Feith will be investigated by Pentagon's IG

Not too optimistic about this; I would think that an investigator outside the Pentagon might offer a better chance at uncovering the truth, but at least someone (beyond stonewalling Pat Roberts) is looking into it.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's inspector general has agreed to review the prewar intelligence activities of former U.S. defense undersecretary Douglas Feith, a main architect of the Iraq war, congressional officials said on Thursday. ....

Democrats have accused Feith of manipulating information from sources including discredited Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi to suggest links between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, which masterminded the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Bush and other top administration officials cited alleged ties between Iraq and al Qaeda as a justification for military action. But the September 11 commission later reported that no collaborative relationship existed between the two. ......

Congressional officials expect the review to look at whether Feith and his staff bypassed the CIA by giving the White House uncorroborated intelligence that sought to make a case for war in the months leading up to the 2003 Iraq invasion.

Feith, who was the Pentagon's policy chief until he left the Defense Department for the private sector earlier this year, was not immediately available for comment.

Officials said the Pentagon's inspector general told the Senate its review would begin sometime in November. One official estimated the probe could take at least six months.

Are you telling me that this investigation could be done before the 2006 election? I'll believe it when I see it.

Also, no matter how big Plame is, I always thought that the actions of some in the DoD were far worse. The OSP, for instance, is one of the groups responsible for supplying intel to the White House around the normal analysis process, "stovepiping" it was called. Whether you believe Bush and Cheney lied, or were just wrong, a good portion of the bad intel they used to promote their position came from Feith and the OSP.