Posted on 07/15/2005 11:17:43 AM PDT by kristinn
"Ms. Miller learned about Valerie Plame from a confidential source or sources whose identity she continues to protect to this day. If the suggestion is that she is covering up for herself or some fictitious source, that is preposterous. Given that she is suffering in jail, it is also mean-spirited."
It is a big lose-lose for the NYT. The liberals, and their media whores including the NYT have already utterly lost this Valerie Plame battle against President Bush and Karl Rove like they were utterly defeated in all the other battles they have engaged with President Bush and Karl Rove for the 4 1/2 years.
That doesn't appear to be entirely correct. There is an investigation of a possible crime and her testimony has been sought. We don't KNOW that any crime is involved. I doubt that there was outside of maybe conspiracy to undermine National Security.
Miller is in jail for Contempt of Court.
I read here on FR that Walter Pinkus's wife Ann Pinkus is employed by the State department on WMD issues.
Yes, since he is always careful to say that Rove was "a" source.
Which is odd. Wouldn't you think of the first person who told you something new as the source? Wouldn't there only be one real source for new info?
A secondary or additional sources would just corroborate what your "source" told you.
Maybe Cooper had already heard this info before he talked to Rove. His email can be read as if he already knew about Plame at CIA.
"Ms. Miller learned about Valerie Plame from a confidential source or sources whose identity she continues to protect to this day.
That's my guess too.
Here's the options. Miller is protecting:
1) Wilson/Plame
2) An administration source
3) Another reporter.
If it's an administration source, you have the BIZARRE case that the NYT is protecting the administration, whose head they have called for on a pike.
If it's the other two options, the NYT and MSM have a LOT of explaining to do.
It'll stick with the 80% of the populace who only scan the headlines at the checkout counter.
Why is Reagan's cabinet still referred to as the most corrupt ever? Because Richard Allen accepted a $75 watch from the Japanese?
Even if the NYT wrote a retraction (and didn't bury it, as they usually do), the damage has been done. So it's win-win.
Awww, we're such mean spirited conservatives. I feel sooooo bad for Ms. Miller. Not.
The NYT is reaching near hysterical pitch. We are getting our messge through. The NYT is a terrorist supporting mouth piece.
If it's David Corn, the MSM's love affair with this story will end.
The story will go from front page and "Oh so important", to the middle of the paper below the fold and become "who cares, everyone does it". It'll be fun to watch these "principled" folks in action...
Interesting.
We also have interesting couples in the MSM/Political/Gov't realm:
Cooper/Gruenwald
Amanpour/Rubin
Mitchell/Greenspan
Who else?
If it's David Corn, the MSM's love affair with this story will end.
The story will go from front page and "Oh so important", to the middle of the paper below the fold and become "who cares, everyone does it".
It'll be fun to watch these "principled" folks in action...
Unfounded smears could disappear from our political landscape, just as cockroaches scurrying from the light.
HF
Yes, she would. That's precisely why immunity is granted in the first place -- to remove any legal obstacles/limitations to her testifying. Once a witness is granted this immunity, they must either testify or face prosecution for contempt of court and/or obstruction of justice.
Sounds like a Clinton to me!
That is a very interesting article but I must be missing the point you are driving at or intimating. How does this relate to Plume?
What? We are just suppose to "trust" the liberal NYTimes and it's liberal democrat reporterette?
The cooper article said "sources".
So, if true, at least one other source informed Cooper or one of his two co-authors.
Definitely on my list...both of them and their minions.
Rush played a clip of Bill Clinton from recent days gushing over Joe Wilson and taking the WH to task for destroying him.
Why? Why would Bill do that? Everything he does is motivated by self-interested. What is in it for him?
I don't know the answer but it must be something or he wouldn't have said what he said.
Yes. Or Mandy Grunweld, who was then working for John Kerry and is married to one Matt Cooper.
Actually, I was suggesting the lib type accusation, outside the Grand Jury.
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