Posted on 10/28/2005 5:00:46 AM PDT by kcvl
Per Fox News...
A clymer indeed.
Pardoning someone indicates that they were guilty of a crime a crime. I believe Rove would want opportunity to prove his innocence. Besides Bush cant keep Rove on if he's been pardoned. Wont fly. Pardoning doesnt help at this stage.
Good grief it stopped last night, then was uplifted and now I can't breath.
Yes. Hillary was found to have made false statements. And soon she will be running for president and all will be forgiven and forgotten. Go figure.
HA HA!
You realize, of course, that this is ALL their interpretation of the events that are going on............and they make it so damn dramatic!
So is Marc Rich.
So you think the Bush Administration, on a hunch, should go after the prosecutor? Because that is what the poster I was responding to was demanding. They would be universally condemned and rightfully so. Good grief.
And Sandy Burglar gets a slap on the wrist.
:)
I bet Chrissy Matthews is crying in his dressing room...or will cry after the NO ROVE indictments are handed down...
HE was trying the case every single night for the last few months...and now....nothing, except a slap on the writs for Scooter...and Cheney will just get a new assistant...
Case Closed...and Chrissy has the whole Novembers sweeps without this case to speculate about....LOLOL..
There go the ratings...down even further.
The jurors want their 15 minutes of fame? Gag.
False statements and obstruction of jsutice!
Libby!
My theory (#42)is that this was a collaborative effort by the French and CIA coordinated by Wilson and his second wife, the French "Diplomat". Wilson did not lie when he said he saw the documents.
Also, Rocco only "procured" the documents, he did not forge them. Fitzgerald went to Italy to investigate the Niger Embassy (in Rome) burglary...where the letterhead and seals for the forgeries were stolen. Ex-CIA agent (and coincidentally, an advisor to the Vatican in Rome),Vincent Cannistraro has stated that Alan Wolf and Duane Clarridge were the actual forgers, but his account is the only one available that I can find on the subject. He has also pointed the finger at Michael Ledeen, but Ledeen has publicly made a statement that he had nothing to do with it and demanded an apology from Cannistraro.
In addition, despite what the MSM is reporting, the Italians released a press report yesterday saying they had nothing to do with the forgeries:
Italy denies role in fake documents on Iraq
This was also backed up by Rocco here
Cannistraro's "theory" falls apart when you consider that he:
1) blamed SISME (the Italians), which has proven to be wrong
2) bases his assumptions on a Dec 2001 Ledeen meeting, when Cannistraro himself was in Rome in Nov 2001, which would make him just as suspect.
I also discovered that Cannistraro worked directly with Clarridge during Iran Contra, so he has alot of nerve bringing that up in connection to Ledeen. Another interesting tidbit (#47) that I discovered is that Wolf and Clarridge worked with Aldrich Ames, who outed Plame to the Russians in the 90's. Coincidence? I think not. Cannistraro trying to kill two birds with one stone to cover his own carcass seems to be the more likely answer. Equally suspicious is the Hersch article, where Cannistraro and another unnamed agent state the exact route the documents took and Cannistraro actually admits that he called the CIA about the documents before they were proven to be false. This begs the question...just how did Cannistraro know about the documents before they were vetted? Sounds a whole lot like Wilson's slip-up about seeing the documents.
Also take into consideration:
Wilson (as Ambassador to Gabon) had/has connections to the Gabon Chief of State, Omar Bongo, who was the chief African ally of the French oil company TotalFinaElf, a major beneficiary of the Oil-for-Food bribes. Prior to the Iraq War, they had a contract with Saddam's regime worth an estimated 12.5 to 27.0 billion barrels of oil reserves. Also he had connections via the Middle East Institute and Rock Creek, both of which are Saudi controlled.
Wilson's wife Jacqueline was also apparently a lobbyist for Bongo and it seems Wilson was pretty chummy with Saddam's weapons buyer, having dinner with him on the eve that Kuwait was invaded in 1990. That makes it very clear that there are connections to oil-for-food. No wonder Wilson can afford his lifestyle.
Now Martha says "Latest Blackberry says" How is that for sourcing?
Someone just waved and walked in the courthouse.
Scooter Libby indicted - official word.
For at least obstruction of justice and perjury and making false statements.
Uh oh, Grand Jurors accompanied Fitzgerald so says Megan on her blackberry. Reuters confirming Libby has been indicted on obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury.
Any chance Scooter will fight like DeLay? Will any repubs fight?
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