[calreaganfan]

The WSJ poses the same question that I've been asking all day. What was Libby's motive to lie? In the absence of any crime, why would Libby lie about conversations with Russert and other reporters? It makes no sense. The most likely explanation is that there are differing recollections (which is what Libby's lawyer mentioned in his press release). Contrary to what others have said, I believe these charges with be very difficult to prove in court.

[Nekman]

In this same time period, he had a conversation with Mr. Russert, which may or may not have covered Mr. Wilson and his wife, depending on whom you believe.


Oh yeah,Timmy Russert, there is an unimpeachable source if I ever saw one...... NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EBH]

I have been attempting to follow along with this thing, but it only gets more confusing. It all seems more like a gossip circle in the WH than any real crime to have been committed. It also seems odd to me that knowing the MSM is infamous for releasing bad information or at best inconsistent facts, who does one choose to believe?

Add onto that there is a study out that says we only accurately recall what is said or what we said to a 20% accuracy rate. The other 80% is just not recalled accurately and is skewed with our own emotions or after the fact additional information.

So, perhaps some good Freeper here can explain this to me, if the prosecutor didn't find sufficient information to support the charges, why/how can an investigation continue? Why is Novak's source still unnamed? Didn't they question Novak? Why is reporter secrecy more important than government security? Given that Wilson's reports to the CIA and the Press are inconsistent, who is really lying here? And the British said Saddam tried to buy yellowcake, then we determined no he didn't, then it came out months later the British report was right...so, in my mind who really lied here? IMHO the investigation by the prosecutor is focused on the wrong thing and that Plame & Wilson could have committed treasonous acts by lying to the CIA, and leaking incomplete findings regarding Saddam/Niger to the press, etc?

[zeebee]

What was Libby's motive to lie?

Maybe he was falling on a sword. There is no way he thought he could get away with his outrageous story. He felt he needed to obstruct and he accomplished that goal.