NationStates Jolt Archive


Plame Affair Update...

Zeppistan
24-08-2004, 19:39
Looks like we're into the end-game as Cooper is now able to testify where he got the leak from.

From:http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/topstories/index.ssf?/base/politics-1/1093362844179800.xml&storylist=

In a statement Tuesday, Time said reporter Matthew Cooper agreed to give a deposition after Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, personally released Cooper from a promise of confidentiality about a conversation the two had last year.

Libby also release Tim Russet from a similar agreement.

So, the outing of an ACTIVE CIA agent came from (or at least via) Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff. After all - if Libby was the one to release the reporters, then Libby was the leak or pointed them to the leak.



Any takers on the following upcoming scenario?:

Libby exonerates his boss, takes the fall as having done it all by his little lonesome, and gets a slap-on-the-wrist sentance of 6 months (suspended) ,followed by a nice job with Haliburton (or similar) at a nice salary plus stock options.

And the door then gets neatly closed on a blatantly illegal action that ruined a career and may have compromised ongoing intelligence assets and costs lives - all for a political smear against a lady's husband...
Sumamba Buwhan
24-08-2004, 19:51
you are probably right.
Thunderland
24-08-2004, 20:31
An act of treason being punished with a cushy defense job.....sickening but likely. How terribly sad.