Posted on 10/28/2005 5:00:46 AM PDT by kcvl
You mean The Apprentice : A Novel Here is the amazon and publisher weekly reviews:
Setsuo is a young apprentice at a remote mountain inn in turn-of-the-century Japan, who falls in love at first sight of the beautiful Yukiko, one of a roving band of actors who have come to stay. Trapped at the inn by a blizzard is a larger group of strange travelers. Emotionally wrought by his feelings for Yukiko, Setsuo cannot see that he is getting involved in political skulduggery as he tries to fathom the increasingly odd behavior of the guests. The finding of a corpse and a mysterious small box keep the reader guessing too.--
Although set in Japan in 1903, Libby's first novel avoids the exoticism and antiquarianism of James Clavell and sets its own tightly dreamlike tone. Setsuo, apprentice innkeeper at an isolated mountain hostel in Northern Japan, finds himself marooned with a dubious cast of travelers during a blizzard. His youthful naivete unfortunately draws him not only to a mysterious young woman with a band of itinerant performers but also to a half-frozen and half-crazed visitor. When this stranger flees back into the storm, Setsuo and another guest separately pursue him, leading to robbery and murder. With rumors of political intrigue enveloping the action and the apprentice in possession of a Macguffin as enigmatic as a haiku image, Libby maintains a sense of mystery and claustrophobia through pared-down prose and minimalist characterization. Setsuo's love interest, for instance, is simply the "girl in the cloak of yellow fur" for much of the novel. Even after he learns her name is Yukiko, her actions, history and motives remain ambiguous to the end. Spare and muted, Libby's debut has distilled his diplomatic experiences in Japan with the U.S. State and Defense Departments into a subtle, if sometimes attenuated, story of innocence and temptation halfway across the world and a century ago.
And THAT should scare the hell out of everyone .. including reporters
I sure hope we all don't get a big shock at noon today.
I've washed the same load of whites for the last 3 days.
The spinning is relentless.
Yes indeed, God is still in control. The MSM hordes think they run the world, when in fact the world runs them.
Exactly.
They won't be able to "feed" stories to reporters anymore -- mainly because they'd be afraid the reporters would lie about it or it would come back on them as a crime.
CNN is more pathetic than UPI...
Rove not indicted, still under investigation
Friday, October 28, 2005; Posted: 11:43 a.m. EDT (15:43 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove escaped indictment in the CIA leak case Friday but remained under investigation.
Rove's lawyer said he was told by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's office that investigators had "made no decision about whether or not to bring charges" and would continue their probe into Rove's conduct. Rove is President Bush's closest adviser.
The White House did expect an indictment charging I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, with false statements in the probe.
In grand jruy testimony, Rove and Libby discussed their contacts with reporters about an undercover CIA officer in the days before her identity was published.
Rove told grand jurors it was possible he first heard in the White House that Valerie Plame, wife of Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA from Libby's recounting of a conversation with a journalist, according to people familiar with his testimony.
They said Rove testified that his discussions with Libby before Plame's CIA cover was blown were limited to information reporters had passed to them. Some evidence prosecutors have gathered conflicts with Libby's account.
Fitzgerald must determine whether the contacts between the two men concerning Plame's CIA work were part of an effort to undercut her husband's criticism of the Iraq war or simply the trading of information and rumors that typically occurs inside the White House.
Federal law prohibits government officials from knowingly disclosing the identity of intelligence operatives.
People familiar with the testimony and evidence said that:
During one of his grand jury appearances, Rove was shown testimony from Libby suggesting the two had discussed with each other information they had gotten about Wilson's wife from reporters in early July 2003.
Rove responded that Libby's testimony was consistent with his general recollection that he had first learned Wilson's wife worked for the CIA from reporters or government officials who had talked with reporters.
Rove testified that he never intended any of his comments to reporters about Wilson's wife to serve as confirmation of Plame's identity. Rove "has always clearly left open that he first heard this information from Libby," said one person directly familiar with Rove's grand jury testimony.
That person said Rove testified he believes he heard general information about Wilson's wife on two occasions before he talked with reporters in July 2003 and then learned her name from syndicated columnist Robert Novak.
Rove testified he probably first heard of Wilson's wife in a casual social setting outside the White House in the spring of 2003 but could not remember who provided the information.
Do what I do --sweep the room with a glance.
Last night I thought I read/heard that Fitzgerald may have other surprises up his sleeve today. Wonder if it's customary that an FBI agent shares in his 2:00 p.m. announcement as is being reported on his website.
Since when was the press part of the Feds or the GJ?
Ha, ha, ha! Well, at least we are not alone. I feel much more competent now.
They are DESPERATELY trying to make this about the war and not Wilson's lying.
If that's all there is my friend, than let's keep Dancing!
YEAH W. ROVE, tonight is time to celebrate!
"So will giving a false statement require Libby to step down?"
It's an alleged false statement. Obtaining an indictment from a grand jury is a lot easier than proving the charge in court. It seems to me that this is a very weak charge. Fitzgerald could not even get an indictment on perjury. I predict that Fitzgerald will use this indictment to try to sqeeze info out of Libby. I don't think it will work.
too funny!
They just wanna be like USA Today. (BTW, when USA today ran their correction on our next president, did they show BOTH pics? And did O'Reilly mention this story? He's upset about how he's treated in the press, let's see him defend others. We can now get back on topic)
I don't have a dishwasher. Placeholder for quick shower before Rush comes on
This is just ridiculous.
Either he has it or he doesn't.
If Rove is giving him last minute stuff, I can only assume that Fitzgerald had nothing and switched to another tact at the last minute to try to pin something on him.
God, I hope we aren't getting snookered and are letting our guard down too soon.
I have been fighting a sense of dread this morning.
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