tubegeg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why is this traitor not in federal prison for life?

w1104717 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this a-hole armitidge should be in prison, traitor.

NoGuff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"The CIA says she was still covert. Her tax forms listed her cover as employer."--If she was covert at the time, then why couldn't Fitzgerald get a conviction? Answer: Because there was no crime committed, and he was on a witch hunt to "get" Karl Rove.

NoGuff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"and would have been scot-free, except he lied to Federal Investigators, and under oath to a Grand jury; both felony acts."--No shit. We all understand this. Why do you Lefties keep bringing it up?

NoGuff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"The crime being investigated was whether a government employee had knowingly released classified information, which blew an undercover intel officer's cover story"--In other words...the "leak." Right? Which was blamed on George Bush and Karl Rove by the Liberal Loonies."He won't cover for his confidential sources"--Nor should he if a crime was committed.

impietease (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The CIA says she was still covert. Her tax forms listed her cover as employer. Her neighbors told investigators they did not know she was CIA before the Novak story was published. The FBI felt the CIA complaint was cause for further investigation. Plame says she was still cover. She was covert, the outing was damaging, placing contacts in danger. Quit drinking neocon kool-aid, and help to clean-up conservatism, or risk the rest of us destroying it as irrevocably tainted.

impietease (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The crime being investigated was whether a government employee had knowingly released classified information, which blew an undercover intel officer's cover story. Novak's article wasn't the crime; it was an element of cause for the Fitzgerald investigation. Novak squealed like a stuck pig upon receiving his subpoena. He won't cover for his confidential sources. Being a cowardly partisan weasle is not a crime.

impietease (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The CIA told Justice that an under cover agent had had been outed, possibly using classified info. The FBI felt that the evidence warranted investigation. to be a crime the government representative had to release the info knowing it would blow an agent's cover. Libby probably did not know, and would have been scot-free, except he lied to Federal Investigators, and under oath to a Grand jury; both felony acts.

NoGuff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"whiles Libby's acts assuredly were"--Yes, they were, but they weren't treasonous.

NoGuff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Libby lied to Federal Investigators performing their official duties, and to a Federal grand jury. Both are felonies irrespective of whether subsequent crimes are prosecuted as a result of these investigations"--No shit, Sherlock. The POINT, in case you weren't paying attention, was that no one was prosecuted for "outing" Plame, because it wasn't a crime."He was an attorney, and knew the rules: plead the fifth, or tell the damn truth."--No disagreement here.