10-29-2005, 02:33 PM
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Deja Moo
Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA
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The Associated Press believes that all by one of the unnamed witnesses have been identified by anonymous sources. Some are obvious, but there are others that I have not heard mentioned before.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/102905B.shtml
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At Least 7 in Cabinet Knew of Plame's ID
The Associated Press
Friday 28 October 2005
Washington - At least seven Bush administration officials outside the CIA knew Valerie Plame was a CIA employee before the disclosure of her name in a column by Robert Novak in July 2003, according to the indictment Friday of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
In no case other than Libby's does the indictment claim that one of the government employees provided the name to reporters. And the indictment does not identify anyone other than Libby.
But some are easy to determine. Of course, the "vice president of the United States" is Dick Cheney, for whom Libby worked as chief of staff. Cheney told Libby that Plame worked at the CIA, information that Libby understood came from the agency, the indictment said.
And the person referred to as "then White House press secretary" is Ari Fleischer. Libby discussed Plame's employment at the CIA with Fleischer, noting "that such information was not widely known," the indictment said.
A person described in the indictment as "a senior official in the White House" and identified as "Official A" also talked with Novak about Plame's job and identity a few days before his column appeared. Three people close to the investigation, each asking to remain unidentified because of grand jury secrecy, identified this person as Karl Rove, President Bush's political adviser.
Names of two of the others were disclosed by a Justice Department official who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the identities have not been publicly released.
Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman also told Libby that Plame worked at the CIA, apparently in response to a request from Libby for details about a former ambassador's trip to Niger to investigate claims that Iraqtried to buy uranium yellowcake. The ex-diplomat was Joseph Wilson, Plame's husband.
The "assistant to the vice president for public affairs" is Catherine Martin. She learned that Plame was a CIA employee from yet another government official and advised Libby. The identity of the seventh government official remains a secret.
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