Think Progress begins a series -- "Indictment Dissected"

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Part 1:

Indictment Dissected: Cheney’s Role


There are a few instances in the indictments that point to a larger role that Dick Cheney may have played in the leak. Here are some examples:

1. Libby was “advised by the Vice President” that “Wilson’s wife worked” at the CIA in the Counterproliferation Division (see #9). The verb “advised by” is oddly-placed and echoes language from fact #16 when Libby “advises” Ari Fleischer about Plame’s identity. The verb seems to be synonymous with “instructed.” This discussion, referenced in fact #9, follows a staff meeting in the VP’s office the preceding day (see #8) in which Wilson was discussed. Was Cheney trying to emphasize what he saw as the most strategic attack to Pincus’s column?

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More at the link:

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/29/indictment-dissected-cheneys-role

Part 2:

Indictment Dissected: Libby’s Knowledge of Plame’s Covert Identity

This is the second part of a Think Progress series breaking down the significance of the Libby indictment.

In at least three instances, it appears from the facts outlined in the indictments that Libby was aware that Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA agent.

1. Libby spoke to his Principal Deputy about an article in The New Republic and discussed whether they could share information about the role of Wilson’s wife in sending him to Niger. “Libby responded that there would be complications at the CIA in disclosing that information publicly, and that he could not discuss the matter on a non-secure telephone line.” (see #14)

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More at the link, including interesting comments:

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/29/indictment-dissected-libbys-knowledge-of-plames-covert-identity

Think Progress link to full text of indictment:

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/28/libby-indictments

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