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br> -- Jackie Mastrelli br> Furlong, Pennsylvania /p> p> Jed, I enjoyed your "Special Place in Hell" article greatly, but you neglect to ask an essential question. Sure Powell and Armitage are snakes, but what about DOJ? Who do you think Powell and Armitage met with over there? A secretary? A duty AUSA? Not likely! What was Ashcroft up to? This whole thing would have gone exactly nowhere without a compliant DOJ lending a helping hand or two. Corn and Isikoff didn't think it was important to tell their readers who Powell and Armitage consulted at DOJ, but inquiring minds want to know. br> -- Mark /p>

Knave is an understatement: but, it's bigger than that.

My second oldest son has a gift subscription (from me) to the Spectator and because he is an over the road driver for UPS he has connectivity to what's up politically. Recently, we both recalled an observation I made about how strange it was that Armitage's boss Colin Powell had been so quiet for so long. We all know he was never too enthusiastic about his fellows in the Administration and was a darling of the drive by media ala McCain. Why had he been so quiet? Now we all know. So to Mr. Babbin I say, save your strong words for Armitage's boss and buddy, Sec. Powell. At the time Armitage leaked, it is clear Powell knew the truth.

Here's how it is and was. While the drive by media; Wilson/Plame; the ethical democrats and a Prosecutor who knew his reason spurious from the get go, day in and day out, beat the drum for the heads of all in the White House, as being candidates for being "frog marched" in hand cuffs. While President Bush had his reputation (and with it his poll numbers) trashed on a daily basis.( This one thing had as much to do with the Presidents alleged unpopularity as any other factor.) With all that and during all that time, the much loved (by liberals) political general, Mr. Powell, chose to withhold his knowledge of Armitage's guilt. They both owed their loyalty and fat jobs to the man being trashed. But they, together, suppressed the truth.

Now it gets complicated. Why didn't Powell demand that his buddy-his second in command; remove the heaps of scorn from off the Presidents back? Did he hold the President in such contempt that he enjoyed the process? Or did HE have some risk in the matter? I'll leave it to one well connected like Mr. Babbin to find the truth of the matter.

p>Recently, Mr. Powell finally surfaced to join McCain in an attempt to embarrass the President. I guess he considers the coast to be clear now that Armitage seems to have gotten away with his perfidy. br> -- Morris Turkelson

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