Friday, July 22, 2005

Rove & Libby: Did They Gave False Testimony?

Bloomberg News: Libby told Prosecutor Fitzgerald that he first learned from NBC News reporter Tim Russert of the identity of CIA operative Plame. Russert has testified before a federal grand jury that he didn't tell Libby of Plame's identity. Rove told Fitzgerald that he first learned the identity of the CIA agent from syndicated columnist Robert Novak. Novak, who was first to report Plame's name and connection to Wilson, has given a somewhat different version to the special prosecutor. NY Times: Things just keep getting hotter for Libby & Rove: A classified State Dept memo was provided to Colin Powell, as he left for Africa on Air Force One w/Bush and his top aides on 7/7/03, (a day after Mr. Wilson made his accusations public) & the paragraph that identified Plame in that memo were marked S for classified secret. One of the aides present on the flight was Ari Fleischer. Fleischer told the grand jury that he never saw the document but the subpoenaed records of Air Force One telephone calls in the week before the officer's name was published in July show that Novak called Fleischer, and on 7/21/05's airing of Hardball, Chris Matthews just reported that Ari made a phonecall to Rove from Air Force One. Ari already quit his WH gig- you can rest assured that he will NOT go to jail for the likes of Rove & Libby. And keep this in mind: ALL phone calls from Air Force One were taped and Ken Starr had those tapes as part of his investigation in Monicagate (these tapes were available to Congress when the Starr Report came out). And please remember that (as early 2004) Bush sought the advice of a criminal attorney, and read what CBS reported took place when Cheney was questioned (NOT under oath mind you) by Fitzgerald.
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