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Waiting to Exhale

by BooMan
Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:22:25 PM EST

Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has asked the grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson to indict Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and Bush’s Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, lawyers close to the investigation tell RAW STORY.

Fitzgerald has also asked the jury to indict Libby on a second charge: knowingly outing a covert operative, the lawyers said. They said the prosecutor believes that Libby violated a 1982 law that made it illegal to unmask an undercover CIA agent.

If Libby is charged with the 1982 act, that will destroy the Martha Stewart defense. Of course, the Martha Stewart defense isn't much of a defense. She went to jail.

CNN is reporting that the White House is, ironically, disappointed at news that Fitz may not make any announcements today. Apparently, they are 'waiting to exhale', also known as their 'asses are puckered tight'.

And based on the Washington Post's editorial on Cheney today, I'd say they are doing a poor job of pre-indictment spin:

As for Mr. Cheney: He will be remembered as the vice president who campaigned for torture.

That's right, even with his ass on the line for coordinating a conspiracy to violate Joe and Valerie Wilson's civil rights, Darth Cheney is more interested in making sure torture remains legal.



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This is the administration of fear, terror and intimidation...I am sure they loved to torture us....hense the expansion of stun guns.

Banned but hopefully not forgotten.
by Mattes on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:26:35 PM EST
Is our Frog Marching Band all tuned up and ready to go?

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:30:55 PM EST
I'm all set

We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit - Octavio Paz / Latino Político
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail dot com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:32:59 PM EST
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Already beating my drum!

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:44:01 PM EST
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Me,me,me,me,meeeeee.....

Or wait, is that

mi,mi,mi,mi,miiiiii....

Alright--

Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!

OK, vocal chords, ready!

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:07:20 PM EST
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the man whose book practically created the 1982 law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Agee

Also another whistleblower on CIA misdeeds, Frank Snepp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Snepp

Agee can't come home; Snepp is home.

An untypical Negro

http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 06:45:15 PM EST
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"ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char
by Melanchthon on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:49:34 PM EST
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what a great drum man!

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:54:49 PM EST
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Yes!  But I can only play a kazoo, though!  Is that OK?  :-)
by Emma Anne (emma_anne -at- mac.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:13:26 PM EST
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Can't wait...plus Fitz is going to ask for an extension of the Grand Jury.

I think he's zeroing in on Cheney next.

Oh, yes.  Oh, yes.  Ohhhhhhhh, yessss.

An untypical Negro

http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:43:31 PM EST
Wolfie just said that Fitzgerald and Judge Hogan just concluded their meeting.  What it was about, they don't know but are going to try to find ou

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."
by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:57:15 PM EST
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Heh, heh, heh. :<)

Were you inspired for that title by this diary?

So. Will you replace the frog face with that of Turdblossom or Scooter?

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:45:49 PM EST
Man, I gotta get my screen cleaned... I am misreading everything! lol


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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:54:41 PM EST
This is a mess of this administrations own making. When the whole thing started Bush should have called them in one by one and gotten to the bottom of it right then and there. So tough. This is what Chris Mathews said. I almost could not believe my ears. Ok...luch is over...back to work.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:04:44 PM EST
It was amazing to see Tweety fulminate on the sins of the Busheviki when he's been so busy slathering saliva for them.

Maybe he's finally having his Katrina Moment.

An untypical Negro

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by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 06:41:34 PM EST
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I am sorry if I didn't leave my usual wake-up call announcement in the FBC... But I had a late date last night and wanted to sleep in.

Your Frog Marcher in chief,
G W Bush

P.S.: Enclosed is a picture from my date. I thought I might want to get used to handcuffs.

Image hosted by Photobucket.com

If you care to contact me or my friend for a date, we can both be reached at:

202-456-1111

Or we can often be found frolicking at the Froggy Bottom and Top Club in Washington.

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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:14:43 PM EST
What an ugly S&M couple!

To thine own self be true. W.S.
by sybil on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:35:25 PM EST
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But what a great man date.

Can't hear ya, Peach!
by AP on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:37:49 PM EST
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The administration folks aren't the only ones waiting to exhale.  We're all getting giddy from holding our breath too long.
by Aaron Barlow on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:15:44 PM EST
is "torturing" John McCain to drop his amendment prohibiting torturing SUSPECTS. Now John McCain is one man who knows how to withstand torture. Let Cheney lose this battle, please, all the gods. I don't even care if he is indicted or not, just do not let him win his torture exception for the CIA.

I'll give up coffee as a sacrifice.

I do not want my grandchildren or any child, one day stopped in the USA or in any country and picked up on the streets to be tortured by the CIA.

To thine own self be true. W.S.

by sybil on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:26:25 PM EST
October 26, 2005
Leak Prosecutor Meets With Grand Jury but Makes No Announcements
By BRIAN KNOWLTON, International Herald Tribune

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Tensions rose today at the White House as a special prosecutor met with a grand jury but postponed at least until Thursday any public announcement of a decision on indictments over the leak of a C.I.A. operative's identity.

As the special counsel, Patrick Fitzgerald, neared the end of a nearly two-year investigation, speculation continued to grow that one or two top White House advisers, and perhaps more, might face criminal indictments.

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While at least one indictment was expected, other possibilities remained: no one might be indicted; indictments could be issued, but under seal; or Mr. Fitzgerald could seek an extension of the grand jury before its term expires. It is also possible that the special prosecutor may decide to name, in a phrase made notorious by the Watergate scandal, one or more unindicted co-conspirators.

If Mr. Fitzgerald decides against an indictment on the core issue of the unmasking of a covert agent, he may still seek charges involving the mishandling of classified information, the making of false statements or obstruction of justice. There are signs that Republicans plan a strategy of playing down any indictments as trivial and possibly political, though Mr. Fitzgerald has been widely described as a respected career prosecutor above from political machinations



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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 04:50:41 PM EST
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Only one in 10 Americans said they believe Bush administration officials did nothing illegal or unethical in connection with the leaking of a CIA operative's identity, according to a national poll released Tuesday.

Ignorance abounds... And I think the media is at fault for that.

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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 03:47:01 PM EST
Then they need to be told.  Period.

An untypical Negro

http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 06:47:04 PM EST
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I read this as saying: "Ten-percent of Americans believe that Bush administration officials did nothing wrong or unethical, etc., etc. Is this saying that 90% think they *did* do something wrong? That seems good to me. Am I misinterpreting this??

"You can measure the moral character of individuals and institutions by the way they treat defenseless persons. " -- Henlee Barnette
by coffee cup on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 07:12:16 PM EST
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agreed, cc. The headline in the link sez "Few doubt wrongdoing in CIA leak"

Enough!
by librarylil (librarylil at g mail etc.) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 07:14:48 PM EST
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about it?

one man's conspiracy is another man's business plan
Blog updated as needed
by DuctapeFatwa (DuctapeFatwa@yahoo.com) on Wed Oct 26th, 2005 at 07:26:46 PM EST
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.
ALLEN: "A Likely Scenario For What Happened Today Is Patrick Fitzgerald Got Some Indictments"

MIKE ALLEN: Very possible. What I'm told is typically, in a case like this, he could get the indictments and now he can go to the targets and say, you can plead to these or I'll go back Friday and get more. You have 12 to 24 hours to think about it.

The Hotline - Evening Buzz, Buzz

From the Los Angeles Times: "One grand juror was overheard telling another juror, 'See you Friday,' suggesting the possibility that the grand jury would continue to meet up to the last minute."

The Washington Post's Jim VandeHei, who has some of the best sources in Washington, hinted on Hardball that Fitzgerald's meeting with Hogan today did not involve extending the grand jury.

And Time's Mike Allen, who also has some of the best sources in Washington, strongly hinted that WH folks had been indicted, and that we'd learn about them soon.

The Washington Note ◊ by Steven C. Clemons

According to my sources, the letters to "indictment targets" were received yesterday. According to my legal sources, the standard practice would be for the grand jury to send indictment requests via the judge -- and these would be "filed" today. I have no idea how transparent that process is -- but I was told that the indictments are sealed.

Lawrence Wilkerson's talk at New America will be used, clips anyway, on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show"on Comedy Central.

-- Steve Clemons

Mr. X Is David Wurmser ME Advisor to VP Cheney  Link to ISA John Bolton

Cheney aide David Wurmser passed Plame's name to Libby - Hadley

(RAW STORY) Oct. 26 -- Those close to the investigation say that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has been told that David Wurmser, then a Middle East adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney on loan from the office of then-Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs John Bolton, met with Cheney and his chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby in June 2003 and told Libby that Plame set up the Wilson trip. He asserted that it was a boondoggle, the sources said.

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"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

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