[pepperhead]

If that's the case, why did Fitzgerald go out of his way yesterday to stress that his case should not be used by critics of the Iraq war for their own political purposes.

Why did he go out of his way to accuse Libby of a crime he wasn't charged with? Why did he go out of his way to not say if Plame was covert? And why did he not clear the names of the rest of the people he hauled into his inquisition?

[billclintonwillrotinhell]

Why did he go out of his way to accuse Libby of a crime he wasn't charged with?

I never heard him do that. He may have said it was classified info, but there's apparently not a criminal charge that covers that. That's what I understood from the presser, anyway.

Why did he go out of his way to not say if Plame was covert? And why did he not clear the names of the rest of the people he hauled into his inquisition?

The covert issue is a good question, but that still wouldn't excuse anybody from committing perjury or obstructing justice in the investigation. He's not going to clear anybody while the investigation is still open.