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2006-08-30 Home Front: Politix

First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role, (Armitage) Lawyer Says

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Posted by ed 2006-08-30 17:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bio data:

Mr. Armitage graduated in 1967 from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He served on a destroyer stationed on the Vietnam gunline and subsequently completed three combat tours with the riverine/advisory forces in Vietnam. Fluent in Vietnamese, Mr. Armitage left active duty in 1973 and joined the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Saigon. Immediately prior to the fall of Saigon, he organized and led the removal of Vietnamese naval assets and personnel from the country.

He's a warrior, she's arm candy. Leave him alone. Drop it.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-30 17:26|| 2006-08-30 17:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Benadict Arnold was a great warrior, too. That doesn't excuse his, Armitage's, or J. Forbes Kerry's later actions.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-08-30 18:13|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-08-30 18:13|| Front Page Top

#3 What this reveals is the 3 years of Democratic party and allied media hysteria completely missed the target. If this news had come out 3 years ago, instead of ensnaring Cheney or Rove, this would have damaged Colin Powell, the most Democratic party friendly Mr. Big in the administration. Now that no official in the administration is implicated, there is only a deafening silence. As the Bard wrote, 3 years full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Posted by ed 2006-08-30 18:53|| 2006-08-30 18:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Frog march that blubberous buffoon to the court now!

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-30 18:55|| 2006-08-30 18:55|| Front Page Top

#5 James Lehrer News hour said tonight Armitage remembered telling Novak about it after he read Novak's second article on the subject. He then went to Justice and was interviewed by the FBI. Nothing will come of it, no indictment, zilch, zero, nothing. See "red herring" in Webster's. Add "it's a democrat" to the front of "red herring," add a period at the end and you have constructed a complete and truthful sentence.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-30 19:38|| 2006-08-30 19:38|| Front Page Top

#6 I hope the AG sues Fitzgerald for malfeasance and misuse of government funds. This thing should have ended on day 5.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-30 20:22|| 2006-08-30 20:22|| Front Page Top

#7 In case you missed it, the Slimes reporter says that Madam Phame Wilson was "covert".

Don't know what this reporter's source is but that is a judgment not even the special prosecutor is making

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-30 21:11|| 2006-08-30 21:11|| Front Page Top

#8 The other thing they said on the "News" Hour was that Fitzgerald knew Armitage was the leaker even before his investigation began. The NYT reporter and Jim L said that the investigation continued because of the possibility that other people leaked Plame's name too, cause they were, you know, in the administration and mean and vindictive and Republican and stuff.

What horseshit. Fitzgerald and Armitage both owe the taxpayers millions. What a friggin waste. To think that Armitage, a former warrior, would put his country's goverment through all this shit in a time of war is just awful. He is scum in my book. Nothing but political scum.

Posted by Remoteman 2006-08-30 23:01|| 2006-08-30 23:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Word, Remoteman.

Posted by Flump Flenter9237 2006-08-30 23:14|| 2006-08-30 23:14|| Front Page Top

#10 and Powell. Sold his soul, didn't he?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-30 23:33|| 2006-08-30 23:33|| Front Page Top

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