3:26
Something happened funny. The whole court room was laughing.
Walton: Good afternoon, Happy Valentine's Day.
One of the jurors is saying something, but it's not celar what. Everyone seems to have a smily face on. One of the jurors was reading a poem, apparently.
Walton: Thank you very much, you've been a very attentive jury and everyone appreciates it.
Cline: We'd like to read a stipulation.
If called as witnesses Mr Libby's MIB's would testify as follows.
1) During MIB on June 14 Libby was presented with info concern
bomb diffused
police arrest indiv
explosions
E African extremist network
Info on possible AQ attack in US
COncern about specific vulnerability to terrorist attack
Proposed ME plan, Israeli military action
Country's security affecting AQ
International org's position concerning country's nuke program
Leader of country enhances position through reform
Iraq's porous borders present security threat
Demonstrations in Iran turn violent
13 I'll turn to in a moment
Israeli offer of cease fire to Palestineans
Memorandum assessing Iranian' pres' view on terrorism
Problems in leadership in PLO
Foreign media analysis concerning Egyptian treatment on Paletinian conflict
Media, opposition of Isreali public to attacks
Info on Egypt process ME peace process
Palestinian groups and Israel
Measure for overcoming challenges in last item
Constraints on Israeli military
Saddam HUssein published on website
Memo in Iraqi WMD
Housing shortage in IRaq
Info on 1920 Mesopotamia and insurgency on moden-day Iraq
POtential effect of improved governance in IRaq
Libby requested several items be returned on 16 June
Libby requested additional info on 7 and 14, both with related to ME.
Turning to terror threat list:
1) Concern over possible suicide info to hujack airplane by AQ linked group
2) Concern about terrorists providing support for business transaction by AQ
3) Potential suicide attacks against US forces in IRaq
4) Potential terrorist attacks against Americans in Karbala by unspecified means
5) Potential attack in Ethiopia
6) Potential attack in Nairobi
7) Potential attack in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan [sorry, lost the countiing here]
7) Concern over surveillance in Beirut and attack against embassy vehicles
7b) Unspecified terror attack against unspecified
8) Potential attack in Budapest
8b) Potential attacks in Kabul by unspecified group
9) Video taping in US university
10) Turkish and Pakistani extremists.
Cline If called briefers would also testify that between May 2003 and March 2004 Libby's intell briefings included:
Info concerning terrorist threats including AQ and HEzbollah
Homeland security preparedness
Info on foreign countries getting nukes, including IRan and NK
Monitoring individuals, including AQ Khan
Progress of war on Iraq, specifically incl troop strength and new govt in Iraq
volatile situation in ME
Intense disagreement between Turkey and US when Turkish soldiers taken prisoner
Security issues in Liberia when president deposed in early July 2003
If called as witnesses, they woudl further testify that they did not know what LIbby did with the info, what he did with the rest of the day, and it was not part of his job responsibilities to know this info.
3:39
Wells up to read stipulation on FBI Chief Fuhrman,
FBI section chief, if called to testify would testify
1) Fuhrman section chief in FBI. ON Feb 12, 2004, together with attorneys with S interviewed David Addington
2) Fuhrman prepared report, Feb 26 report, recorded info that Addington provided
3) Feb 26 report describes account of conversation, Addington advised that it took place in anteroom in WH, Addington did not remember exact date, between 7/6 and 7/12 2003. During conversation, Addington asked about CIA contract issue and declassification
4) Addington advised that Libby made general inquiry about CIA's relationship. Does not reflect that Libby made any reference to spouse or wife, either when Libby asked question or at other time.
3:42
Jeffress, 3 newspaper articles, produced from files of Jenny Mayfield. Hey, looks like we'll finally get to see Cliff May!!
Fitz; Don't object to any of them
J I stand corrected, they were produced under Libby's own certification.
Clifford May article, September 29, [This is May's article saying that he always knew this.] I had been told about Plame. From someone who formerly worked in govt. [Is this that lobbyist who talks to Novak on a daily basis]
J Puts up another article
WSJ [we're hitting all the conservative specials, aren't we??]
We've been knocking our heads to figure out how alleged outing suddently blossomed into scandal.
The political goals must be paramount here bc substance so flimsy. Passed in 1982 as reaction against Agee and other hard-left types. All a policy dispute over Iraq. First outing, Mr Wilson did to himself.
This is the context in which Novak told. This is something public had right to know. When an intell operative claims President sent soldiers to die for a lie. Wilson not an agent in field but ensconced at Langley HQ. It remains far from clear that lie violated.
j Puts up another article
National Review, Leak Proof. October 27, 2003.
DC obsessed with 16 words
Threatened to bring down presidency.
British intell believes it still. BC Wilson concluded that no uranium had been acquired. Admin handled flap badly.
Nor did the CIA take many steps to concel her identity when columnist Robert Novak contacted the CIA about the leak, it confirmed her employment while asking him, mildly, not to report her name. [this is underlined]
THe CIA's nonchalance about the leak back in July is relevant to that evaluation. If keeping Mrs Wilson's wife out of newspapers, maybe someone should have told Wilson not to publish op-ed.
Walton: I'm going to give this instruction apply these limiting instructions. These articles have been admitted have not been admitted for truth. You may not assume that anything said in articles is true or consider anything as establishing facts.
I'm going to start a new thread.
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February 14th, 2007
Republican Failures
By Christy Hardin Smith @ 10:14 am