Could it be that Dem operative Mandy Grunwald learned from Joe Wilson that his wife, Valerie Plame, had sent him to Niger? Could Grunwald then have conveyed the info to Judith Miller, who relayed it to Grunwald's husband, Matt Cooper, in an attempt to obfuscate the connection? (Miller isn't in jail because the Times wanted to protect Rove.) Could other Dem operatives with whom, and for whom, Wilson worked also be involved? Does the name Kerry mean anything to anyone? Just a few speculative questions to ponder.
Since Miller is known for her WMD stories, I believe she sent Cooper down a bogus trail on the Cheney/Wilson story and then he, although possibly inadvertently, set Rove up. Otherwise, why would she be involved at all, considering she did not write a story about the Plame leak. Remember, Cooper originally called about a story he was doing on welfare reform, not the Cheney/Wilson controversy. That in itself is suspicious.
By William E. Jackson, Jr.See also What was Judith Miller Up To?
Published: April 07, 2005 3:00 PM ETIt is my contention, based on conversatons with legal sources, that she basically was a "carrier," around Washington, of the rumor about Plame's real identity, but not a reporter actively covering a story. She was, in this view, both a source for, and a witness to, disclosure by sources of Plame's identity.
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I recently (as in, in the last hour or so) read a very unflattering piece about Miller in Editor and Publisher, that paints Miller as "unstable" during her talking tour.