U.S. probes leak of CIA agent's identity

[lindashaw]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-09-28-iraq-uranium-probe_x.htm

(Note:
C-Span Washington Journal has schedule Wilson to be on at 6:45, CST today.)

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating a CIA complaint that White House officials leaked the name of a CIA officer in an apparent effort to punish her husband and stifle criticism of the U.S. case for war in Iraq.
Joseph Wilson, the husband of the officer, is a former ambassador to Iraq who angered the Bush administration in July by asserting that the White House knew when Bush made statements about Iraqi efforts to buy uranium in Africa that the evidence was dubious

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Wilson said in a telephone interview that "at a minimum, Karl Rove condoned" the leak. Rove, Bush's top political adviser, would not comment on the charge of leaking classified information. A conviction on such a charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Things should now pick speed here

This will be quite entertaining, to say the least.

Now lets hope they do not try to distract us by any means
possible.

[lazarus]

2. not LBN

This has been posted repeatedly, and it's well over 12 hours old. Locking.