Libby says Bush OK'd CIA leak

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Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand jury investigating the CIA leak that Cheney told him to pass on information and that it was Bush who authorized the disclosure, the court papers say. According to the documents, the authorization led to the July 8, 2003, conversation between Libby and New York Times reporter Judith Miller.
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But the disclosure in documents filed Wednesday means that the president and the vice president put Libby in play as a secret provider of information to reporters about prewar intelligence on Iraq.
The authorization came as the Bush administration faced mounting criticism about its failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the main reason the president and his aides had given for going to war.
Libby's participation in a critical conversation with Miller on July 8, 2003 "occurred only after the vice president advised defendant that the president specifically had authorized defendant to disclose certain information in the National Intelligence Estimate," the papers by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald stated. The filing did not specify the "certain information."
"Defendant testified that the circumstances of his conversation with reporter Miller ? getting approval from the president through the vice president to discuss material that would be classified but for that approval ? were unique in his recollection," the papers added.
Libby is asking for voluminous amounts of classified information from the government in order to defend himself against five counts of perjury, obstruction and lying to the <form class="yqin" action="http://yq.search.yahoo.com/search" method="post"> <input name="p" value=""FBI"" type="hidden"> <input name="sourceOrder" value="c1,i,yn,c3" type="hidden"> <input name="c1" value="<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;padding:0;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:.5em;">FBI</p>" type="hidden"> <input name="c3" value="<p><strong>SEARCH</strong><br /><a href="""http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=%22FBI%22&fr=yqovly1">News</a> | <a href="http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=%22FBI%22&c=news_photos&fr=yqovly2">News Photos</a> | <a href="http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=%22FBI%22&fr=yqovly3">Images</a> | <a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22FBI%22&fr=yqovly4">Web</a></p>" type="hidden"> </form> FBI in the Plame affair.
He is accused of making false statements about how he learned of Plame's CIA employment and what he told reporters about it.
Her CIA status was publicly disclosed eight days after her husband, former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson, accused the Bush administration of twisting prewar intelligence to exaggerate the Iraqi threat from weapons of mass destruction.
In 2002, Wilson had been dispatched to Africa by the CIA to check out intelligence that Iraq had an agreement to acquire uranium yellowcake from Niger, and Wilson had concluded that there was no such arrangement.
Libby says he needs extensive classified files from the government to demonstrate that Plame's CIA connection was a peripheral matter that he never focused on, and that the role of Wilson's wife was a small piece in a building public controversy over the failure to find WMD in Iraq.
Fitzgerald said in the new court filing that Libby's requests for information go too far and the prosecutor cited Libby's own statements to investigators in an attempt to limit the amount of information the government must turn over to Cheney's former chief of staff for his criminal defense.
According to Miller's grand jury testimony, Libby told her about Plame's CIA status in the July 8, 2003 conversation that took place shortly after the White House aide ? according to the new court filing ? was authorized by Bush through Cheney to disclose sensitive intelligence about Iraq and WMD contained in a National Intelligence Estimate.
The court filing was first disclosed by The New York Sun.

 

[Doc Mercer]

Blast from the Past: Schieffer now has his answer




I posted this on 7/17/05. Bob wanted to know why Bush never demanded to know who the leakers were. I think we have the answer today. Bob Schieffer rips the White House
You know it's bad when Bob comes out throwing daggers at the President.
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Digby nails it: <!--StartFragment --> "I see that Bob Schieffer takes the president to task for not just hauling in his top aides two years ago and telling them he wanted to know who talked to the press. This is a good question and one which I think the press should be asking every day. But then, Bush has always been a little cagey on this, hasn't he? Why you'd almost think he already knew all about it."

 

[Doc Mercer]

Watch the Righties try and blame this on the Media ...

BUSH SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND HIS ASS THROWN IN PRISON AND THIS WEAK ASS COMPARISON TO CLINTON IS NOW VERRRYYYYYYY LAUGHABLE!!!

 

[Doc Mercer]

"If I could find out who anonymous people were, I would. I just said, it's totally ridiculous." - Scott McClellan, September 16, 2003

"The President expects everyone in his administration to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. No one would be authorized to do such a thing. Secondly, I've seen the anonymous media reports, and if I could find out who "anonymous" was, it would make my life a whole lot easier." - Scott McClellan, September 29, 2003

"The President has set high standards, the highest of standards for people in his administration. He's made it very clear to people in his administration that he expects them to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration." - Scott McClellan, September 29, 2003

"...if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of... I want to know the truth. If anybody has got any information inside our administration or outside our administration, it would be helpful if they came forward with the information so we can find out whether or not these allegations are true and get on about the business." - George W. Bush, September 30, 2003

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/cialeak.html

"I think I made that very clear last week. The topic came up, and I said that if anyone in this administration was responsible for the leaking of classified information, they would no longer work in this administration. This is a very serious matter. The President made it very clear just a short time ago in the East Room, and he has always said that leaking of classified information is a serious matter. And that's why he wants to get to the bottom of this. And the sooner we get to the bottom of it, the better." - Scott McClellan, October 6, 2003

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/2003100...

"And, you know, there's a lot of leaking in Washington, D.C. It's a town famous for it. And if this helps stop leaks of - this investigation in finding the truth, it will not only hold someone to account who should not have leaked - and this is a serious charge, by the way. We're talking about a criminal action, but also hopefully will help set a clear signal we expect other leaks to stop, as well. And so I look forward to finding the truth. ... I don't know who leaked the information, for starters. So it's hard for me to answer that question until I find out the truth. You hear all kinds of rumors. And the best way to clarify the issue is for full participation with the Justice Department. These are professionals who are professional prosecutors who are leading this investigation, and we look forward to -- look, I want to know. I want to know." - George W. Bush, October 6, 2003

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/2003100...

"I don't know if we're going to find out the senior administration official. Now, this is a large administration, and there's a lot of senior officials. I don't have any idea. I'd like to. I want to know the truth. That's why I've instructed this staff of mine to cooperate fully with the investigators -- full disclosure, everything we know the investigators will find out." - George W. Bush, October 7, 2003

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/2003100...

Q Given -- given recent developments in the CIA leak case, particularly Vice President Cheney's discussions with the investigators, do you still stand by what you said several months ago, a suggestion that it might be difficult to identify anybody who leaked the agent's name?

THE PRESIDENT: That's up to -

Q And, and, do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. And that's up to the U.S. Attorney to find the facts.

- June 10, 2004

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/2004061...

"As the President talked about earlier, there are a lot of senior administration officials in Washington, D.C. And the President wants the career officials at the Department of Justice, who are charged with looking into matters like this, to get to the bottom of this. And we are doing everything we can to assist them get to the bottom of this." - Scott McClellan, July 11, 2005

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/cialeak.html

"It's best people wait until the investigation is complete before you jump to conclusions. I don't know all the facts. I want to know all the facts." - George W. Bush, July 19, 2005

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8605680
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x861326

 

[bdizzle]

I believe Bush did authorize it. Unfortunately I don't think libby has any proof such as a classified email or such so... Libby will be doing time instead of Bush. Go figure.

Bdizzle

 

[Lawrence]

nice to see you over here Bdizzle...best of luck to ya

 

[bdizzle]

Thanks Lawrence. You too Buddy!

BDizzle

 

[Doc Mercer]

BDizzle is my Parole Officer and I think he is just checking in to make sure
I aint using drugs when posting

 

[bdizzle]

Doc,
I am making sure you don't post too must Left-Wing poo poo. But then again also monitoring the Bush supporters in here like the Patriot Act is doing for my fellow peoples.:nono

BDizzle
"Vote Libertarian!"

 

[dirty]

I believe Bush did authorize it. Unfortunately I don't think libby has any proof such as a classified email or such so... Libby will be doing time instead of Bush. Go figure.

Bdizzle

Kinda Like all the Clinton Cronies who died or went to jail for him


Can we Say Sandy "Pants" Berger......:+waving-5

 

[Doc Mercer]

Dirty:

Here is the difference between the Lefties and Righties ....

I admit Clinton screwed up and made many bad decisions

Bush bad decisions involve the deaths of over 2300 of our finest kids at the tune of 300 billion to install a flappin Islamic govt in a country that had no ties to 9-11 ... and to cover his ass he violates National Security by outing a CIA Operative

And lets not forget that Ports Deal he tried to slide thru ... ya know, the deal that would have a lot of money for Condi and involved a country that had fuinded Neil Bush's SW company .... a country that recognizes the Taliban as the Official Govt of Afghanistan and flappin Neil Bush should be in prison for the bro of your lovely President cost this countrys taxpayers over a Trillion dollars with his role in the Silverado S&L Scandal back in the 80s

The Bush Family is indeed America's Crime Family

 

[dirty]

Don't forget Clinton's Favorite Communist's who he sold Nucular (LOL) Secrets to becoming apart of the WTO and donating to his campaign....and he also let them Communist Bastards sleep in the White House

and that is just the Beginning If I need to list....

 

[bdizzle]

Kinda Like all the Clinton Cronies who died or went to jail for him


Can we Say Sandy "Pants" Berger......:+waving-5

Yes Dirty but we have to keep in mind I dislike both major parties. Both are guilty. But the current president is Mr. Danger, so I am (and will be) criticizing him not Clinton.

BDizzle
"Vote Libertarian!"

 

[Doc Mercer]

Dirty:

EVERYONE plays a role ...

Dont forget Reagan being in bed with Hussein and arming him in the 80s and Bush 41 and the Rev Moon

 

[dirty]

When have I ever said Bush didn't make Mistakes.....NEVER!!!!

What the left forgets is you can't put this all on Bush's head and you can't keep blaming your own parties Difficiencies on Rove....

Everyone in the House and Senate was Privvy to the same INFO that Bush was before the war and IT Was almost a Unanimous Vote....Laughable to see the left try to backpedal and Hide any good News out of Iraq....Bottom line is if The Dems were not so Incompetant with Idiot Dean in control and Blowhards like Frank, Pelosi, Reid, etc....at the Helm They could take advantage of this.....But calling Bush and his administration Idiots just show How imcompetent The left really is.....They can't outsmart a Bafoon huh Glad to be a party I am affiliated with......The only reason you see This BS propagands Might be working is you can't get off the lefty Propaganda sites long enough to see the Truth....It is working so well that Air America has already stolen an Million bucks from a Boys Club in NY...and they are having to pay stations to be on the air....A million bucks an year just to be on in LA...Ratings are below the radar and they are on the Verge up Bankruptcy.....I asssume that is Rove's Fault as well as normal Americans don't want to listen to that BS...



Why do you think that 75% of the country Voted Red in the last election...if not for New York and LA then the Democrats wouldn't have a chance in this country and that is a Fact Jack.....The Maps don't lie...

 

[Doc Mercer]

Too funny, Dirty ....

if you believe that I have some property in NO that you might like also

O'Dell and his Diebold wizards did their Magic in Nov of 04