The major question in the matter of Valerie Plame is not whether the vice president’s chief of staff lied to a grand jury.
It’s whether the Bush administration lied to the American people in justifying the invasion of Iraq and then tried to intimidate its critics.
Friday, a grand jury indicted I. Lewis Scooter’’ Libby Jr. on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements. The indictments followed a two-year investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald.
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It’s not about Libby, It’s whether the Bush administration lied to the American people
30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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Fitzgerald expanded scope of inquiry in 2004 to probe Niger forgeries
30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy Jason Leopold
The special prosecutor investigating the outing of a covert CIA agent expanded his probe last year to include intelligence information used by the Bush administration claiming that Iraq tried to purchase yellow-cake uranium from Niger.
According to a court filing posted on the website of Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor investigating who leaked the name of undercover CIA agent to reporters, was interested in questioning New York Times reporter Judith Miller (…) -
MORE SEALED INDICTMENTS UNDER NATIONAL SECURITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT.
30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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Cloak News Toronto - UPDATED
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald under National Security guidelines sealed two Grand Jury Indictments. Tom Heneghan (special Cloak guest) who has been on the forefront releasing first news on the work of the Grand Juries, has learned that RICHARD PERLE and PAUL WOLFOWITZ have have been indicted (under seal) for violations of the Espionage Act and for misuse of classified information. V.P. CHENEY named as unindicted (…) -
Prosecutor secures indictment in CIA outing case, lawyers say
28 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
By Jason Leopold
The prosecutor investigating the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson has secured at least one indictment in the case from a majority of the 23 grand jurors, lawyers and intelligence officials close to the case said Wednesday.
The final outcome of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s 22-month federal probe is expected to end Friday with indictments of White House officials. The situation remains fluid, however, and several new scenarios have developed (…) -
ROVE, Libby CIA-leak Charges Mean: GET OUT OF PHONY WAR NOW
28 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Clayton Hallmark
Rove/Libby/Bush/Cheney got and used forgeries (shown) on Niger uranium to start the Iraq war — WHICH LED TO A COVERUP AND THE PRESENT CHARGES. The point isn’t their fate but (A) the administration is corrupt, (B) the war is based on forgeries can end now, and (C) foreign governments that aided the culprits must be exposed. The Washington grand jury of US Attorney Fitzgerald will obtain indictments in the outing of CIA’s Valerie Plame on Friday, sources say, and could (…) -
Outing CIA Agents : Valerie Plame Meets Philip Agee
26 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
By Steve Weissman
As we approach the week when Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald’s grand jury will undoubtedly issue indictments against White House officials, the seldom considered 1982 CIA shield law under which the Plame case was first launched deserves some attention. When Karl Rove, I. Lewis Libby, and possibly others decided to reveal the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame, they clearly wanted to punish her husband, former Ambassador Joe Wilson, for undermining administration (…) -
The Top Nine Plamegate Lies
25 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
The Top Nine Plamegate Lies
As the possibility of high-level indictments increases, the misinformation battle intensifies; get the truth behind the major falsehoods. By Josh Kalven, Media Matters for America October 25, 2005
As U.S. attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald’s two-year investigation into the CIA leak case reportedly draws to a close, the long-standing debate over the origins of the scandal, the merits of the federal investigation, and the legal authority of the prosecutor has (…) -
CIA finally fed up with George W. Bush and the amateurs around him
25 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentCIA finally fed up with George W. Bush and the amateurs around him
VHeadline.com commentarist Arthur Shaw writes: In the shabby, sham, and phony United States "democracy," a controversy over the rule of law rages although the US capitalist press falsely portrays the controversy as a mere case of criminal law that affirms the rule of law in the USA.
Of late, the US capitalist press closely covers developments in Venezuela where the capitalist press portrays every alleged criminal act by a (…) -
The past is the present is the future
25 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
The past is the present is the future
With so much history in the making right now, you may feel as though now isn’t the time to review scandals of yore. But those who do not study history are condemned to relive it. Yes, that’s a cliche; it’s also true.
Case in point: Gary Buell’s recent look back at the Secret Army Organization(), a militia-like provocateur group of the early ’70s — whose leaders were run by the FBI.
The SAS represented the plausibly deniable "action arm" of an (…) -
Times: Cheney First Disclosed CIA Official’s Name
25 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story...
Ben Bernanke To Replace Alan Greenspan Wilma Kills 5, Leaves 3.2 Million Without Power in Fla. Judith Miller Upset by NYT Rebuke DeLay Reacts to Democratic Fundraising New ’Got Milk’ Ad Gets MLB’s Goat The New York Times reported late Monday that Vice President Cheney has been directly linked to the so-called "Plamegate" scandal involving the disclosure of the name of Valerie Plame, a CIA officer.
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