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2006/6/26

"Three Words: The Vice President"

@ 09:22 PM (41 months, 16 days ago)

On yesterday the Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing to examine the manipulation of intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq war.

There was only one Republican lawmaker in attendance: Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as former Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff, testified during the hearing.

And Rep. Jones asked Mr. Wilkerson to explain how a small group of people within the Bush Administration were able to gain so much influence, that they trumped the professionals within the intelligence community.

Mr. Wilkerson responded: "Three words: the Vice-President."

Watch the video here, courtesy of Think Progress:

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/26/wilkerson-vp

 

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