Fitzgerald Investigation of Leak of Identity of CIA Agent

"I'm not going to tell the jury the information was classified," Fitzgerald answered. "I will tell the jury that there was an investigation into whether the law was violated."

And what law might that be? Sure enough, it's the one barring disclosure of a covert agent's identity.

Yes, it was used to combat, retaliate if you wish to use the term, but to combat mis-information put out by Wilson

and they doubted her covert status

and they also figured the reporters already had the info, which many did.

I happen to think Wilson lied about many things and was involved in a vendetta for not only himself, but the CIA.

Ticomaya wrote:

mysteryman wrote:

blatham wrote:

This is altogether good news...if transparency is valued.

Quote:

Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial, the judge at Libby's trial ruled Monday.

In a victory for the news media, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said he has concerns about releasing the recordings while the case is under way, but that he has little choice under the law as applied in the federal court system in Washington, D.C.

http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8N3L3VO3.html

This is almost too funny.

You have denigrated salon.com in the past as not being reputable.
Now,you are using it as a source.

I must disagree. Blatham is devoted to salon.com, and I can't imagine he has ever denigrated it. (He would also never admit it's leftist leanings.)

You must be thinking of another source.

Good god. I do hope your mother doesn't still tie your shoe laces.

Salon.com clearly forwards a left viewpoint.

Why was it that everyone was so agitated in late 2003?

Yes, it was used to combat, retaliate if you wish to use the term, but to combat mis-information put out by Wilson, and they doubted her covert status, and they also figured the reporters already had the info, which many did. I happen to think Wilson lied about many things and was involved in a vendetta for not only himself, but the CIA.

It's 10:06.

F: (gives Libby the Wilson op-ed) What was your reaction? Were you angry?

L: I was confident that the facts were clear, that this was wrong.

F: Were you upset?

L: (long pause) I guess I was upset. I didn't like the article.

F: And did you discuss it with the VP?

L: (pause) Yes.

F: Are you uncertain?

L: I'm just trying to remember when. I didn't see him on Sunday.

F: Tell me about that conversation.

L: I don't remember it in detail. It was the same claims we had seen before.

F: Leaving aside if charges were true or false, is it fair to say this was most serious attack on administration credibility?

L: (doesn't want to concede this, but finally does)

F: Was this discussed on a daily basis in WH over the next week?

L: Yes.

F: Multiple times each day?

L: Yes.

F: What was Cheney's opinion.

L: He wanted to get all the facts out (this is an excerpt we've all read about before, I'm going to skim the main points)

(discussion of Cheney clipping out Wilson op-ed and keeping it on his desk)

(confirmation that copy of op-ed has Cheney's handwriting & underlining - "I have no choice but to conclude Iraqi intelligence was twisted")

(walks Libby through Cheney's notes about "did wife send him on

F: Do you recall discussing those issues with VP?

L: He was interested in how this person came to be selected for this mission. At some point after he learned that his wife worked

F: Cheney had told you this in June.

L: Yes.

F: So when you say "after we learned…" didn't you already know?

L: By this week I no longer remembered that. (mentions Russert conversation on July 10)

The defense tried to impeach Russert's creidibilty and all they did (according to the way the jurors reacted) is continue to destroy their ownj credibilty as well as their client.

Sticka fork in him, he's done