Well, well, well... Darth Cheney's staff helped Gates prepare for confirmation

oh, i am so NOT surprised...

[A]ccording to a former high ranking CIA official close to the key players, Gates was prepped for his Senate confirmation hearings by high level Cheney staffers, including David Addington, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, and David Wurmser, Cheney's Middle East advisor.

"Cheney's office prepped Gates for the hearings," this official claims. "His guys Wurmser and Addington got [Gates] ready, not the Pentagon."

and, in case you forgot...

Gates was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney on December 18, rather than by the president.

so, what does this tell you...? here's what comes to my mind... there are at least three extremely dark forces operating in the white house - cheney, addington, and rove... any of those three prepping gates for his confirmation hearing signals that gates' selection was just another trojan horse, designed to create the appearance of change while insuring that absolutely nothing changes...

Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates may not be as independent from the Bush administration when it comes to matters of defense as some have suggested...

< duh >

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