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To: Cboldt
I agree...but it undermines Fitzgerald......what else did he miss?

A defense lawyer would have a field day with this bit of info.

179 posted on 11/16/2005 4:40:53 AM PST by Dog
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To: Dog
The more I re-read Woodward's statement, the more it appears the Post buried the lede in their coverage of this.

Woodward says:

I testified that on June 27, 2003 I met with Libby at 5:10 p.m. in his office adjacent to the White House. I took the 18-page list of questions with the page 5 reference to "yellowcake" to this interview and I believe I also had the other question list from June 20, which had the "Joe Wilson's wife" reference.

I have four pages of typed notes from this interview, and I testified that there is no reference in them to Wilson or his wife. A portion of the typed notes shows that Libby discussed the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, mentioned "yellowcake" and said there was an "effort by the Iraqis to get it from Africa. It goes back to February '02." This was the time of Wilson's trip to Niger.

When asked by Fitzgerald if it was possible I told Libby I knew Wilson's wife worked for the CIA and was involved in his assignment, I testified that it was possible I asked a question about Wilson or his wife, but that I had no recollection of doing so. My notes do not include all the questions I asked, but I testified that if Libby had said anything on the subject, I would have recorded it in my notes.

In other words, Woodward says it's possible that HE revealed Plame to Libby. He makes it rather certain that Libby did NOT reveal her to Woodward. Libby's lawyers will run with this: Libby probably told the truth when he said he learned Plame's identity from a reporter. Perhaps he was mistaken when he said it was Russert. In fact, it was likely Woodward.
185 posted on 11/16/2005 4:58:34 AM PST by Timeout
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