the libby defense will implicate cheney, according to NBC, National Journal
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11259044/
Quote:
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, will in part base his defense on the claim that Cheney instructed and encouraged Libby to share classified information with reporters, sources familiar with the case tell NBC News.
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http://nationaljournal.com/about/njw...06/0209nj1.htm
Quote:
Beyond what was stated in the court paper, say people with firsthand knowledge of the matter, Libby also indicated what he will offer as a broad defense during his upcoming criminal trial: that Vice President Cheney and other senior Bush administration officials had earlier encouraged and authorized him to share classified information with journalists to build public support for going to war.
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i thought the Wa Post also verified this development, but i can only find analysis of the National Journal article (not independent verification). anyway, this is an interesting development. we could see some friction between libby and his former employers.