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Was Colin Powell's Deputy, Richard Armitage, Woodward's Source?
The American Thinker ^ | Nov 19, 2005 | Clarice Feldman

Posted on 11/19/2005 2:27:27 PM PST by the Real fifi

As we noted earlier, Woodward described the conversation with his unnamed source as an off-hand one ,denigrating the significance of the Wilson Mission. Woodward indicated this further information about his source:

In the final weeks before the grand jury indicted vice presidential aide I. Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby on Oct. 28 for perjury and obstruction of justice, Woodward says he was asked by Downie to help report on the status of the probe. In the course of his reporting, Woodward says, “I learned something more” about the disclosure of Plame’s identity, which prompted him to admit to Downie for the first time that he had been told of Plame’s CIA job by a senior administration official in mid June 2003. In his press conference announcing Libby’s indictment, Fitzgerald noted that, “Mr. Libby was the first official known to have told a reporter when he talked to Judith Miller in June of 2003 about Valerie Wilson.”

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cialeak; plame; wilson
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Clues point to Armitage as Wilson's source.
1 posted on 11/19/2005 2:27:28 PM PST by the Real fifi
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>Clues point to Armitage as Wilson's source.

Would that be good, bad, or neutral WRT the Bush Administration?

2 posted on 11/19/2005 2:32:30 PM PST by bkepley
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To: the Real fifi

My money is on Armitage!


3 posted on 11/19/2005 2:33:47 PM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII MOM -- Istook for OK Governor in 2006!)
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To: PhiKapMom

Is he a former administration official?


4 posted on 11/19/2005 2:37:22 PM PST by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches, hard to get rid of.>)
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To: PhiKapMom

Did you see this article?

Woodward's Source Never Testified Before Grand Jury

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1525193/posts

Armitage testified.


5 posted on 11/19/2005 2:37:36 PM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: golfisnr1

Absolutely.


6 posted on 11/19/2005 2:38:03 PM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: Howlin

He did not tesify before the grand jury but was questioned by investigators. We do not know the subject of the interrogation or even if he was under aoth at the etime.


7 posted on 11/19/2005 2:42:02 PM PST by the Real fifi
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To: the Real fifi

I hope it was Armitage. Was there ever anyone who looked so much like a hardass but was such a wuss?


8 posted on 11/19/2005 2:45:42 PM PST by FreedomForce
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To: the Real fifi

bttt


9 posted on 11/19/2005 2:46:51 PM PST by nopardons
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To: the Real fifi

I can't imagine he'd lie to investigators or the FBI.


10 posted on 11/19/2005 2:47:54 PM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: the Real fifi

OK lockup everyone inside of the beltway. We will have the guilty.


11 posted on 11/19/2005 2:48:36 PM PST by bmwcyle (Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
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To: Howlin

Why assume he was even asked? It seems the focus of Fitz' investigation was very narrow--who in the WH leaked Plame's name? I'd bet Armitage was simply asked some perfunctory questions, like the distribution of the INR.


12 posted on 11/19/2005 2:49:57 PM PST by the Real fifi
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To: PhiKapMom

Paul O'Neil


13 posted on 11/19/2005 2:50:13 PM PST by sono (Support Our Troops - Bring The Congressmen Home!)
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To: golfisnr1
"Is he (Armitage) a former administration official?"

He was Colin Powell's Deputy.....his right hand man....and also the media darling! Soooo, since he is long gone, it would sure be better than anyone on Cheney's Staff.
14 posted on 11/19/2005 2:50:25 PM PST by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: sono

HA! I just proposed the same name on another thread!


15 posted on 11/19/2005 2:51:50 PM PST by Laverne
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To: the Real fifi

Why assume if he had heard that Valerie Plame was being outted by the White House?

Ah, wasn't that the main thing Fitzgerald was suppose to be doing?

I can't imagine he WASN'T asked about her and what he heard about her.

Besides, from what I have read, Woodward is saying his source never talked to Fitzgerald; I would asssume that meant his people also.


16 posted on 11/19/2005 2:53:11 PM PST by Howlin ("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
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To: the Real fifi
I've read a few articles where people think the source might have been a sleazeball named Rand Beers who was last sighted in the Kerry campaign like Joe Wilson.

http://www.nndb.com/people/820/000058646/
http://www.narconews.com/beersperjury1.html

17 posted on 11/19/2005 2:56:43 PM PST by MilleniumBug
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To: the Real fifi

I can't recall a time that I heard the name of Armitage without his being involved in some kind of State Department screwup.

If someone wants to indict him, they are welcome to it.


18 posted on 11/19/2005 2:58:10 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Howlin

He said his source never testified to the grand jury. If you have anything which goes beyond that, please share it.

And given what we know of how narrowly Fitz tailored his questions it is a leap tp suggest he asked Armitage about his conversation re Plame with anyone.


19 posted on 11/19/2005 3:00:48 PM PST by the Real fifi
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