Posted on 11/05/2005 8:23:31 PM PST by tabtalker
WASHINGTON – Ambassador Joseph Wilson's attorney is demanding Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely retract a statement he made to WND that the man at the center of the CIA leak case "outed" his own wife as a CIA employee in conversations more than a year before her identity was revealed in a syndicated column.
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Jim, I thought you might find it worth keeping an eye out for this guy in relation to any cases involving WaPo (past client of his), electronic privacy issues, MD4Bush, etc.
Joe Wilson's attorney and neighbor, Christopher Wolf, is said by his firm to be an expert on privacy law and the Internet who won a case for WaPo:
http://www.proskauer.com/practice_areas/areas/095
His firm appears to be Democratic, originally based in NY Democratic circles from the 1920s (though anti-FDR, at least with respect to Mr. Proskauer). Would be most interesting to know whether Mr. Wolf's connection to the Wilson/Pflame affair is really as accidental and casual as he portrays (see his USA Today column below) or if Wolf or any other members of his liberal firm have had a larger role to play behind the scenes........
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-07-24-wilson-neighbor_x.htm
Th past five years have been so full of events that it is hard to keep the years straight. We have to focus on March 2003 as March to Baghdad month. General Vallely would have been on Fox to discuss Afghanistan efforts in 2002. Why would Joe Wilson have been there - he went to Niger in Feb of that year, but did not write the op-ed for another 16 months.
We have to think March 2003 :: BB = before Baghdad and AB = after Baghdad fell.
"but I think that he, like OJ, Scott Peterson, and others can just lie, and not even think twice about the consequences..."
Nah. Payola?
That was my advice to Libby's lawyer from the get-go. Put up witnesses who will testify that they new Ms. Plame was CIA. Ditto those who will testify that they heard it from Plame or Wilson. Then put Plame and Wilson on the stand. Plame and Wilson either lie or tell the truth. Being untruthful has great risks for both of them. I don't think they would do it. Bottom line: lots of people knew that Valerie was CIA. Scooter could have heard it from lots of people. You can't throw a guy in jail for not remembering the details exactly. Slam dunk.
But I agree. Wilson could not take the heat. He would destroy Fitz's case. A deal will be cut. Libby will walk with a slap on the hand.
I thought he went to Niger in 2002? Did he go twice
In Wilson's case....probably a little of both.
I am sure the payola part is hugh...but, I keep hearing what a peacock this guy is...and I know that certain personality disorders, like those with visions of grandeur, just do NOT see things the way they are...but, like they want them to be...
I think that pathological liars just get so good at it...that they "fool themselves"....but, in Wilson's case, I am sure he is aware of all of this, and loving every second of it...his ego craves it.
What are you saying? Who, exactly, made those contributions?
We need to try to "follow the money" into the shadows, and there is, at least potentially, big big money to support Wilson's activities: (1) possible sources of funding and clients for his international consulting firm that has evident shadowy ties with French, Turkish, and Saudi deep pockets; (2) has Wilson benefitted financially from his jihad against the WH (his form of consulting for mineral development projects in W. Africa would certainly benefit from favorable opinions of him among French officials and businessmen who are heavily influential in that region!!!) (3) any oil-for-food money find its way to Wilson or people around him??? (Wilson sure did his damndest to help Saddam and his sons stay in power) (4) this "Proskauer Rose" law firm in which Christopher Wolf is a partner may only be an indidental connection, or it may turn out to be a major player behind the scenes (it is a huge 700+ lawyers wealthy Democrat-oriented law firm).
http://www.proskauer.com/index.html
"Is the Left nuts for letting this guy lead them... "
No, not nuts. Dishonest/intellectually dishonest.
"While the mission is a very difficult one, my soldiers are doing great. We are flying a tremendous number of security flights over the city in order to help provide a stable environment for the burgeoning Iraqi democratic process. While the security situation is definitely harsh and the insurgency is very active, have no doubt that the process is steadily moving forward for Iraqi self-governance and self-security.
Hillary "is friends with Valerie ..."
Zounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huge!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, he went twice.
Wilson's lawyer, Christopher WOlf.
February 19 2002
The CIA Counterproliferation Division (CPD) holds a meeting at CIA headquarters with Joe Wilson. In attendance are intelligence analysts from both the CIA and the State Department's INR. At the beginning of the meeting Valerie Plame introduces Wilson, then leaves after three minutes. The purpose of the meeting it to discuss the merits of sending Wilson to Niger to verify or negate the reports that Iraq was seeking to purchase uranium from Niger.[10] He is asked to attend because of his expertise on Africa and his knowledge of the African uranium trade, gained during his years at the Clinton White House.
This meeting in a windowless conference room opens with a mention of Mr. Cheney's inquiry about the African connection to Iraq. During the course of that meeting, officials raised the possibility of his traveling to Niger and told him they would contact him with a decision.
February 20
Wilson is asked and accepts the mission to Niger and is provided talking points for use in his inquiries in Niger.
February 21
Wilson leaves for Niger. During his trip, current and former Niger officials Wilson talks to say they were unaware of any contract being signed with Iraq. Wilson finds no evidence of uranium purchase. (Wilson 452) [11]
March 2002
Wilson returns from Niger's capital Niamey in early March.
Wilson delivers his [verbal] report to CIA regarding the suspected uranium deal stating that it was "highly doubtful" any transfer of uranium took place. Wilson's report does mention that one former Niger official told him he had been urged by an unidentified businessman to meet with an Iraqi trade delegation in June 1999. This former official interpreted that overture as an invitation to discuss uranium sales. (Wilson 452) [12].
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php?title=Before_the_leak:_1988_-_2002&printable=yes
February-March 2002
Marine Gen. Carlton W. Fulford, Jr., then-deputy commander of the U.S. European Command said he came away from Niger "assured" that the supply of "yellowcake" was kept secure by a French consortium. Fulford was asked by the U.S. ambassador to Niger, Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick, to join her at the meeting with Niger's President Mamadou Tandja on Feb. 24, 2002. "I was asked to impress upon the president the importance that the yellowcake in Niger be under control," Fulford said. "I did that. He assured me. He said the mining operations were handled through a French consortium" and therefore out of the Niger government's control. Owens-Kirkpatrick, reached by phone, declined to comment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A56336-2003Jul14?language=printer
Ah!, French security!!
The Intelligence Committeee mentions a Navy report that enriched uranium is being stored in a particular warehouse in Niger. When the warehouse is searched nearly a month later it is empty.
I read somewhere that the Wilsons held fund raisers for the Clintons. I can't seem to corroborate that .. but I have seen video of the Clintons greeting them in a receiving line and you could tell they were well acquainted.
Now .. if you allowed people to raise money for you - what information might you know about that person .. like the fact that Valerie worked at the CIA, and had at one time been undercover. Her cover was blown by Aldrich Ames in 1997 - and she was brought in from the cold. But .. she never worked as a spy after that time. It was after that time in 1997 that Valerie met Joseph Wilson and married him.
Somehow I just can't shake the notion that Hillary was behind the whole Wilson episode. She certainly had motive - she wanted to run for pres in 2004 - and Bush was in her way. And .. Hillary certainly had opportunity with her connection to the CIA via Valerie. The goal was to discredit the intel and therefore discredit Bush - weakening him to the point Bush could either be impeached or Hillary could run against Bush and win.
Hillary is obsessed with IMPEACHING A REPUBLICAN as payback for impeaching her husband.
This is from http://strata-sphere.com/blog/ which I found while doing a search. I cannot vouch for the accuracy or completenss, but it is a starting point.
^^^^^^
I guess we will have to listen to John Batchelor tomorrow night. If this wasn't so serious, it would be a great reality show!
I especially want to hear about the top-notch "internet attorney" who forwards emails with sensitive notes attached === I [am] also urging Paul Vallely to insist Wilson apologize for accusing Vallely of "slanderous" conduct in an e-mail that Wilson wrote to Wolf that was inadvertently included in the original demand e-mail to Vallely.
Joseph Wilson EPIC Lecture 6/14/2003 Outline/Transcript
I can assure you that that retired American ambassador to Africa, as Nick Kristof called him in his article, is also pissed off, and has every intention of ensuring that this story has legs. And I think it does have legs. It may not have legs over the next two or three months, but when you see American casualties moving from one to five or to ten per day, and you see Tony Blair's government fall because in the U.K. it is a big story, there will be some ramifications, I think, here in the United States, so I hope that you will do everything you can to keep the pressure on. Because it is absolutely bogus for us to have gone to war the way we did. . .I think it probably has legs, too, because of the course the press operates on profits, and if they can make a scandal out of this they'll do it, you know, that'll be great. And you already hear people talking about the 'i' word.
Wilson may have had financial motivations over and above these political motivations, but at least with regards to his political motivations there is direct evidence from his own mouth.
I agree, and I think the general alluded that there ere others present when Joe ran his mouth about his wife being CIA. Should have more than one witness.
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