BOB NOVAK, My Leak Case Testimony - Cites Who's Who as source

The Drudge Report ^ | july, 11,2006 | drudge

[blogblogginaway]

BOB NOVAK, My Leak Case Testimony: 'I learned Valerie Plame's name from Joe Wilson's entry in 'Who's Who in America'... MORE Published reports that I took the Fifth Amendment, made a plea bargain with the prosecutors or was a prosecutorial target were all untrue... MORE... My primary source has not come forward to identify himself... Bill Harlow, the CIA public information officer who was my CIA source for the column confirming Mrs. Wilson's identity. I learned Valerie Plame's name from Joe Wilson's entry in 'Who's Who in America'... I answered questions using the names of Rove, Harlow and my primary source... I considered his wife's role in initiating Wilson's mission, later confirmed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, to be a previously undisclosed part of an important news story. I reported it on that basis.

[mnehring]

Ping, this should be fun...

[dirtboy]

He has to name names. There's nothing else to tell.

And he also probably has permission from the source, or else he would not be naming names. Which raises the question, who is the source tied to?

[arasina]

Hmmm...this should be interesting. I wonder how it will affect Scooter Libby's case. [I also wonder how it will affect FNC's ratings tomorrow night.] :o)

[jazusamo]

Richard Armitage

Seconded

[cardinal4]

I would love to hear him say Wilson. He is the East Coast version of Ward Churchill..

[syriacus]

I still wonder why the CIA would allow someone like Valerie Plame, who had been mentally ill, (post partum depression) to be one of their operatives.

[nopardons]

Can't wait! ;-)

[LS]

No kidding. I'm going to be on his show (with Tom Sullivan) tomorrow, 2nd hour.
LS

[Uncle Hal]

We will see how much Novak reveals. I am skeptical he will tell much or name names.

[oyez]

I I hear Castro has a bad cold.

[MoodyBlu]

Interesting. Any bets on who his source was?

I have not read the entire thread as of yet so these guesses may have been made: Tenet or Armitage were Novak's first source to Plame.

MoodyBlu

[STARWISE]

Dare I ask, "why now?" Do we have a pool going? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Armitage .. Powell .. Wilkerson ???

[samadams2000]

R-U-S-S-E-R-T...M-A-T-H-E-W-S

[AdvisorB]

[klute]

For some reason "Bob Novak" and "silence" look strange in the same sentence.

[Peach]

Whoa! I'm surprised given that the Libby case is ongoing.

[johnny7]

Don't forget Matthews & Schuster.

[GoLightly]

Keep a look out for some other news outlet to scoop this news.

[DTogo]

Is Novak suffering from Sheehan Syndrome?

[SE Mom]

Oh boy...it's popcorn time ;)