Mastermind?
Jason Leopold and Marc Ash | Cheneys Handwritten Notes Implicate Bush in Plame Affair — This story is evolving and because the big media has not jumped on it with professional analysis and judgment, the blogosphere will blow it out of proportion. The problem is that sometimes blowing things out of proportion causes excess research to be done and other facts to be uncovered. Weird things happen as in the Dan Rather episode. Let’s watch! Personally I think this is all wishful thinking done by Bush bashers.
Copies of handwritten notes by Vice President Dick Cheney, introduced at trial by defense attorneys for former White House staffer I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, would appear to implicate George W. Bush in the Plame CIA Leak case.
Bush has long maintained that he was unaware of attacks by any member of his administration against [former ambassador Joseph] Wilson. The ex-envoys stinging rebukes of the administrations use of pre-war Iraq intelligence led Libby and other White House officials to leak Wilsons wifes covert CIA status to reporters in July 2003 in an act of retaliation.
But Cheneys notes, which were introduced into evidence Tuesday during Libbys perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial, call into question the truthfulness of President Bushs vehement denials about his prior knowledge of the attacks against Wilson. The revelation that Bush may have known all along that there was an effort by members of his office to discredit the former ambassador begs the question: Was the president also aware that senior members of his administration compromised Valerie Plames undercover role with the CIA?
found by Mr. Justin
Hey Smith, we just put the stories up. You can do the rest.
Sorry, John. My rant wasn’t aimed at you — you stated when you posted the article that you doubted the story. But the Dvorak Unsensored readership is dominated by Bush bashers who don’t give a rat’s ass to any truth that contradicts their perception of this administration. These idiots still believe Rove outed Plame.
Well smith Plame got outed somehow. This isn’t over and I thought the standard line on this one was, “Let the prosecutor do his job.”
“But by all means, don’t let mere facts get in the way of your opinions.”
“tee hee”
#33. Hell, don’t you even read the news??? This whole “outing” story happened when Robert Novak reported Plame’s connection to Wilson in his column. The Democrats and media immediately began pressing for a Special Prosecutor to determine who was Novak’s source. (Ooh, it just has to be the evil Karl Rove!)
Except that the FBI already knew who the source was. The leak came from the State Department. The State Department conspired to keep it secret from the public in order to avoid another black eye for the Department.
Richard Armitage was Novak’s source. Armitage told the FBI he was the source. Armitage told Fitzgerald he was the source and Fitzgerald told Armitage not to tell anyone else. Fitzgerald then started his lengthy investigation for reasons that can only be characterized as a fishing expedition for political reasons. His fishing managed to hook Libby into committing perjury. End of story.
My my, how the lies and the once mighty Bush tide has turned against him.
Are people fickle or is Bush and Co. getting some just dessert?
People are fickle and yes Bush is eating more then just humble pie.
34: It aint over till it’s over smith.
Are you heeding this guy’s advice?
“But by all means, don’t let mere facts get in the way of your opinions.”