Posted on 09/03/2006 1:13:42 PM PDT by Laverne
All I can find is this, from an article about Spikey Mikey's and David Corn's Book:
Richard Armitage was clearly agitated. As recounted in a new book, "Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War," Armitage had been at home reading the newspaper and had come across a column by journalist Robert Novak. Months earlier, Novak had caused a huge stir when he revealed that Valerie Plame, wife of Iraq-war critic Joseph Wilson, was a CIA officer. Ever since, Washington had been trying to find out who leaked the information to Novak. The columnist himself had kept quiet. But now, in a second column, Novak provided a tantalizing clue: his primary source, he wrote, was a "senior administration official" who was "not a partisan gunslinger." Armitage was shaken. After reading the column, he knew immediately who the leaker was. On the phone with Powell that morning, Armitage was "in deep distress," says a source directly familiar with the conversation who asked not to be identified because of legal sensitivities. "I'm sure he's talking about me."
--if all he does about it is nothing, he becomes a passive accomplice--
That's the thing about FR, you don't really need to post because someone else has already posted your thought, ditto.
And your gonna believe Armitage, a known leaker, over Colin Powell? He probably did tell Powell, but Armitage would be the last person to believe over Colin.
The mistake the WH made was to trust in the integrity of Fitzgerald. Powell should not be singled out for reprobation on this issue, Powell was put in a very difficult position.
The level of disloyalty is stunning. I don't think I have ever been so sickened.
Powell left the administration in the second term.
What did you want done-- have him shot on the front lawn?
typical ******
Yeah, I'm glad you found a way to blame Bush.
LOL! I never liked him anyway - and for some reason, I always thought of him as the backstabber type, a sort of passive-aggressive personality. As you say, W did get rid of him, however, and I hope Powell's punishment now is that this all becomes public knowledge. Which it won't, of course, if the MSM has anything to say about it.
It is quite possible, and highly likely, that Powell and/or Armitage were considered targets of Fitzy, and therefore they didn't say anything. When Fitzy learned who the leaker was, Fitzy should have let the whole thing go. That he did not is evidence he was a prosecutor out of control. Armitage and Powell should have come forward a long time ago, they should have come forward last week when the information was made public. They need to collectively and publically issue a formal apology to President Bush, VP Cheney, Rove and Libby and they should call on Fitzy to drop all charges NOW. Fitzy needs to be investigated for what he did. There is no excuse for any of this. The whole thing is a travesty. The judge should drop the charges and Fitzy should be publically renounced and informed that HE is under investigation for lieing to the public and to the court, and perhaps misinforming the grand jury.
I'm with you...I was always certain he was a RINO and this has been confirmed.
Why didn't he? Fitzgerald wasn't yet appointed, so no one was enjoining him from doing so. The answer is that Armitage was either a coward OR was hoping that the nine-days wonder that the controversy created could be fanned into a full-blown scandal, ending the administration.
Either way, the guy is a low sort and should be apologizing in public.
with this now coming to light, did Powell leave or was he shown the door along with his right hand man?
To quote Ocar Wilde, "A true friend stabs you in the front!".....just think of what scum Armitage and Powell really are!!!!
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