Did Bolton visit Miller in jail?

[Lubernaut]

I never did get a definitive answer regarding this. Some folks say he did, others that he did not... Honestly, the Plamegate affair is so messy and far-reaching I find myself feeling rather confused by the whole thing.

Thanks.

[crispini]

1. IIRC, he did, but I don't have a link.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Absolutely. This is fact.

[cynatnite]

3. Yes

The who's who of friends, supporters and Washington and New York luminaries includes John Bolton, President Bush's new ambassador to the United Nations; former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw; and former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan. Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Inter-American Press Society and director of the Guatemalan daily Prensa Libre has been by.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002502806_millervisit18.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletimes.xml&items=158

[Lubernaut]

6. Thanks!

[kestrel91316]

4. I assume he either went there to threaten and intimidate her, or

to be sure they had their stories straight.

[Patsy Stone]

5. Yes. n/t

[INdemo]

7. All I can say is ....

It sure is funny how so many people especially in the media forget so easily..It would be hard to imagine what would be happening if the Democrats were in power and this scandal was taking place...

[Mist]

8. Yes, he did. Judy had quite a few visitors

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001138705

Not the usual jailhouse visitors!

[Catch22Dem]

9. Yes, here's a link

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001138705

[WillyT]

10. Yep...

Jailed Reporter Is Distanced From News, Not Elite Visitors

By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 17, 2005

<snip>

But for 30 minutes nearly every day, the world comes to her: A parade of prominent government and media officials, 99 in all, visited Miller between early July, when she was jailed for refusing to be questioned by a federal prosecutor, and Labor Day, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.

The who's who of friends, supporters and Washington and New York luminaries includes John R. Bolton, President Bush's new ambassador to the United Nations, former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw and former senator Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.). Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Inter-American Press Society and director of the Guatemalan daily Prensa Libre has been by.

And...

Bolton's visit raised some eyebrows in Washington. A vocal defender of administration claims in 2003 that Iraq was seeking weapons of mass destruction, he could have had access to a State Department memo, parts of which were classified, that detailed Wilson's trip to Niger to determine whether Iraq was seeking uranium there and identified his wife as a covert CIA operative. Who saw or discussed the memo has been a central question for Fitzgerald.

Bolton declined through a spokesman to discuss his visit to Miller or his reasons for going. "This has nothing to do with his job here," the spokesman said. "He doesn't want to talk about it."

<snip>

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/16/AR2005091601646.html

:hi:

According to the Village Voice, he visited twice.

Link: http://villagevoice.com/news/0541,webschan,68715,2.html

[babylonsister]

11. "He doesn't want to talk about it." I wonder if he would or

will or did talk to Fitz?

[WillyT]

12. I'm Thinkin He's The One Who Gave Out Plame's Name In The First Place !!!

:shrug:

[elfin]

13. It just may have been someone

named Bolten - notice the different spelling. Sorry, no link - saw the name in a list of her colleagues elsewhere - but no mention if that Bolten visited.

I prefer that it be Bolton, but wonder if it was not.

[flyarm]

14. article bolton visits miller in jail>>>>>>>>>>

FOCUS | Bolton Visited Judith Miller...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091805Y.shtml
"Bolton's visit raised some eyebrows in Washington," the Post said. "A vocal defender of administration claims in 2003 that Iraq was seeking weapons of mass destruction, he could have had access to a State Department memo, parts of which were classified, that detailed Wilson's trip to Niger to determine whether Iraq was seeking uranium there and identified his wife as a covert CIA operative.

[emulatorloo]

15. Yes, as did Richard Clarke

per that same E&P story. . .

haven't quite figured what to make of that. . .

[AlCzervik]

16. yes, Boltons visit may have been more of a "The Aspens are turning" visit

as opposed to a friendly visit.

[WillyT]

18. Yeah... Aspens And ThumbScrews Turning !!!

:shrug:

[Lubernaut]

19. Ha!

[oasis]

17. Scooter Libby and Bolton are PNAC charter members. Judith is their scribe.

They got her to promote the war in the NY Times. The PNAC angle will be going under the microscope shortly. So will DSM.

[babylonsister]

20. I so hope you are right, oasis! I hope it goes that far! nt