Congressional Quarterly ran a great piece today by Martin Kady II that outlined the recent state of play on the Bolton-related NSA intercepts. I have a bit more to add, but here is a brief snapshot of the piece: John D.
One TWN Reader just shared this: Just think. . .if you are Matt Freedman, having the fact advertised that you are a “management consultant” to john Bolton is like a plastic surgeon having it be known he worked on Michael Jackson.
Several readers have done some research on Matthew Freedman and his relationship to John Bolton’s office. I am not going to analyze these references, but just post them for those looking into the question of what sort of “management counsel” Mr. Freedman provided Mr. Bolton.
TWN has received quite a number of inquiries from readers asking if they can financially contribute to help support this operation.
Senator Richard Lugar’s intervention in the efforts by Biden’s team to request information from the administration on John Bolton’s activities has had a chilling effect on the investigation. The impact on the collegiality and good will between the staffs on both sides of the Committee has been seriously wounded.
Lots of information is pouring in on Matthew Freedman, a consultant who has been allegedy providing counsel on various strategic issues and management advice to John Bolton over the last four years. One former highly placed official recounted a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, Paula DeSutter.
Wow. Richard Lugar is a decent, respectable, “fair and balanced” guy — but I really don’t understand this. He has weighed in on the question of what materials the State Department should send at Senator Biden’s request and which not to worry about.
The White House is apparently working over-time schmoozing the media and suggesting that there is nothing new out there on John Bolton. You could have fooled me.
There are some Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who have stated that they will NOT vote to confirm John Bolton until a full investigation of his pattern of activities and views are known.
Abu Farraj al-Libbi’s capture is a big deal. This No. 3 player in the al Qaeda network no doubt has information on al-Zawahri and bin Laden’s operation that will bring these two mastermind terrorists closer to capture or some other form of justice. Bush has a big score here.
