This piece, “Iraq, Niger, and the CIA,” from the current National Journal is linked to by Rep. John Conyers on his blog. Rest assured, Rep. Conyers, who spends lots of time pushing the president’s impeachment, wouldn’t link to any piece if he believed it flattered the White House. But apart from whether the Journal article accurately reflects the actions and motivations of Bush officials, the piece surely doesn’t put elements of the CIA — an agency many on the Left have nowadays come to love — in a very good light either. Here’s why. The article notes: