[advance_copy]

The indictment itself says that Cooper told Libby about Plame - and not that Libby told Cooper about Plame.

Wrong. From the indictment:

"During a conversation with Matthew Cooper of Time magazine on or about July 12, 2003, LIBBY told Cooper that reporters were telling the administration that Wilson’s wife worked for the CIA, but that LIBBY did not know if this was true;"

[Cboldt]

Wrong. From the indictment: "During a conversation with Matthew Cooper of Time magazine on or about July 12, 2003, LIBBY told Cooper that reporters were telling the administration that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, but that LIBBY did not know if this was true;"

That is the alleged LIE by Libby recited in paragraph 26, is it not?

What does paragraph 23 say?

[Cboldt]

Wrong. From the indictment: "During a conversation with Matthew Cooper of Time magazine on or about July 12, 2003, LIBBY told Cooper that reporters were telling the administration that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, but that LIBBY did not know if this was true;"

A similar statement appears at paragraph 32.b (page 12 of the indictment).

What is the opening assertion of paragraph 32? Also, compare paragraphs 32 and 33, paying particular attention to the differences between 32.b. and 33.b.

[Sacajaweau]

Nice.....Except that Cooper talked to ROVE on the 11th BEFORE he reached Libby and dropped the same line on him, i.e., "I heard his wife is CIA?"

Regardless of whether Libby knew from the CIA about Valerie and Joe, if Rove told Libby that he got a strange call from Cooper, Cooper IS the source of the rumor, not Rove or the CIA.