Conyers Gets DSM Hearing Scheduled

Via Raw Story The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings on the 2002 minutes between senior British and American officials which asserted that intelligence was "being fixed" to support the case for war in Iraq. The hearings, which will be held next Thursday, will bring renewed attention to what is being called the "Downing Street memo," actually official minutes of a secret 2002 meeting. Conyers office has revealed that they will introduce new documents thatcorroborate the Downing Street Memo at the hearings June 16. John Conyers has also posted in his diary at DailyKos This hearing is just one step in an investigation that I am commencing that will literally span the Atlantic. I am in touch with British officials and former U.S. intelligence officials and I am determined to get to the truth. At the hearing, I will disclose information found to date, which includes the public release of newly discovered documents. While none of these documents are as damning as the DSM, they nonetheless bolster the accuracy of it. There is another point that has been missed of late. An article I read a week ago, I can't remember where, quoted a right wing blogger as proclaiming this a dead issue and further stating that this was a test of the progressive netroots. Implicit was his contention that we were failing that test. A week later, the President was forced to respond (inadequately) to a question about it. We have passed the test. Thanks again for your help and support. This is just the beginning. What a fine upstanding American the Congressman is. His fellow members in both the Congress and the Senate could learn volumes from him about ethics and honesty.