Libby knew CIA spy by name before it was published, filing shows

Mercury News ^ | Posted on Tue, Feb. 28, 2006 | BY JAMES GORDON MEEK

[Perdogg]

WASHINGTON - Handwritten notes taken by the CIA show Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide knew the name of CIA spy Valerie Plame Wilson a month before her cover was blown.

[Perdogg]

The filing suggests Cheney may have been present when Libby griped to his CIA briefer about agency officials slamming Cheney in the press. Seven officials have testified that Libby raised the CIA spy with them before columnist Robert Novak mentioned her in a column. In the filing, Fitzgerald also revealed that his investigators also confiscated computers.

This means nothing. Fitz still has to prove Mens Rea.

Nothing new herre. This was already discussed in the NYT on October 26th, 2005. Remember? I guess it's Dump on Bush Month, but when isn't it?

[Howlin]

Scooter ping!

[Perdogg]

ping!

[Howlin]

"t appears to be the first known document in the hands of prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that directly contradicts Lewis "Scooter" Libby's claim he learned from reporters in July 2003 that Valerie Wilson was a CIA employee."

---snip


"Meanwhile, a judge overseeing Libby's perjury trial ruled Monday that Libby won't get any copies of the secret daily intelligence briefings for Cheney and President Bush."

[Waco]

Anyone that reads Vanty Fair knew too, didn't they Barney???

[xcamel]

Ummm...So What?

not like it wasn't part of his job or anything...

[Steamburg]

What cover? Is Satchlebutt a cover?

[Just A Nobody]

knew the name of CIA spy Valerie Plame Wilson a month before her cover was blown.

Ummm, when was that exactly.....6,7,8 years ago???

[Perdogg]

who is Barney?

[marajade]

That's what he's basing his case against Libby on?

[Howlin]

I sure hope so..............LOL.

Amazing, isn't it?

[marajade]

I wouldn't of charged it. But hey, I wasn't the special prosecutor who spent millions of dollars to back it up.

[Lancey Howard]

Handwritten notes taken by the CIA show Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide knew the name of CIA spy Valerie Plame Wilson a month before her cover was blown.

Can somebody clue me in on the meaning of this? I figured Libby knew Plame's name for months if not years before Novak wrote his column. I don't understand if this is supposed to be news, or what - - what am I missing here?

Thanks.

[marajade]

The discrepancy between Libby saying he learned of her from reporters and a CIA officers handwritten note that he knew about her a month before.

[RasterMaster]

"...her cover was blown."

Repeat a lie often enough....

[Perdogg]

This was in the NYT on Oct 26th, 2005. there is nothing new here.

[marajade]

Libby apparently testified that he learned of her from reporters not a CIA operative's handwritten note. Doesn't matter it was in the NYT.

[muawiyah]

Nobody knew anything about Plame because she was entirely too far down the food chain for White House notice EXCEPT FOR ONE THING ~ her husband.

In fact, he had done some interesting work under BUSH I and had no doubt had to answer some questions to get in the White House to be commended by the President.

Later on, he most likely got another White House visit, to the Clinton White House, and his marriage to Valerie had to be reported to get that clearance. He may have even had a later visit under Bush II.

I have no doubt Libby is going to spring a White House clearance document showing Ambassador Wilson reporting his wife as a CIA employee ~ maybe even more good stuff.

Every individual with access to the clearance documents would know.

Fritz probably never bothered to check this data source.

[Just mythoughts]

bttt

[ExcursionGuy84]

I have no doubt Libby is going to spring a White House clearance document showing Ambassador Wilson reporting his wife as a CIA employee

I'll pop a cork in Your Honor when it comes to pass.