UPDATE:
IT APPEARS THAT PRESIDENT BUSH WON'T CHALLENGE THE TESTIMONY GIVEN BY LIBBY WHICH REVEALS HIM AS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. Is Bush just ignoring invalid claims from someone who's no longer under his payroll, or has Libby backed the President in a corner and he doesn't know what to say?
The story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12187153/
THE STORY:
President Bush's approval rating now site at 36%. Only 73% of Republicans support him.
Former Chief of Staff to V.P. Cheney, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, told the grand jury investigation the leak was authorized by President Bush. Cheney, according to Libby, thought it was "very inportant" to leak the document indentifying Valierie Plame, but told Libby not to, because the President had not authorized it.
Later, Cheney informed Libby that the President indeed has authorized the information to be released. Linny proceeded to leak the document to NYTime sreporter Judith Miller. Miller was sent to jail by a federal judge until she revealed the name of her source. She is no longer being detained, since we now know the source was Libby.
I still wonder if the report mentioning Plame was released because her husband, Fmr. Ambassator Joseph Wilson, critisized the Bush Admin. over their War in Iraq. What other reason could releasing Plame's name & destroying her career serve?
-Adam
2 comments:
Valerie Plame was also working on nuclear non-prolifiration, specializing on Iran. Could it be that the rad-con spin machine pre-emptively took out another intelligence source who may contradict their assertions of the iminent threat Iran poses to our security?
Well if it was you or I that leaked Highly sensitive, or Classified information about a CIA agent under cover.. We would have been hauled away and probably sentenced for treason by now.. BUT if you G.Bush.. or D. Cheaney.. or ANY of the untouchables under the administration. You are simply declassifing imformation.. Any more questions.. NO? didnt think so..
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