Today there were MAJOR developments in the "Scooter" Libby trial; testimony by the C.I.A. chief in charge of White House intelligence briefings warned Dick Cheney not to divulge the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson.... warning that doing so would endanger the lives of scores of people who she worked with, and destroying an intelligence gathering unit that took many years to establish (a "boiler-plate" operation which set up a bogus oil & energy exploration company in order to obtain "intel" in the middle east). This high-level C.I.A. official stated in court that he had personally warned Dick Cheney NOT to divulge Plame's identity weeks before the infamous N.Y. Times article mentioning her C.I.A. identity. Another member of Libby's staff stated (in testimony) that Dick Cheney had directed her to inquire into Plame's activities, and to delegate he "outing" to Libby... a direct contradiction to Libby's statements that he learned of her C.I.A. affiliation from "reporters". The indictment of Libby for "perjury" is carefully calculated... It is often said that prosecutors should never "try" cases that they don't know they can win. It will be a "slam-dunk" to convict Libby with the testimony heard today; it is NOT as easy to convict him of "treason".... I suspect that , after he is convicted, he will be offered a "plea-bargain" to testify against Dick Cheney... Just imagine..... if Dick Cheney is indicted for treason, and George Bush is impeached.... IT WOULD MAKE NANCY PELOSI THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!
- posted by Dave @ 6:22 PM