Dick Cheney implicated

roni · 05-13-2006

And shown to be a liar in his statements about being uninvolved / not caring about what Wilson wrote in his op-ed piece

All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a new court filing, the prosecutor in the CIA leak case revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney made handwritten references to CIA officer Valerie Plame -- albeit not by name -- before her identity was publicly exposed.

The new court filing is the second in little more than a month by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald mentioning Cheney as being closely focused with his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, on Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson, who is married to Plame.

With the two court filings, Fitzgerald has pointed to an important role for the vice president in the weeks leading up to the leaking of Plame's identity.

In the latest court filing late Friday, Fitzgerald said he intends to introduce at Libby's trial in January a copy of Wilson's op-ed article in The New York Times "bearing handwritten notations by the vice president." The article was published on July 6, 2003, eight days before Plame's identity was exposed by conservative columnist Bob Novak.

The notations "support the proposition that publication of the Wilson Op Ed acutely focused the attention of the vice president and the defendant -- his chief of staff -- on Mr. Wilson, on the assertions made in the article and on responding to those assertions."

The article containing Cheney's notes "reflects the contemporaneous reaction of the vice president to Mr. Wilson's Op Ed article," the prosecutor said. "This is relevant to establishing some of the facts that were viewed as important by the defendant's immediate superior, including whether Mr. Wilson's wife had 'sent him on a junket,'" the filing states.

The reference is to the fact that the CIA sent Wilson on a trip to Africa in 2002 to check out a report that Iraq had made attempts to acquire uranium yellowcake from Niger.

Wilson concluded that it was highly doubtful an agreement to purchase uranium had been made.

The Bush administration used the intelligence on supposed efforts by Iraq to acquire uranium from Africa to bolster its case for going to war.

After the invasion, with the Bush White House under pressure because no weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq, Wilson wrote the op ed piece for The Times. In it, he accused the Bush administration of exaggerating prewar intelligence to exaggerate an Iraqi threat from weapons of mass destruction.

Defending the administration against Wilson's accusations, Libby and presidential adviser Karl Rove promoted the idea that Wilson's wife, Plame, had sent him on the trip to Africa. Administration critics have said such a move was an attempt to undercut Wilson's credibility.

The prosecution's court papers also stated that Cheney told Libby around June 12, 2003, that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA, a month before her identity was outed.

Just Lucky · 05-13-2006

Please keep the good news coming. I'm hoping your next post will be targeted a tad higher in the pecking order.

Nerak936 · 05-13-2006

I thought you said "no political threads" tonight, Roni??

roni · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Nerak936

I thought you said "no political threads" tonight, Roni??

Just the news, ma'm

Seakony · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by roni

Just the news, ma'm

You really really really need to get out more often. Or make the move to Mexico sooner so you won't have to deal with your country's problems anymore. You really have me worried about you..you are getting way too extreme.

TAPPY · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Nerak936

I thought you said "no political threads" tonight, Roni??

Roni ...you are outta control tonight !!!

roni · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Seakony

You really really really need to get out more often. Or make the move to Mexico sooner so you won't have to deal with your country's problems anymore. You really have me worried about you..you are getting way too extreme.

Compared to Cheney.....I am a conservative.

And I did get out - last night for dinner and today to the plant store.

The roosters are coming home to roost.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan wrote that.

Seakony · 05-13-2006

Well, I never get my jollies from watching my country's leaders fall. It serves no purpose and will not change anything. Polititians will always be pond scum.

roni · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Seakony

Well, I never get my jollies from watching my country's leaders fall. It serves no purpose and will not change anything. Polititians will always be pond scum.

I will, when they are such....dick heads.

Seakony · 05-13-2006

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Originally Posted by roni

I will, when they are such....dick heads.

there are dick heads in all the parties..... but I favor the bigger ones myself.

Just Lucky · 05-13-2006

I rejoice when crooked leaders fall. It means our system is working. Understand that the exposure of a CIA agent ,who had worked mostly in the middle east, almost certainly caused us to have fewer sources of information in the region. It may have had much more dire consequences we are unaware of.

sideways · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Just Lucky

I rejoice when crooked leaders fall. It means our system is working. Understand that the exposure of a CIA agent ,who had worked mostly in the middle east, almost certainly caused us to have fewer sources of information in the region. It may have had much more dire consequences we are unaware of.

So you enjoyed Bills' demise?

roni · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by sideways

So you enjoyed Bills' demise?

He didn't demise.

roni · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by Seakony

there are dick heads in all the parties..... but I favor the bigger ones myself.

Size Geek

sideways · 05-14-2006

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Originally Posted by roni

He didn't demise.

Came pretty dang close...

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roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 27,006	Dick Cheney implicated And shown to be a liar in his statements about being uninvolved / not caring about what Wilson wrote in his op-ed piece All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the toothpaste back in the tube WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a new court filing, the prosecutor in the CIA leak case revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney made handwritten references to CIA officer Valerie Plame -- albeit not by name -- before her identity was publicly exposed. The new court filing is the second in little more than a month by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald mentioning Cheney as being closely focused with his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, on Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson, who is married to Plame. With the two court filings, Fitzgerald has pointed to an important role for the vice president in the weeks leading up to the leaking of Plame's identity. In the latest court filing late Friday, Fitzgerald said he intends to introduce at Libby's trial in January a copy of Wilson's op-ed article in The New York Times "bearing handwritten notations by the vice president." The article was published on July 6, 2003, eight days before Plame's identity was exposed by conservative columnist Bob Novak. The notations "support the proposition that publication of the Wilson Op Ed acutely focused the attention of the vice president and the defendant -- his chief of staff -- on Mr. Wilson, on the assertions made in the article and on responding to those assertions." The article containing Cheney's notes "reflects the contemporaneous reaction of the vice president to Mr. Wilson's Op Ed article," the prosecutor said. "This is relevant to establishing some of the facts that were viewed as important by the defendant's immediate superior, including whether Mr. Wilson's wife had 'sent him on a junket,'" the filing states. The reference is to the fact that the CIA sent Wilson on a trip to Africa in 2002 to check out a report that Iraq had made attempts to acquire uranium yellowcake from Niger. Wilson concluded that it was highly doubtful an agreement to purchase uranium had been made. The Bush administration used the intelligence on supposed efforts by Iraq to acquire uranium from Africa to bolster its case for going to war. After the invasion, with the Bush White House under pressure because no weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq, Wilson wrote the op ed piece for The Times. In it, he accused the Bush administration of exaggerating prewar intelligence to exaggerate an Iraqi threat from weapons of mass destruction. Defending the administration against Wilson's accusations, Libby and presidential adviser Karl Rove promoted the idea that Wilson's wife, Plame, had sent him on the trip to Africa. Administration critics have said such a move was an attempt to undercut Wilson's credibility. The prosecution's court papers also stated that Cheney told Libby around June 12, 2003, that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA, a month before her identity was outed. __________________ - Kathy's Krewe II - 2008 VisionWalk

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Just Lucky link king Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Out On the Edge. Posts: 6,614	Please keep the good news coming. I'm hoping your next post will be targeted a tad higher in the pecking order.

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Nerak936 Cat-Lovin Nerak Bead Lady Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 18,641	I thought you said "no political threads" tonight, Roni??

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Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,148	Well, I never get my jollies from watching my country's leaders fall. It serves no purpose and will not change anything. Polititians will always be pond scum.

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