Miller went to jail to protect testimony about something/someone else - she wasn't protecting Libby, the 2nd release from Libby was simply "window dressing" for her. The part of the deal she cut with Fitzgerald to limit the scope of her testimony, do you know what that was all about? Because I do not.
we've had this discussion before - you can't prove perjury unless you investigate it. Libby was indicted for it because his testimony was investigated. once the GJ became a perjury venue, and not an investigation into the leak of a CIA covert ops identity - everybody is fair game in my opinion. So when Russert testifies he knew nothing, I want to see Andrea Mitchell in there testifying as to what her CNBC interview was all about. When Cooper testifies, I want to see Mandy Grunwald investigated for whether she knew who Wilson's wife was based on her prior role with the Clinton adminsitration, given that we know Wilson was dropping her status to people in the green room at fox news among other places.
Are you saying Russert and Cooper perjured themselves, and the indictment is backwards?
Fitzgerald and Miller had tangled before. Miller was responsible for botching an operation that would have bagged some terrorist organization, if I remember correctly. She didn't want any of that brought into the CIA Leak investigation inquiry. I'll try to find the information for you.
Secondary case In a separate case, Federal Judge Robert Sweet ruled on February 24, 2005 that Miller was not required to reveal who in the government leaked word of an impending raid to her. Patrick Fitzgerald, the same prosecutor who had Miller jailed in the Plame case, had argued that Miller's calls to groups suspected of funding terrorists had tipped them off to the raid and allowed them time to destroy evidence. Fitzgerald wanted Miller's phone records to confirm the time of the tip and determine who had leaked the information to Miller in the first place. However, Judge Sweet held that because Fitzgerald could not demonstrate in advance that the phone records would provide the information he sought the prosecutor's needs were outweighed by a 'reporter's privilege' to keep sources confidential.
Journalist shield laws have been enacted in most states, but not at the federal level. However, those state laws vary widely but generally do not provide absolute protection and journalists may still be compelled to testify if they have been witness to a crime or if there is no other way for the court to obtain the evidence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller_(journalist)