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CIA LEAK SCANDAL
NOTE: The Most Recent Articles Will Appear On The HOMEPAGE
“Prosecutor in Leak Case Is Exploring Range of Crimes”
(NY Times, 10-8-05)
“In recent days, the prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, has accelerated the pace of his inquiry in an apparent effort to conclude the case before the grand jury's term expires on Oct. 28. Mr. Fitzgerald has indicated to several lawyers that he might be preparing to bring charges, but he has not yet made a decision.
He has asked to meet on Tuesday with Judith Miller, a reporter for The New York Times who, after spending 85 days in jail, testified last week to the grand jury about her conversations with I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/08/politics/08leak.html
“Letter Shows Cheney Aide Was Prodded in Leak Probe ”
(Reuters, 10-7-05)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-bush-leak.html
“Prosecutor in Leak Inquiry Orders Rove to Return Again”
(NY T, 10-6-05)
“Mr. Rove has been caught up in the inquiry since the F.B.I. began investigating the matter in 2003. He has told investigators that he spoke with the columnist Robert D. Novak a few days after the operative's husband wrote an Op-Ed article for The Times, a lawyer in the case has said. In that conversation, Mr. Rove said that he learned the operative's name from the columnist and the circumstances in which her husband traveled to Africa.
But at the end of that conversation, Mr. Rove told Mr. Novak that he had already heard the outlines of the columnist's account.
The conversation with Mr. Novak took place several days before Mr. Rove spoke with a second reporter, Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper said later in an e-mail message to his editors that Mr. Rove had talked about the operative, although not by name.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/politics/07leak.html
“Bush Says He'll Fire Any Aide Who 'Committed a Crime' ”
“Asked about his close adviser Karl Rove, who is at the center of an investigation into the disclosure of the officer's identity, Mr. Bush said: "If someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration. I don't know all the facts; I want to know all the facts." ”
“On Sept. 30, 2003, Mr. Bush said he was eager to find out if there had been "a leak" from his administration about Mrs. Wilson. "I want to know who it is," he said. "And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of." ”
“Mr. Bush himself appeared to embrace a broader position on June 10, 2004, when he was asked whether he would fire anyone who had anything to do with leaking Mrs. Wilson's name.
"Yes," Mr. Bush replied, and his spokesmen have reiterated that stance repeatedly in the months since then. ”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/18/politics/18cnd-rove.html
“Memo with Plame's name marked secret” (CNN, 7-20-05)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/21/cia.leak/
“"What I Told the Grand Jury"
(Time.com, 7-2005)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1083899,00.html
“White House: Bush confident in Rove” CNN
“Bush did not respond to a reporter's question Tuesday about whether he would fire Rove, in keeping with a June 2004 pledge to dismiss any leakers of Valerie Plame's identity.”
(CNN, 7-12-05)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/12/cia.leaks.ap/index.html
“Bush says he'll withhold judgment on Rove — for now” USAt 7-13-05
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-13-bush-rove_x.htm?c sp=21&pubdate=Thu%20Jul%2014%2000%3A40%3A57%20EDT%202005
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