[atomicweeder]

Fitz knows it's bogus. That's why he uses the characterization that "her affiliation with the agency was classified." It's a much broader, vaguer term. Notice that NO WHERE in the indictment is there any allegation that Libby violated either the 1917 or 1982 laws. Only that he lied about talking about Plame. If you read between the lines, Fitz is admitting that her status is ambiguous. No mention of "covert status".

[goldstategop]

Exactly. There's no mention of "covert" anywhere in the press release or the indictment and neither the 1982 or 1917 laws are applicable to the case. There's no underlying crime. Its all smoke and mirrors.

("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")

[half-cajun]

"Fitz knows it's bogus. That's why he uses the characterization that "her affiliation with the agency was classified." It's a much broader, vaguer term. Notice that NO WHERE in the indictment is there any allegation that Libby violated either the 1917 or 1982 laws. Only that he lied about talking about Plame. If you read between the lines, Fitz is admitting that her status is ambiguous. No mention of "covert status"."

You're right. This prosecutor is counting on the fact that most of the public is too stupid to understand that these indictments have nothing to do with the actual charges that required the special prosecutor in the first place.