What Else Was the Vice President Hiding?
The following is a press release from July 8, 2003, by Kucinich's office in Congress.
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Kucinich: What Else Was The Vice President Hiding?
Vice President's Office Knew Niger Evidence Was
Unreliable Almost A Year Before The State Of The Union
The White House's admission that it used false information to set this country on the path toward war undermines the credibility of the Administration, Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) stated today.
Kucinich, Ranking Member on the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, today issued the following statement:
"The White House's admission that it cited false information to set this country on the path toward war erodes the credibility of the Administration. What is even more significant and disturbing is that the Vice President's office knew the evidence of Iraq's nuclear program was unreliable. The Vice President's office had this information almost a year before the President spoke to the nation at his State of the Union address and eight months before Congress authorized war in Iraq based, in large part, on Administration claims about Iraq's alleged nuclear program.
"The Vice President's role in the dissemination of false information should be widely investigated. We know that the Vice President sent Ambassador Joseph Wilson to Niger in February 2002 to investigate rumors that Iraq was trying to buy uranium. And that Ambassador Wilson responded that the rumors were false, nevertheless, the President, Vice President and Secretary of State continued to repeat the falsehoods to Congress and the American public. We also know that the Vice President made multiple, unprecedented, visits to the CIA, reportedly to pressure intelligence analysts to release unreliable intelligence. It is clear, that the time has come for a full and public investigation into the role the Vice President played in the lead up to the war in Iraq."
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Note: A Diplomat's Undiplomatic Truth explains what Kucinich is talking about in regard to Cheney.
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