Bush Knew About Leak of CIA Operative's Name

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An older article from a year ago.
Let's hope that it is accurate and that Bu$h is soon indicted.

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Bush Knew About Leak of CIA Operative's Name
By Staff and Wire Reports
Jun 3, 2004, 05:28

Witnesses told a federal grand jury President George W. Bush knew about, and took no action to stop, the release of a covert CIA operative's name to a journalist in an attempt to discredit her husband, a critic of administration policy in Iraq.

Their damning testimony has prompted Bush to contact an outside lawyer for legal advice because evidence increasingly points to his involvement in the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

The move suggests the president anticipates being questioned by prosecutors. Sources say grand jury witnesses have implicated the President and his top advisor, Karl Rove.

White House spokesmen, however, dismiss the hiring of outside counsel as a routine precaution.

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[indepat]

1. Knew about and took no action to stop, if true, would be tantamount to an

endorsement/directive or seemingly so. But none of this matters a whit to the faithful.

[rodeodance]

2. but who are these "Witnesses"?

[sellitman]

3. "routine precaution" my butt!!!

junior is scared. This is delicious. Seeing him and the Freeps squirm is great stuff. Squirm Freeps.....squirm.

[peacetalksforall]

4. 13 months ago - looks like the whouse will lie to the end. Rule of law.

Who invokes that phrase more than anyone. How many times to you think they said 'rule of law' during the 1990's. Aren't they also the ones who hammer away about no one being above the law.

And what about that claim that they will bring honor and dignity back to the White House.

I say they lied to us about everything except for one thing = they said they would wear suits.

Juveniles and crooks in suits. Failures at diplomacy, failures at finding people, failures at keeping our countrys' secrets from being given to Israel, failures at keeping people alive, failures at protecting the environment, failures at saving our jobs, failures at protecting our dollar, failures at winning friends, failures at choosing friends. Is there more?

Successes? Yes, there is one, they have succeeded at keeping their fanatical religious faithful voting base. And they have been successful at not exposing each other and their crimes to the citizens.

[rodeodance]

5. "The president has made it very clear he wants everyone to cooperate fully

Well, Scotty---has everyone done that??


...."The president has made it very clear he wants everyone to cooperate fully with the investigation and that would include himself," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Wednesday night.

He confirmed that Bush had contacted Washington attorney Jim Sharp. "In the event the president needs his advice, I expect he probably would retain him," McClellan said. There is no indication Bush has been questioned yet.

A federal grand jury has questioned numerous White House and administration officials to learn who leaked the name of CIA operative Plame, wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, to the news media. Wilson has charged that officials made the disclosure in an effort to discredit him.

Bush has been an outspoken critics of leaks, saying they can be very damaging, but he has expressed doubts that the government's investigation will pinpoint who was responsible. While Bush has said he welcomed the leak investigation, it has been an awkward development for a president who promised to bring integrity and leadership to the White House after years of Republican criticism and investigations of the Clinton administration.........

[WhiteTara]

9. Paul ONeill did break ranks

I doubt that Colon Polyps will because in his efforts to be one of the cool kids, he joined in the fray.

[Liberal_Andy]

6. Can you spell "conspiracy"?

I knew you could!

[grytpype]

7. NEVER cite to Capitol Hill Blue!

They make stuff up. They have no credibility. If it's true, it will be in at least one other source, so never cite CHB!

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8. 10-4

Copy that!

I'll be more careful next time.