Posted on 02/05/2006 7:12:06 PM PST by Tyche
Feb. 13, 2006 issue - Newly released court papers could put holes in the defense of Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, in the Valerie Plame leak case. Lawyers for Libby, and White House allies, have repeatedly questioned whether Plame, the wife of White House critic Joe Wilson, really had covert status when she was outed to the media in July 2003. But special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald found that Plame had indeed done "covert work overseas" on counterproliferation matters in the past five years, and the CIA "was making specific efforts to conceal" her identity, according to newly released portions of a judge's opinion. (A CIA spokesman at the time is quoted as saying Plame was "unlikely" to take further trips overseas, though.) Fitzgerald concluded he could not charge Libby for violating a 1982 law banning the outing of a covert CIA agent; apparently he lacked proof Libby was aware of her covert status when he talked about her three times with New York Times reporter Judith Miller. Fitzgerald did consider charging Libby with violating the so-called Espionage Act, which prohibits the disclosure of "national defense information," the papers show; he ended up indicting Libby for lying about when and from whom he learned about Plame.
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ROFLMAO
If she was really covert then the CIA really sucks as far as creating cover. Hell, you have to do more then just make up a corporate name.
the media people he told (and many others), already knew she was CIA. can you "out" someone to a third person, who already knows that person is "out"?
Nuts.
"A CIA spokesman at the time is quoted as saying Plame was "unlikely" to take further trips overseas, though"
I don't think they can salvage the Plame fiasco.
What they should be investigating is why did they send her husband at her recommendations for an important mission, that he was totally unqualified for and had political motives.
Oh yea .. then why is it Libby's lawyers that are requesting the documents
And why is Fitz stalling to provide the proof??
LOL...OK Mikey...what proof does Fitz have that Plame was covert? Trick question...Fitz had none! Bye, bye Izzy!!
FITZGERALD: Was Any Damage Done By The Valarie Wilson Leak ??? I DON'T KNOW.
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It sounds like Newsweek is quoting from Fitz' press conference, rather than from any documents. He made a lot of statements at that presser that he apparently had no proof of.
And Libby's attorney's better not let Fitzgerald and the JD drop this action when they want to-there is too much information that needs to see the light of day.
I didn't need to see anything else.
He should be brought up on charges for
knowingly passing on fraudulent information.
Where's the news content in this story?
NOT very definitive.
Synopis: More wishful thinking on Newsweak's part.
Oh yes, Plame was covert...I guess that is why Fitz did not charge anyone with the Intel Identity Protection Act. Fitz is either partisan or an ignorant dumb*ss...I can't decide which.
If this were true, the democRAT attorney would have charged as many Repubs as possible. Anyone doubt that?
"according to newly released portions of a judge's opinion"
"new papers"
What judge? What papers? And how did Issikoff get his hands on these papers?
No source is mentioned at all, not even an anonymous source.
Get a rope.
Fitz should be disbarred for incompetence.
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