Reply #51: Yes BR [View All]

[Justice Is Comin]

but the thing I'm pointing out is that Fitzgerald indicated (in an awkward sort of way) that if there was confirmation from the CIA in a document that her status was classified at the times relevant, it would not give them discovery rights for that material even if that were the case.

The word we would much rather have seen is COVERT, OR UNDERCOVER in (B) and (C) of that response. Outing a covert CIA agent is much more serious than outing a "classified" CIA operative. It subverts the seriousness of IIPA.

His denial of releasing testimony of "other government officials" is clearly a shot over the bow to increase the pressure. No doubt it implicates Cheney. Also disclosing the national intelligence estimate has possible serious implications although, here again he didn't charge him yet with leaking that classified material.

My main point is that this response to interogatories does not give us any strong showing that Plame was covert. Her undercover role may have fell just outside the five year window.