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Home Front: Politix
Probe Into Leak of CIA Agent's Identity May Be Complete
2005-04-07
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED APRIL 06, 2005 19:05:28 ET XXXXX

Probe Into Leak of CIA Agent's Identity May Be Complete

The special prosecutor investigating whether Bush administration officials illegally revealed the identity of a covert CIA operative says he finished his investigation months ago -- except for questioning two reporters who have refused to testify, the WASHINGTON POST is planning to report on Thursday.

Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has interviewed columnist Robert Novak, who first published the name of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame, the report suggests.

Fitzgerald is not likely to seek an indictment for the crime he originally set out to investigate -- whether a government official knowingly exposed a covert agent. Fitzgerald may instead seek to charge a government official with committing perjury by giving conflicting information to prosecutors.
Would former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson be considered a government official? Hey, I can dream, can't I?

Developing...
Posted by:Steve

#8  Blowing Valeries Plames cover had nothing to do with her activities within the CIA; it was all about her position as a Democratic Party operative. She could no longer pretend to be "neutral".
Posted by: john   2005-04-07 9:54:15 PM  

#7  Valerie Plame's job was a closely guarded secret of the Beltway Cocktail Party Circuit.
Posted by: eLarson   2005-04-07 5:08:13 PM  

#6  It's engine Joe Wilson ex-prez of GM. You know anything good for BullMoose Motors is good.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-04-07 3:45:23 PM  

#5  Joe Let-em-eat-yellowcake!
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-04-07 1:28:54 PM  

#4  Joe Who?
Posted by: Fred   2005-04-07 1:28:03 PM  

#3  Oh, yeah... Ritter called last night. He's trying to get me, Blixie, and Clarkie gigs at Al-Jazzera. Hey, a buck's a buck...
Posted by: Joe Wilson   2005-04-07 1:26:11 PM  

#2  Don't blame me I was just drinking on the veranda when my CIA Super Secret Undercover Agent Wife Valerie Plame said I was going to Nigeria to look for some cake. After two weeks of drinking in the Hotel bar and many visits from local working girls I could not find any cake. I stumbled back on a flight, drank my way back to the U.S., and dutifully reported that I saw no cake in Tanzania. My CIA Super Secret Undercover Agent Wife Valerie Plame told me that I was in Nigeria and not Tanzania and boy did we have a laugh. Also I brought her a little present back that one of the local girls gave me (should clear up in a couple of weeks). I must remind everyone that I was an UNPAID investigator and you get what you pay for. Also I am looking for some other PAID work to help support my CIA Super Secret Undercover Agent Wife Valerie Plame who is currently working at CIA HQ.
Posted by: Joe Wilson   2005-04-07 1:19:29 PM  

#1  Hey, somebody remembers me. Wow.
Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Joe Wilson   2005-04-07 11:58:54 AM  

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