Posted on 07/19/2007 11:54:57 AM PDT by cdnerds
Edited on 07/19/2007 1:10:19 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal.
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her identity in Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the administration.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
Plame's attorneys had said the lawsuit would be an uphill battle. Public officials are normally immune from such lawsuits filed in connection with their jobs.
Plame's identity was revealed in a syndicated newspaper column in shortly after Wilson began criticizing the administration's march to war in Iraq. Plame believes the leak was retribution and that it violated their constitutional rights.
Armitage and Rove were the sources for that article, which touched off a lengthy leak investigation. Nobody was charged with leaking but Libby was convicted of lying and obstruction the investigation. Bush commuted Libby's 2 1/2-year prison term before the former aide served any time.
"This just dragged on the character assassination that had gone on for years," said Alex Bourelly, one of Libby's lawyers. "To have the case dismissed is a big relief."
Plame's attorneys said they were reading the opinion and had no immediate comment.
While Bates did not address the constitutional questions, he seemed to side with administration officials who said they were acting within their job duties. Plame had argued that what they did was illegal and outside the scope of their government jobs.
"The alleged means by which defendants chose to rebut Mr. Wilson's comments and attack his credibility may have been highly unsavory, " Bates wrote. "But there can be no serious dispute that the act of rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr. Wilson against the Bush administration's handling of prewar foreign intelligence, by speaking with members of the press is within the scope of defendants' duties as high-level Executive Branch officials."
Time to countersue
LMAO!! Great News!
Wow. Why would the judge do that? Oh, maybe because the “Bush Administration” DID NOT leak anything? I suppose so.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet!
Gotta love it.
She and her Clinton loving husband are such losers that I can’t say what I’d like to see happen to them both! Justic comes in many forms, it’s nice to see an earthly one happen once in awhile because many of these people will be awhile before they have to stand before the final Judge!
Now she’ll pose for Playboy.
Rove has to be behind this...
Bush’s fault!
IMPEACH THE JUDGE!!!!!
Now she’ll pose for Playboy.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal.
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her identity in Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the administration.
My sentiment EXACTLY!
The DUmmies are melting down alert.
My only disappointment is that now Joe and Valerie won’t be sworn in and cross-examined.
Liars.
She can use Hubby Joe’s speaking fees to pay the court costs!
btt
Lock her up until she bleaches those eyebrows.
She’ll be sad she’s been found to be not as important as she and her Dem pals made everyone believe.
This should be fun watching Chrissy spitting up a storm over this one.
41 page opinion stating she had no legal grounds on which to sue!
With prejudice or not?
Maybe she can form a support group with Cindy Sheehan.
It's gotta be tough to be a democrat. They can't get any legislation enacted and they're starting to realize their moonbat talking points do not equal violations of law.
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ditto! ditto! ditto!!!!
Excellent.
It's not like they weren't going to lie on the stand anyway.
Tonight on CNN "Spy Stories with Valerie Plame", the Honeypot Sting.
You’re right. But Wilson and 00X has already been hired by Hillary which is where we were in the Gore campaign when all hell broke loose. Wonder when Berger will be hired. We know what his talent is. Heard he recently bought knee socks and a trenchcoat from the 007 collection.
You mean she was full of it???
Say it isn’t so.
I LOVE IT!!!
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has dismissed former CIA operative
Valerie Plame’s lawsuit accusing members of the Bush administration
of leaking her identity.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former
CIA operative Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush
administration in the CIA leak scandal.
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused
Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her
identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and
was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the
administration.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on
jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on
the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all
defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove and
former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
Plame’s attorneys had said the lawsuit would be an uphill
battle. Public officials are normally immune from such lawsuits
filed in connection with their jobs.
"If this is thrown out, my husband and I will continue to leak vital US secrets
to destroy America .... in the CIA-treason-Plame way."
The MSM will continue to treat this as if she has been sorely wronged... never mind the ruling. I think it’s a yellow hair thing, and always was.
Ahhhh...shades of Rita Jenrette.
Confirmation made. Ignorance is indeed bliss.
SCHADENFREUDE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has dismissed former CIA operative
Valerie Plame’s lawsuit accusing members of the Bush administration
of leaking her identity.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former
CIA operative Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush
administration in the CIA leak scandal.
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused
Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her
identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and
was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the
administration.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on
jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on
the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all
defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove and
former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
Plame’s attorneys had said the lawsuit would be an uphill
battle. Public officials are normally immune from such lawsuits
filed in connection with their jobs.
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