Congress To Rice: Stop Interfering With Iraq Investigation

Washington Post :

An ongoing battle between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a House committee investigating Iraqi government corruption and the activities of the Blackwater security firm erupted into another skirmish yesterday as Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) accused Rice of interfering with the committee's work and preventing administration and Blackwater officials from providing pertinent information.

In the latest of a series of exchanges, Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wrote Rice to urge that she "reconsider the unusual positions you are taking." Congress has a "constitutional prerogative" to look into the issues, he wrote, and she is "wrong to interfere with the Committee's inquiry."

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Comments

[StillAmused]

11:57 PM on 09/26/2007

Anyone else getting dizzy?

Pretty soon, we'll have to type backwards.

[whizkid]

10:50 PM on 09/26/2007

Rice feels her job is to protect the Schutzstaffel & Bush at all cost.

[StillAmused]

08:14 PM on 09/26/2007

Condi's grande finale: obstructing a Congressional investigation.

And to think -- a few short months ago, wingnut trollies were waxing poetic about her inevitability as a presidential candidate.

They're so easy to distract.

"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." -- Chuckles The Clown

(why does the original of this post (4:00 PM) show up in my profile but not on this thread? Posts and entire pages are getting lost in cyberspace.)

[BUSHsurvivor]

07:40 PM on 09/26/2007

What did you expect from this anti-constitution administration?

Waxman is a hero!

[TheLastPenguin]

06:14 PM on 09/26/2007

GOOD WORK CONDI!

Casualties in Iraq
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 3800
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03 3661
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3339
Since Handover (6/29/04): 2941
Since Election (1/31/05): 2363
Total Wounded: 27936

[jimpryor99]

05:52 PM on 09/26/2007

She's the Secretary of State, and Waxman is a pitiful example of a US Congressman. He only wants to embarrass the administration. She should tell him to pizz up a rope.

[StillAmused]

12:27 AM on 09/27/2007

Correction: The administration has embarrassed ITSELF.

You just can't tell from under your bed, clutching your McFlightsuit action figure.

[StillAmused]

04:00 PM on 09/26/2007

Condi's grande finale: obstructing a Congressional investigation.

And to think -- a few short months ago, wingnut trollies were waxing poetic about her inevitability as a presidential candidate.

They're so easy to distract.

"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." -- Chuckles The Clown

[lornejl]

03:38 PM on 09/26/2007

This site will be closed for comments until someone who knows how to run a website can do a massive overhaul, thank you for your patience.

[lornejl]

03:36 PM on 09/26/2007

Is this where I can make a comment on the Popcorn Lung story ?

[kevenseven]

03:26 PM on 09/26/2007

The woman is a bumbling idiot. She read the Aug 6 memo and did NOTHING.

Not one damned thing.

[esquire07]

02:24 PM on 09/26/2007

Condileezza Rice is a CRIMINAL, what do you expect ?

She was part of the 9/11 conspriicy, she profited from 9/11, she has been profting from the War.

Congress has no power, so what does it matter.

America is done. Dick Cheney's next false flag operation is coming soon - will he Nuke an American city and blame Iran ? Will he release poison gas into a major American subway system ?

Lots of possibilities. But it WILL happen. And Bush/Cheney will Nuke Iran.

[fact finder]

02:48 PM on 09/26/2007

Beware 95% of the following post have nothing to do with Condo-liza Rice.

[BWonka]

02:16 PM on 09/26/2007

Condi has been a FAILURE since day one. She hasn't gotten anything done since she took office - no treaties, no contracts, no successful negotiations... nothing.

And now she has become a Bu$hCo obstacle to moving forward. Her only success is as an obstructionist.

She does have nice shoes. Sorta. But they do go well with her hand-me-down Pants Suits from Hillary.

[BLOGGINGBITCH]

02:08 PM on 09/26/2007

Harry Reid lied!!!!!!!!

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/breaking-lieberman-kyls-iran-amendment-passes/


He said the vote to go into Iran wouldn't happen!!!!!!!


We're off to Iran!

[Moosbrugger]

02:25 PM on 09/26/2007

There was no amendment of that nature Blogging. Stop making this stuff up.

[BLOGGINGBITCH]

02:05 PM on 09/26/2007

NPR tells Bush "No Thanks" :

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003927.php

.

[BLOGGINGBITCH]

02:00 PM on 09/26/2007

Congress was briefed on warrantless wiretapping:

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003927.php

.