NY Times reporter Judith Miller released from jail

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Posted on Thu, Sep. 29, 2005 | By John Shiffman and Steve Goldstein

[prairiebreeze]

[Edit35]

Even if Miller were to say that Libby was her source, what concrete evidence does she have to back up that claim.

After all, Miller could claim that any one of a number of White House (or other) officials was the one who "told" her that Plame was a CIA employee.

I have thought all along that Miller could simply name whomever she wants, and who is to refute her assertion.

One would hope there is more evidence than a he said, she said scenario.

[jimbo123]

Miller was told by Fitzgerald testify on Friday or she will be indicted for criminal contempt on Monday. All the spin from the NY Times on limiting scope and questions on the waivers is just a bunch of hot air. Miller was going to be indicted on Monday and that's why she decided to testify.

[Edit35]

She didn't go to jail to protect someone who had already given her permission to testify.

What's to prevent Judith Miller from naming whomever she feels like naming, maybe out of revenge or maybe out of a desire to cover up the real culprit.

I believe this will end up as a he said, she said.

If MIller does name Libby, what will happen if Libby then denies being the one.

Is one person's testimony, whether faulty memory or not, enough to indict someone?

[cyncooper]

Thank you very much for the ping!

Strange, indeed.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

True, and I think she used Libby as an excuse to cover her true source. The story she released today does not pass the smell test. She will now likely go before the GJ and rat out the real one, while the MSM carries the hue and cry it was Libby.

Machiavellian reasoning? Yeah, and those are the tactics I have come to expect from the MSM.

[bjc]

Let's hope that Wilson's 15 minutes of fame turns into a lifetime of shame!

[eureka!]

Re#103 Yep.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Ditto

[Captain Kirk]

Miller is a boring side show. The big stakes here are treason, and treason of the first order. The key issue is Larry Franklin who has now flipped and will testify against AIPAC. The lid is off.