Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Robert Scheer: Top Spy's Story on Prewar Intel Is Finally Told

"The policy was set. The war in Iraq was coming and they were looking for intelligence to fit into the policy."
—Tyler Drumheller, formerly CIA's top spy in Europe
Confession time: In fall 2004, during a crucial presidential election campaign, I made the mistake of playing by corporate media rules that amount to self-censorship.

Specifically, I joined other journalists in denying the public the right to learn of a definitive investigative report by CBS’ "60 Minutes" on President Bush’s disregard for the truth concerning the weapons-of-mass-destruction threat allegedly posed to the United States by Iraq. Having received an advance copy of the devastating segment, I honored CBS' proprietary request not to write about the news it carried until after it aired.