If it seems confusing and difficult to understand, it is because...

[kentuck]

someone, somewhere, does not want it to be understood. It's really a very basic simple question: Who leaked the name of Valerie Plame? There's no reason that should be so difficult to ascertain. It shouldn't be confusing. So why is it? Because someone does not want it known.

If someone else or a group works together to keep it confusing and to keep the fact from being known, that is a conspiracy. When they conspire to keep secrets from the people - because they work for us, the people- then they have committed the crime of conspiracy. Because their goal is to keep the simple question from being answered, they confuse the people and muddy the waters.

There is no reason this should be confusing or difficult to understand. It is only so because someone wants it to be...

[democrat in Tallahassee]

1. You are right; there are pieces of this puzzle that we aren't privy

to and we won't ever know them unless Fitz has been relentless and hopefully ruthless.
But you are right--their speciality is planting red herrings and muddying the waters. For instance, it doesn't matter who sent Joe Wilson where and it doesn't matter if he is the biggest liar in the world--they outed a CIA agent. End of story.

[Skittles]

2. see, I think it goes beyond that basic question

the real issue involves the push to lie to get us into a war, and what those warmongering bastards were willing to do to push and defend those lies.....with the full support and even involvement of the corporate media - it is soooo, so much more than Ms. Plame.