claims leaked by their anonymous government sources. So unconvincing is the case against Ivins that even the most establishment, government-trusting voices -- including key members of Congress, leading scientific journals and biological weapons experts, and the editorial pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall St. Journal -- have all expressed serious doubts over the FBI's case and have called for further, independent investigations.
Take a look at the items Glenn links to. Even the pig man, otherwise known as Senator Chuck Grassley is asking questions.
Can anyone give me any explanation why the Administration would threaten to VETO an intelligence bill that investigates this? These attacks were just as scary as the 911 attacks.
We CAN handle the truth. Let's find out what the hell happened.