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"I am lost in how the Woodward revelation is a good thing for the Whitehouse? If Woodward is to be believed, Senior Whitehouse staff was trying to discredit Plame/Wilson longer then had been known. Did this happen before or after Wilson went to Niger? I can only think that it would hurt not help the Whitehouse and have no effect on Libby- who is not charged with leaking the name, but charged with lying to the investigators-8 time."

Let me un lost you. Woodward said he talked to three "administration" people and one of which is "former" - think former CIA or State official. Do I have to name names. This could be quite innocent. Woodward hears about the trip from a CIA contact and makes a few calls. Reporter question? Who? When? Where? Plame is not covert so Woodward gets the connection. No harm. no foul. No discredit. Just the facts. If you wanted to discredit Wilson linking him to his wife seems pretty tame. The alleged lie is that Libby says a reporter started a chain that resulted in Plames outing. Fitz claims the lie is that Libby actually was the start of the chain. If reporters knew that Wilson's wife is CIA before Libby told them it makes the accusation less than credible. Libby could have been down the chain did leak and did lie, but the entire case is much weaker if reporters that Libby talked to had the data before or simultaneous.

The defense will have a field day with this. The left would have been better off if Fitz issued a report and not indicted. A trial will not be pretty for the MSM.