Posted on 07/10/2005 9:12:14 PM PDT by bitt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top White House advisor Karl Rove was one of the secret sources that spoke to reporters about a covert CIA operative whose identity was leaked to the media, Newsweek magazine reported in its latest edition.
The magazine said Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin, confirmed that Rove talked to Time magazine about former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Luskin said Rove recently gave Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper permission to testify about the conversation to a grand jury investigating the leak in 2003, according to Newsweek.
A U.S. federal judge ordered Cooper, along with New York Times reporter Judith Miller, to testify and reveal their confidential sources.
Last week Cooper avoided a jail sentence for contempt of court by agreeing to testify in the case. Miller refused to testify and was jailed.
The case has become an important test involving freedom of the press and has pitting the media's traditional use of anonymous sources against the efforts of a federal government prosecutor to investigate a possible crime.
It is illegal to knowingly reveal the identity of an undercover CIA agent.
Although Rove has made statements about the Plame leak, he has never publicly acknowledged talking to any reporter about the CIA agent.
Rove has carefully chosen his words when questioned about the leak. "I didn't know her name. I didn't leak her name," he told CNN last year when asked if he had had anything to do with it.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Quit being a tool
Now don't you feel silly?
Rove did not say she is CIA covert agent, and he did not know that she is a covert agent, end of a nothing story. Yet another fake orgasm by the left that will end up as usual in their very bitter defeat.
Since Rove has admittied what he said, it seems pretty straight forward. Nice try by Ann. We can say all we want about Wilson, but Rove was wrong and now that it's out he should resign for all the crap.
According to ABC news tonight: "that it's quite clear that Rove has broken no laws and done nothing illegal."
End of story.
How so? She could be working in the CIA cafeteria or doing paperwork for all you know.
"It don't mean a dame, if you ain't got the name! The name-thename-thename-thename!" LOLOL
The only thing I feel is that we don't know the meaning of is.
speak for yourself.
This is fun.
And you could be the janitor. Don't be blinded by your politics. See the truth and you will be glad you did. He stepped in it and the stink is obvious.
LOL, OK Sure!
This is interesting. Blame Rove, Rove denies it, then the democrats say that Rove is a liar and a traitor and the democrats are victims again!
Brilliant!
I'm sure, even in the CIA, "undercover" has a double, if not several meanings. Anyone thought of this? Maybe the SP is having a ball with this and laughing his butt off?
keep guessing
I say a loyal NYT's reader
The rest of us know the meaning of this story and what the outcome is. And what really happened.
Like Clinton, you are still poking a stick at a little word.
I don't think the collective "we" works very good for you here, but good try...
Do you think that liberal reporter would go to jail to protect Rove? LOL
It's CYA all the WAY
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