Monday, Oct. 24, 2005 10:24 p.m. EDT Times: Cheney First Disclosed CIA Official's Name
The New York Times reported late Monday that Vice President Cheney has been directly linked to the so-called "Plamegate" scandal involving the disclosure of the name of Valerie Plame, a CIA officer.
The paper reported that Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby "first learned about the C.I.A.
officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003."
Oh no - the Times is not suggesting anything with this title in this time period. sarcasm off. But you are right - they never suggest he did anything wrong - they just use the power of the pen to link his name to Plamegate and name him as the source of disclosure of her name, directly, forgetting to mention that he can name her to his aide.
You are correct - they did not suggest anything.
You are quoting Newsmax, not NYT. The article is mostly about Libby's possible legal difficulties.