Did Pelosi Step in a Trap?

It seems there's a question now as to why Israeli PM Olmert denied that he sent a message of hope for cooperation with Syria by way of Nancy Pelosi. And the speculation is that the White House may have put pressure on him.

Josh Marshall is feeling a little skeptical about the denial, as he says that both a respected Ha'aretz reporter and a California Representative who accompanied Pelosi have said that she gave an accurate message to Syria's President from Olmert.

And, in a little bonus, Marshall gives us this bit of info about politics within the administration.

Last year, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked Olmert into a 48-hour cease-fire during the war with Hezbollah to allow humanitarian relief, but within hours Israeli planes were bombing again, to Rice's surprise and anger. Olmert had received a call, apparently from Cheney's office, telling him to ignore Rice.

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Expect more, because TPM's readers form a roving band of investigators, and when Josh sends them on a mission, results roll in.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.