At Least 7 Administration Officials Knew of Plame's Identity

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At least seven Bush administration officials outside the CIA knew Valerie Plame was a CIA employee before the disclosure of her name in a column by Robert Novak in July 2003, according to the indictment Friday of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
In no case other than Libby's does the indictment claim that one of the government employees provided the name to reporters. And the indictment does not identify anyone other than Libby. But some are easy to determine. Of course, the "vice president of the United States" is Dick Cheney, for whom Libby worked as chief of staff. Cheney told Libby that Plame worked at the CIA, information that Libby understood came from the agency, the indictment said.

And the person referred to as "then White House press secretary" is Ari Fleischer. Libby discussed Plame's employment at the CIA with Fleischer, noting "that such information was not widely known," the indictment said. Names of two of the others were disclosed by a Justice Department official who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the identities have not been publicly released.

Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman also told Libby that Plame worked at the CIA, apparently in response to a request from Libby for details about a former ambassador's trip to Niger to investigate claims that Iraq tried to buy uranium yellowcake. The ex-diplomat was Joseph Wilson, Plame's husband.
The "assistant to the vice president for public affairs" is Catherine Martin. She learned that Plame was a CIA employee from yet another government official and advised Libby. The identity of the other government official remains a secret.

Another mystery is the person described in the indictment as "a senior official in the White House." This person, identified as "Official A," also talked with Novak about Plame's job and identity a few days before his column appeared. It's possible this person is White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, who has acknowledged talking to reporters about Plame. He was not indicted but remains under investigation.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBDBPF0DFE.html

[dbeach]

1. nice appetizer for the Viking feast to come

I wunder if the Holidays will open them sealed indictments


that could be a LATE TREAT or Holidays gift???

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2. "Official A," = Karl Rove - Mr. X = ?

:shrug: