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Fitzgerald Indicts Two in Plame Scandal ( satire )
Red State ^ | october 25, 2005 | Blanton

Posted on 10/25/2005 7:00:26 AM PDT by yoe

Lawyers close to the Plame investigation say that Fitzgerald will indict Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson for obstruction of justice and perjury. In addition, Wilson will be indicted for outing his wife, who was a covert CIA agent. Additional charges are being considered against Valerie Plame for her role in selecting her own husband for a government assignment in a concerted political effort to undermine the administration.

Now, that's actually not true. But, given the media's handling of this matter, this post should be treated with the same credibility that the media is presenting statements of "lawyers close to the Plame investigation." In point of fact, there are several lawyers on this site who have kept up with the material and they are probably as close to the investigation as the ones being quoted in the media, which is to say not very close at all.

Something will happen this week. But, we should all tread carefully in making predictions and jumping to conclusions. Likewise, we should refrain from jumping on the "must resign" bandwagon until the facts get out there. Lastly, as Michael Barone said today

Rove and Libby did seek to discredit Joseph Wilson -- as they should well have done. As the Senate Intelligence Committee concluded in a bipartisan report in July 2004, just about everything Wilson said publicly about his trip to Niger was untrue. He said that he had discredited reports that Iraq sought to buy uranium in Niger. But the CIA people to whom he reported concluded that, if anything, he substantiated such reports. He said that he pointed out that certain other intelligence reports were forged. But the forgeries did not appear until eight months after his trip. He said his wife had nothing to do with his trip to Niger. But it was she who recommended him for the trip. And on and on.

Yes, and had they not tried to discredit Wilson, they would have been negligent in their political duties. Wilson and the left can claim Wilson had some high and noble goals, but he was and is a charlatan attempting to become a living media martyr.

Update [2005-10-24 21:32:37 by Blanton]:
Let me add this: I think it is just as plausible that Wilson gets indicted as it is for Rove and Libby to get indicted. Of course, all the Democrats right now bemoaning Fitzgerald getting attacked by Republicans (something that is not happening, by the way, save for Hannity), will do all they can to attack and discredit Fitzgerald.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bogus; plame; plamenameblamegame; wilson
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To: Cheburashka

I suppose you are right.... It just doesn't feel fair.


21 posted on 10/25/2005 7:57:19 AM PDT by gondramB
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To: Timeout
An indictment will not necessarily lead to a trial. Libby might plea bargain just to avoid the risks inherent in a jury trial on trumped up charges and harsher penalties. If there is a trial it might be for lying to the Grand Jury and not the underlying allegations, with the result that the desired testimony would never be elicited.

Cordially,

22 posted on 10/25/2005 8:04:09 AM PDT by Diamond (Qui liberatio scelestus trucido inculpatus.)
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To: gondramB
"Yes, Wilson has been acting like a cheap political hack. But since he was factually correct about the lack of evidence from Niger to justify the war then it was a mistake to try to discredit him. It just focused more attention than ever on the lack of evidence.

Huh? Didn't the WP story today state that at least ONE of the people Wilson spoke to said that Iraqi representatives indicated to him they wanted to expand their business dealings? He further said he took this to mean they wanted to purchase yellow cake.

How was Wilson "factually correct"? Who besides himself even claimed anything he said was correct? .

23 posted on 10/25/2005 8:26:37 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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To: Eagles Talon IV

" How was Wilson "factually correct"? "

Because we claimed we had solid written evidence.


24 posted on 10/25/2005 8:30:22 AM PDT by gondramB
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To: gondramB
"Because we claimed we had solid written evidence.

And so we did. The evidence was solid in the sense it came from the British, who to this day stand behind it. This is what the president said in his SU speech. The reports from the CIA actually BOLSTER the case that Iraq was trying to purchase yellow cake from Africa.

25 posted on 10/25/2005 8:50:15 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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To: yoe

Fitzgerald Indicts Two

ham sandwich and a bagel ?


26 posted on 10/25/2005 9:04:46 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: yoe; All

Unless Wilson or his wife lied under oath to this grand jury - they can't be indicted. Sorry to burst people's bubble.

To my knowledge neither Valerie nor Joe have been subpoened by this grand jury to testify - and that to me is a gross miscarriage of justice.

These are the people bringing the charges which caused the investigation and I am curious why they would not be called to testify as part of the investigation.

Maybe one of our lawyer people can help answer those questions.


27 posted on 10/25/2005 9:17:20 AM PDT by CyberAnt (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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To: gondramB
But since he was factually correct about the lack of evidence from Niger to justifiy the war then it was a mistake to try to discredit him. It just focused more attention than ever on the lack of evidence.

Oh puhleese...you need to read more of the FR threads on this subject instead of listening to the likes of Chrissy Matthews...explain to me how Wilson came back from Niger with irrefutable fact that Iraq had NOT been trying to seek nuclear materials...

28 posted on 10/25/2005 12:39:56 PM PDT by Getsmart64
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To: CyberAnt

Reuters is reporting that Fitzgerald sent FBI agents to interview the neighbors of Plame/Wilson earlier this week to see if the neighbors had known that Plame worked for the CIA. This is telling.


29 posted on 10/25/2005 6:22:27 PM PDT by soupcon
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To: soupcon

Why do you think this is telling.


30 posted on 10/25/2005 8:07:21 PM PDT by CyberAnt (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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To: CyberAnt

Because it means Fitzgerald is still looking at the leak, as opposed to the alleged perjury.


31 posted on 10/26/2005 3:30:55 PM PDT by soupcon
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To: soupcon

Okay - I agree!


32 posted on 10/26/2005 4:56:23 PM PDT by CyberAnt (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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To: soupcon
Because it means Fitzgerald is still looking at the leak, as opposed to the alleged perjury.

It seems to me that talking to the neighbors is something he should have considered doing at the start of the investigation rather than at the end.

33 posted on 10/26/2005 5:06:13 PM PDT by Bob
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