Head-smacking Headline Hidden in Plame Leak Judge's Opinion. [View All]

[Jane Austin]

All the blather about whether Rove uttered Valerie Plame Wilson's name and whether he had access to her name is just not the real story here.

A number of DUers have written that they think the scope of the Fitzgerald investigation is bigger than just the "outing" charge and this piece tells exactly how this is, indeed, the case.

This excerpt from Sydney Blumenthal's comprehensive piece in Salon today, points out what most commentators and reporters are missing.

The first paragraph is Blumenthal's, and the second paragraph here quotes US District Judge Hogan in his opinion that said why Miller and Cooper had to testify.

Especially note the last eight words of the quote from Judge Hogan.

Follow the link to the whole article, found in the Editorials forum of DU.

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The ex parte affidavit establishes that the government's focus has shifted as it has acquired additional information during the course of the investigation.


"Special Counsel now needs to pursue different avenues in order to complete its investigation." Judge Hogan concluded that "the subpoenas were not issued in an attempt to harass the reporters, but rather stem from legitimate needs due to an unanticipated shift in the grand jury's investigation."

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http://digbig.com/4dyrx

or

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=139418


(Edited to add the word "reporters" in last paragraph.)