enceladus
2005-10-02 03:50:43 UTC
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/01/taking-out-the-trash/
Taking Out the Trash: Cheney Directly Involved In Leak Scandal
In today's New York Times an anonymous source reveals that Cheney was
directly involved in the strategy to discredit former ambassador Joe
Wilson: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/politics/01leak.html
A lawyer who knows Mr. Libby's account said the administration efforts
to limit the damage from Mr. Wilson's criticism extended as high as
Mr. Cheney.
This lawyer and others who spoke about the case asked that they not be
identified because of grand jury secrecy rules.
On July 12, 2003, four days after his initial conversation with Ms.
Miller, Mr. Libby consulted with Mr. Cheney about how to handle
inquiries from journalists about the vice president's role in sending
Mr. Wilson to Africa in early 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq
was trying acquire nuclear material there for its weapons program, the
person said.
This is an effort by the White House to reveal more details about
Cheney's role on their own terms.
The information was leaked to the New York Times on Saturday, the day
when the fewest number of people read the paper.
Also, it is presented in a way that makes Cheney's involvement sound
innocuous as possible.
Now, when more details about Cheney's involvement are released by the
special prosecutor or another source, the administration can dismiss
it as "old news." Remember, the first details about Karl Rove's role
were released by his own lawyer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071001000.html
Nevertheless, the fact that this scandal reaches all the way to the
Vice President -- at a minimum -- is very big news.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/17/bush_plame/index_np.html
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Of course you knew that Chickenhawk Cheney is guilty of treason.
Harry
Taking Out the Trash: Cheney Directly Involved In Leak Scandal
In today's New York Times an anonymous source reveals that Cheney was
directly involved in the strategy to discredit former ambassador Joe
Wilson: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/politics/01leak.html
A lawyer who knows Mr. Libby's account said the administration efforts
to limit the damage from Mr. Wilson's criticism extended as high as
Mr. Cheney.
This lawyer and others who spoke about the case asked that they not be
identified because of grand jury secrecy rules.
On July 12, 2003, four days after his initial conversation with Ms.
Miller, Mr. Libby consulted with Mr. Cheney about how to handle
inquiries from journalists about the vice president's role in sending
Mr. Wilson to Africa in early 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq
was trying acquire nuclear material there for its weapons program, the
person said.
This is an effort by the White House to reveal more details about
Cheney's role on their own terms.
The information was leaked to the New York Times on Saturday, the day
when the fewest number of people read the paper.
Also, it is presented in a way that makes Cheney's involvement sound
innocuous as possible.
Now, when more details about Cheney's involvement are released by the
special prosecutor or another source, the administration can dismiss
it as "old news." Remember, the first details about Karl Rove's role
were released by his own lawyer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071001000.html
Nevertheless, the fact that this scandal reaches all the way to the
Vice President -- at a minimum -- is very big news.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/17/bush_plame/index_np.html
_____________________________________________________________
Of course you knew that Chickenhawk Cheney is guilty of treason.
Harry