Reply #35: Hi SKIP FOX. one assertion doesn't fit tho. Wilson was from Bush1 [View All]

[Pallas180]

administration and much trusted by the elder Bush. Cheney would
have had knowledge of Wilson from his days as Secretary of Defense
under Bush 1. Wilson was an advisor to Bush1 - so characterizing
him as "why would they have called a leftover from the Clinton
administration" doesn't really fit.

Furthermore, Cheney both through his years with Bush 1, and his
top secret clearance back then and currently, well knew Plame's
job.

Our theory is, as is reported in numerous places, Cheney was back and forth to CIA HQ numerous times. His topic was WMD. Find a reason
to say there are WMD in Iraq. That is thought to be Valerie
Plame's covert position - illegal and/or blackmarket WMD tracker,

Certainly Cheney would have been advised of her position and gone
to her "desk" with his clearance. Let's suppose she advised
Robert G. Joseph, who had worked with her previously at CIA but who
was now in the inner circle of the neo-cons, and/or Cheney directly
what she was working on.

Red flag goes up.

Then H20's and Dean's reports of meetings of the neo-cons picks up the story from there.

If Cheney Halliburton have sold countries on the unsanctioned list,
which we know they have in the case of Libya, and for which they were
fined 2.1 million $, and for which they are being investigated now in
relation to Swiss Bank accounts and Bribes, he would have an excellent reason to "de-rail" her investigation by leaking her name,
and endangering everyone in every foreign country who had worked with her; thus shutting down the entire WMD sting operation.

I think if we look at your theory, we have to say Dick Cheney is not
a cold and calculating man, but just clumsy and stupid when bent on
revenge.

He doesn't strike me as a clumsy and stupid businessman, or a person
who doesn't know revenge is a dish best served cold.

What tripped him up was underlings Rove and whomever Rove and/or Cheney gave the job to the press.