Cheney Was Libby's Source - Timeline of Events

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The NYT states that Vice President Dick Cheney told his Chief of Staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, that Amb. Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/politics/24cnd-leak.html?hp&ex=1130212800&en=db7d02c93e5913ef&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Here's a timeline of important events in 2003 relevant to that disclosure http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/24/211247/10#227:

June 10 - State Department produces the famous INR memo that tells about Wilson's trip and his wife's involvement.

June 12 - Cheney tells Libby about Wilson's wife's work with C.I.A. and her involvement with Wilson's trip.

June 12 - the day of the conversation between Mr. Cheney and Mr. Libby, the Washington Post published a front page story reporting that the C.I.A. had sent a retired American diplomat to the Niger in February 2002 to investigate claims that Iraq had been seeking to buy uranium there. The story did not name the diplomat, who turned out to be Mr. Wilson, but it reported that his mission had not corroborated a claim about Iraq's pursuit of nuclear material that the White House had subsequently used in Mr. Bush's 2003 State of the Union address.

June 19 - Karl Rove attends party to celebrate 40th anniversary of Robert Novak's newpaper column; later (before grand jury October 2005) Rove tells Fitzgerald that he first heard about Wilson's wife at a social event outside the White House; says that he heard she works at C.I.A from Libby around July 8.

June 23 - (first interview) Libby tells Judith Miller about Wilson's wife's work at C.I.A. and her involvement with Wilson's trip (first meeting).

July 6 - Joe Wilson op-ed piece in NY Times saying "no uranium"; challenging the premises of going to war.

July 8 - (second interview during breakfast) Libby tells Miller about Joe Wilson's wife, clarifies previous conversation; same day or possibly later Miller records name "Valerie Flame" in notebook.

July 8 - Rove talks with Matt Cooper about Wilson's wife and C.I.A. work

July ? - Rove confirms information about Wilson's wife for article Novak is preparing.

July 11 - earliest date that Robert Novak's column was distributed to newspapers; first published on July 14 outing Valerie Plame as C.I.A. operative.