Posted on 07/13/2006 1:28:20 PM PDT by new yorker 77
So, Valerie Plame is suing the vice president and Lewis Libby. Yes, it will be a distraction to the vice president, but it will also be a great opportunity for Cheney and Libby's lawyers to pursue aggressively discovery. Plame, and her detestable husband Joe Wilson, may well have blundered. To the extent possible, through depositions and document production, Cheney and Lewis's lawyers should get to the bottom of the real scandal, e.g., who exactly is Valerie Plame, what was her role in sending her husband to Niger, who were all of her contacts, what media sources did she speak to, what politicians did she speak to, and on and on. And the same with her husband.
UPDATE: Here's a self-serving release from the Plame side. Notice a left-wing law professor is among her lawyers. The suit also names Karl Rove.
The world is at war and these fools bring this lawsuit. Another 15 minutes of shame.
FYI
Who at CIA picked Joe Wilson to go to Niger?
"Coinciding with the filing of the Complaint, the Joseph and Valerie Wilson Legal Support Trust has been established. Funds from the trust will help the Wilsons pay the substantial legal costs forced upon them by the unlawful leaking of Mrs. Wilson's covert CIA status."
I thought Bob Novak found her name in the Who's Who directory. Oh BTW...where can I send my nickle?
I agree with Ann Coulter.
CIA sent 'the janitor' Wilson.
I would send 2 cents.
What's it all about, Alphie??? Another money making scheme after the book deal fell through.
Well..that was short and to the point!!
You should read our thread about this...I am going to ping you...
No, I mean WHO picked Wilson inside the CIA? Which Person? Why? Who decided THIS security risk/closet traitor was the person for the job?
As far as I can see the ONLY reason to pick Wilson is because they wanted to torpedo the Bush Iraq policy. Find the CIA person who picked Wilson bet you find another CIA Leaker.
Question no. 1:
Mr. Wilson, did you say, "Of course we didn't find any terrorists when we got to Iraq, just as we haven't yet found any weapons of mass destruction, though on that score I remain of the view that we will find chemical and biological weapons, and we may well find something that indicates that Saddam's regime maintained an interest in nuclear weapons--not surprising if you live in a part of the world where you do have a nuclear-armed country, an enemy of yours, which is just a country away from you."
Question #2 What did your wife share with you about these weapons?
Answer: "Nothing" = Obvious liar to the jury.
Answer: "She told me..." = She committed a crime, he leaks too.
Case over.
I don't know, but she also picked him to take out the trash before leaving!
And Wilson's cause of action would be exactly what? Loss of his wife's income? What a wuss!
I'd like to see some subpoenas to the CIA, for internal memos, phone logs, etc. Cheney has the security clearance to see them, the court can rule later if they are admissible.
Before Novak, The Joe Wilson Speech that Made Clear His Agenda
ONE MONTH BEFORE ROBERT NOVAK WROTE HIS COLUMN, AMBASSADOR JOSEPH WILSON LAID OUT HIS AGENDA AGAINST THE US ADMINISTRATION AND ISRAEL AT THE LEFTIST 2003 IRAQ FORUM CONFERENCE,
Forum Website: http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=68&showlogin=1
AUDIO HERE: http://next.epic-usa.org/epicdev2/_media/2003forumaudio/28-lecture-wilson-32.m3u (40:38 in duration)
That pretty much says it all about Joe Wilson and the looney left.
Will this ever go to trial or will Wilson call a press conference and announce "Democracy died in America today..." and after some semantic gymnastics "...and thus, since this secretive Administration is cowardly hiding behind 'laws' and would, I have no doubt, reveal the identities of OTHER undercover supersecret agents in a transparent effort to 'tell the truth,' Valerie and I, keeping the best interests of our country at heart, regretfully withdraw our complaint. Questions? Yes, the gentleman from Simon and Schuster, and then you from Viking, and the lady from Warner Books..."
There is a spousal privilege, but it would be waived if a party initiates a lawsuit in which those communications are relevant.
Seems to me if they sued Libby they have totally mucked up the criminal prosecution, because now Wilson and Plame cannot deny they have a stake in the outcome of Libby's trial.
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