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Posted on 10/28/2005 9:45:41 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Libby indicted on obstruction of justice, false statment and perjury charge...
Fritz just indicated that he is not suggesting Libby knowing outed Plame.
She was not, at the time of the Wilson story in the NYSlimes, a covert operative.
Clearly this appears to be a political prosecution and nothing more.
No matter how many times the prosecutor asserts otherwise, Plame was not undercover and did not fit the criteria for being a covered agent.
"Do I go to jail for lying to the cop about driving your car and picking up chicks?"
Were you under oath?
"Not to split hairs here, but I have not found any substantiation for the claim that she was "still considered undercover" within the text of the indictment."
You are correct as far the indictment goes.
But Fitzgerald is speaking live and told the MSM that her 'cover was blown'.
If she was not 'covert' then what 'cover' could have been blown?
BTW. I don't believe she was covert, but apparently Fitz does.
*or his newspaper
If we stop being Donner Party voters and make sure that the republicans gain in the Senate and the House, then the MSM loses.
If we destroy our own, then we deserve to lose.
There is no honor in helping our enemies, no matter the so called 'high principles'.
I wish I was watching this guy on TV. I'm just listening to him on the radio and he just sounds odd.
all this comparison to what clinton did not get indicted for is nonsense.
bush runs a tight ship, he has from the beginning cuz he knows one misstep will bring down hellfire.
this was a misstep. mr libby should plead and confess. he screwed up.
even if he did not hear/give the name "plame" to/from russert, it appears he lied about having no idea who she was.
it was a silly, stupid mistake that has gotten blown way out of proportion by a 2 yr investigation --- but it was still a mistake.
No wonder his voice is quavering.
Can we all say Martha Stewart? She went to jail for the same reason, didn't she?
Ah haaaaaaaaaaaaa he finally admits it!!! He finally freaking admits she was not COVERT. You arse hole. You brought your personal bias toward the CIA into this investigation and were looking for blood.
Its admirable that you want to protect CIA agents. BUT, there was a specific statute here. You can claim a prosecutor doesn't just investigate statutes, but thats Bravo Sierra and you know it. You investigate whether a crime has been happened. If it wasn't that statute, then what was the crime. . .ah ha, it was the activities of the accused surrounding the investigation that comprised the crime.
He opened the conference with a noble statement about "Plame being covert and how important that was to maintain that status." Then you deteriorate under questioning to a "well, Plame wasn't really covert and gee, nothing I said should be interpreted that way, but. . . ."
If there is, I don't think Fitzgerald's touch will be on it. In reading the idictment he seems to defend Plame's "classified" status.
Mr/Mrs Wilson are covered up with red flags. If they don't go after them - then justice will be a real sham.
"In the context of a federal investigation and materially false statements are made to federal agents conducting the investigation, your statements don't even have to be under oath. Ask Martha."
Sure. But that's not the case hear as I understand it.
That's over the top.
The issue that I see is that he's charging someone with the crime of covering up a noncrime.
One thing is for sure. NOBODY should ever talk to any federal agent ever without a lawyer. It's against the law to mispeak to them.
They're were key moments that he visibly became tense. Those moments hinged around why he has not charged anyone with the underlying crime of revealing Plame's classifed status. I'm convinced he's intensely aware of the weakness of his overall investigation. He may be able to prove Libby misled the jury, but he's sensitive to the lack of evidence on Plame's status and outing.
Because he wasn't convicted of perjury.
True, and if he committed perjury or obstructed justice, he should face the consequences. However, as of right now, he has not been convicted. He deserves the presumption of innocence, as does everyone else, until he is proven guilty. We are not under Neopolionic Law here, despite what the DUmmies may wish. The burden of proof is with the state.
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