[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22992]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REGARDING AMBASSADOR JOE WILSON

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, Mark Twain once observed that mankind is the 
only species that feels shame or needs to. That thought crossed my mind 
when I was reading about this corrupt effort to punish Ambassador Joe 
Wilson who told the truth and blew the whistle on the administration's 
misinformation about the Iraq war. Apparently in the grand jury 
testimony Judith Miller said, ``She agreed to Libby's request to be 
cited in stories as a `former Hill staffer,' a rather deceptive 
description for the Vice President's Chief of Staff.''
  Well, the Los Angeles Times got it right. It was deceptive, and there 
was a reason. Anyone who would participate in any way to punish an 
American for blowing the whistle on the President's misstatements 
should feel shame. Obviously, Mr. Libby did feel shame and that is why 
he hid from the public, or attempted to, that he was actually part of 
the administration that attempted to punish an American for telling the 
truth.
  We should not wait for the grand jury. This President should root out 
the corruption and discharge the people responsible for these misdeeds.

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