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| Former CIA officer sues Cheney, Libby, Rove over leak | ||
| 2006-07-13 | ||
| The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Valerie Plame and her husband, Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador, accused Cheney, Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby of revealing Plame's CIA identity in seeking revenge against Wilson for criticizing the Bush administration's motives in Iraq. Several news organizations wrote about Plame after syndicated columnist Robert Novak named her in a column on July 14, 2003. Novak's column appeared eight days after Wilson alleged in an opinion piece in The New York Times that the administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq to justify going to war. The CIA had sent Wilson to Niger in early 2002 to determine whether there was any truth to reports that Saddam Hussein's government had tried to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger to make a nuclear weapon. Wilson discounted the reports, but the allegation nevertheless wound up in President Bush's 2003 State of the Union address.
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| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #13 "Notice me! Notice me!" Wilson screamed, stamping his tiny feet in impotent rage. Joe's home movies of Niger are here. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-07-13 23:11 |
| #12 Discovery is like pumping out a septic tank and putting the contents in the kiddies wading pool. There will be some baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad sh!t exposed to the light of day. You want discovery, you will get discovery! Let the games begin. Damn the CIA! Pass the popcorn, Barbara, no hoggin' the bowl, LOL! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-07-13 23:00 |
| #11 Publicity Whores v3.0 |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-13 22:51 |
| #10 Thanks for plowing through the complaint, Matt. I didn't have the patience for it. They're idiots, but they don't have the money (that I'm aware of) to fund $100,000+ (probably more) for lawyer fees. So who's paying? You know the lawyers ain't donating this. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-13 19:21 |
| #9 Since I had confidently predicted here a few weeks ago that the Wilsons wouldn't do this, I feel compelled to offer a couple of observations: 1- Bad move, guys. 2- It tell you a lot about how concerned the Wilsons are with national security that they would file a suit aginst the vice president of the United States right as the mideast stands on the brink of a precipice. It's all about them, you know. 3- In case anybody here didn't read as far as paragraph 71 of the complaint, that's the kicker paragraph. The Plames allege in paragraph 71 that the defendants "fraudulently concealed" part of the basis for the Wilsons' suit by lying to law enforcement authorities etc. So they're accusing the vice president of the United States of fraud. (Presumably that paragraph is in the suit to head off a contention by the defendants that the Plames waited too long to file the suit.) Paragraph 71 is pled "Upon information and belief" which in English means: "What we're about to say is a wild-ass guess." 4- Note that one of the lawyers whose names appears on the complaint is a Duke University professor. I'm shocked to see that the Wilsons would condone the actions of the Duke lacrosse team. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-07-13 18:29 |
| #8 The real killer, flyover, was that Novak got her name from Joe Wilson's Who's Who listing. It will be interesting to see if Cheney files a counter-claim. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-13 18:12 |
| #7 The fact that Fitzgerald never indicted anyone for "outting" Plame means there was no outting, except by Joey and Val. I agree with Steve White. The Plames (LOL) just stepped in it. Novak, just yesterday, explained in clear language (clear for Novak, anyway) that: 1) Wilson's junket to Africa was a farce, that he was "recommended" by Wifey* and had zero credentials for being selected for the trip 2) that the "report" he gave upon return was worthless bullshit* 3) the op-ed he wrote which started this insanity was a cherry-picked and fabricated hit piece* 4) that she was outted by Wilson, himself 5) that there was no "campaign" by the White House to "get" them. The timing of this proves they've drowned in the Kool Aid and will be laughing stocks when this is over. * - Confirmed by the 9/11 Commission, LOL. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 18:02 |
| #6 sorry about the above double post -- I searched on Phame in the headings. Anyway From http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/879 strange coincidence that the Niger Forgeries were possibly made in the 1999-2000 timeframe (before Bush was even elected), which was also coincidental with the Iraqi trade commission trip to Niger, and Joe WilsonÂ’s first trip to Niger for the CIA. Joe Wilson had just left the US government and started JCWilson International Ventures, Inc - which specialized in trade with African countries. All of this past history is gonna have some heavy stuff in it.. probably with more about the JCWilson Ventures. After all, that has to be part of his "knowledge" that made him so ideal for the trip. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-07-13 17:15 |
| #5 See what happens when you drink too much koolaid! Now they actually believe the crap they have been throwing out there. But I can see where even if the suit is dismissed they will claim a “moral” victory and just in time for the 2006 elections. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-07-13 17:07 |
| #4 Mrs. and Mr. Plame simply don't recognize the trouble they're courting. In addition to discovery, there's all sorts of interrrogatories and motions that will compel them to release all sorts of information that they would just as soon not want out there. And the depositions themselves will be devestating. Joe Wilson is finally going to be put in a situation where he has to answer questions about his trip to Niger. He'll have to explain why he was right and the 9/11 Commission was wrong. Valerie Plame will have to explain what her status was at CIA. Popcorn, goobers and snocaps! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-07-13 16:45 |
| #3 Lawyer took it on contingency? No merit, toss the suit. What a bunch of maroons. |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-07-13 16:33 |
| #2 Suing the very rich when you are not one of them is very, very stupid. Doing it when you are the cause of your own troubles more so. "Good luck with that"™ |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-13 16:30 |
| #1 Ooooo, a civil suit! Guess Val has never heard of discovery. Pass the popcorn. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-13 16:22 |