Ambassador Wilson knew Libby outed his wife in May of 2004. (Flashback)

[Tatiana]

Published on Sunday, May 2, 2004 by the Miami Herald
'Administration Went After Me And My Wife'
by Joseph C. Wilson IV

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The most damning thing I learned while living through the swirl of rumors after the attack on my wife and me was that the conspiracy to destroy us was most likely conceived -- and carried out -- within the office of the vice president of the United States by people at the very center of power. If true, this is especially shocking because revealing the name of a CIA operative is not only dangerous -- to her and her sources -- it also can be against the law.

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According to numerous journalists who have looked into the case, shortly after I made that statement on CNN, senior administration officials in the vice president's office ordered a ''workup'' on me, to collect information that could be used in a smear campaign when and if it became necessary. Those and other sources tell me the person who likely directed that campaign is I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby, the vice president's chief of staff and a leading neoconservative. I believe he is also quite possibly the person responsible for exposing my wife's identity.

*On Friday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said that Libby, White House political advisor Karl Rove and National Security Council staff member Elliot Abrams -- all three named by Wilson in his book as having played a role in the leak -- have denied responsibility.

*''Mr. Wilson himself has said that his primary objective is a political agenda to defeat the president of the United States,'' McClellan told reporters. ``I don't plan on doing any book review of someone who has clearly stated that his main objective is a political agenda.''

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0502-06.htm

The Wilsons knew all along that Cheney and Libby did this. Fitzgerald's indictments support Wilson's assertions that he made back in May of 2004. I suspect if they file a civil suit, they will be successful.

[kestrel91316]

1. Good. I hope Cheney winds up in the poorhouse, and Joe and Valerie

win that nice house in the DC area that Cheney just bought.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. I think so too

Aren't they waiting until Fitzgerald is totally done to do their suit? I haven't heard a date or anything.

[Tatiana]

3. Yes, that's the statement that Joe Wilson gave.

However, I think this piece is significant because it shows that Mr. Wilson had a pretty good command of the facts back in May of last year. So, when he said that he wanted to see Karl Rove "frog-marched" out of the White House... well, I think that shows Wilson was passed along some info implicating Rove in the outing of his wife's identity.

Another reason to expect a Rove indictment.