Conclusie Plamegate: Armitage,Wilson schuldig itt Rove,Libby

End of an Affair

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It follows that one of the most sensational charges leveled against the Bush White House -- that it orchestrated the leak of Ms. Plame's identity to ruin her career and thus punish Mr. Wilson -- is untrue. The partisan clamor that followed the raising of that allegation by Mr. Wilson in the summer of 2003 led to the appointment of a special prosecutor, a costly and prolonged investigation, and the indictment of Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on charges of perjury. All of that might have been avoided had Mr. Armitage's identity been known three years ago.
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Nevertheless, it now appears that the person most responsible for the end of Ms. Plame's CIA career is Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson chose to go public with an explosive charge, claiming -- falsely, as it turned out -- that he had debunked reports of Iraqi uranium-shopping in Niger and that his report had circulated to senior administration officials. He ought to have expected that both those officials and journalists such as Mr. Novak would ask why a retired ambassador would have been sent on such a mission and that the answer would point to his wife. He diverted responsibility from himself and his false charges by claiming that President Bush's closest aides had engaged in an illegal conspiracy. It's unfortunate that so many people took him seriously.

pingu_	vrijdag 1 september 2006 @ 21:17
	quote: End of an Affair ... It follows that one of the most sensational charges leveled against the Bush White House -- that it orchestrated the leak of Ms. Plame's identity to ruin her career and thus punish Mr. Wilson -- is untrue. The partisan clamor that followed the raising of that allegation by Mr. Wilson in the summer of 2003 led to the appointment of a special prosecutor, a costly and prolonged investigation, and the indictment of Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on charges of perjury. All of that might have been avoided had Mr. Armitage's identity been known three years ago. ... Nevertheless, it now appears that the person most responsible for the end of Ms. Plame's CIA career is Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson chose to go public with an explosive charge, claiming -- falsely, as it turned out -- that he had debunked reports of Iraqi uranium-shopping in Niger and that his report had circulated to senior administration officials. He ought to have expected that both those officials and journalists such as Mr. Novak would ask why a retired ambassador would have been sent on such a mission and that the answer would point to his wife. He diverted responsibility from himself and his false charges by claiming that President Bush's closest aides had engaged in an illegal conspiracy. It's unfortunate that so many people took him seriously. Er was dus geen conspiracy tegen Plame vanuit het Witte Huis als wraak op Wilson, die daarna ook nog met mythes begon te zwaaien. Verschillende hoge ambtenaren, oa Powell, wisten wat er aan de hand was maar hielden hun mond om de een of andere reden. Er zal binnekort wel meer informatie naar buiten komen. Iig, Libby blijft wel in de cel natuurlijk om perjury+OOJ. En netjes van de WP dat ze het als onderwerp van een editorial nemen, nu nog wachten op de NYT.
Lithion	zaterdag 2 september 2006 @ 21:33
	Het is wachten op de onthulling van LMK-gate.
Hallulama	dinsdag 6 maart 2007 @ 20:17
	Jury:oud-adviseur Cheney schuldig *************************************** ` Oud-adviseur Libby van vice-president Cheney is door een Amerikaanse jury schuldig bevonden aan belemmering van de rechtsgang en meineed.Lewis -alias Scooter- Libby staat terecht in de zaak over het lekken van de identiteit van de CIA-agente Valerie Plame. Haar naam lekte uit in strijd met de wet.Ze is de vrouw van oud-ambassadeur Wilson,die kritisch stond tegenover de plannen om Irak binnen te vallen.De bekendmaking van de identiteit van zijn vrouw werd gezien als een wraakactie. De jury zegt dat Libby in het onderzoek naar die zaak ook heeft gelogen.Hij kan een straf van 25 jaar cel krijgen.
Momitsu	dinsdag 6 maart 2007 @ 21:50
	quote: Op vrijdag 1 september 2006 21:17 schreef pingu_ het volgende: [..] Iig, Libby blijft wel in de cel natuurlijk om perjury+OOJ. En netjes van de WP dat ze het als onderwerp van een editorial nemen, nu nog wachten op de NYT. Op 5 juni zal Libby de hoogte van zijn straf aanhoren. Tot die tijd mag ie gewoon vrij rondlopen volgens mij. En reken er maar op dat als het appeal tegen de uitspraak nog loopt tegen de tijd dat Bush zijn termijn erop zit, hij op zijn laatste dag nog even een pardon uit zal spreken.
Thelonious	woensdag 7 maart 2007 @ 01:03
	Rovegate
pingu_	woensdag 7 maart 2007 @ 08:57
	quote: Op woensdag 7 maart 2007 01:03 schreef Thelonious het volgende: Rovegate Nah, we kunnen beter de conspiracy bs van dit gescheiden houden.