The Republicans blew their chance to subpoena Valerie and Joe to appear before a congressional committee and explain, under OATH, their various roles in the Niger affair.
If Plame were indeed a ‘covert agent’ of the CIA, her testimony would have been limited to her role in getting her husband, Joe Wilson, the job nomination to go to Niger.
(The CIA would have requested that no questions about her covert position be raised or mentioned, and the committee would probably have agreed to it). Apparently they didn’t.
However, no one knows WHEN Plame was a ‘cover operative’ or “agent”, and there is a great deal of significance in the difference betweent them.
Joe Wilson would have lied under OATH about who suggested him for his trip for the CIA, etc., and he would have gone to jail, but the Republicans, trying to be gentlemen in a whorehouse fight, missed their best chance to explode the lies that the Wilsons perpetrated, aided and abetted by the Democrats. Stupid is as stupid does.
Fitzgerald might be found guilty of malicious prosecution because he knew that Armitage, not Libby, revealed Plame’s name as a CIA employee, and failed to tell the grand jury about it (the grand jury would probably NOT have indicted Libby if they had known this). This is a crime by Fitz and he should pay for it (i.e. Nifong did the same thing in the Duke case, and see what was done to him).
Armitage should have had the guts to stand up like a man and say that he was the one who mentioned Plame’s name, not Libby. He is a coward!
If any congressional republicans have any remaining guts, they will raise the Fitzgerald and Plame/Wilson issues in upcoming congressional hearings and DEMAND that they be put under OATH to answer for their actions.
Gee, lunatic secrets leaker Sen. Leahy is doing that to White House staff right now, so why not demand the same rights of hearings and questioning of the Wilson crew and Fittzy?)
If you want to play in the big leagues, you’ve got to play to win. The Republicans have lost their desire to win, only to survive. Whimps, whusses, and losers.
I hope that Fred Thompson has the guts to raise the Plame/Wilson and Fitzgerald acts of misconduct and lying in his presidential campaign, and the COVERUP by the Democrats in their congressional hearings and press conferences.
Take no prisoners!!
Fitzgerald = Nifong. Malicious prosecution.
Indeed, during the primary season, if Thompson brings up this issue, with his background, it can solidify party support. Libby is so obviously a victim here, not only of Fitzy but from jurors who openly admitted they really wanted to see Cheney or Bush prosecuted.
I wish i knew why the Republicans didn't call Plame and Wilson. That the Democrats didn't shows they know they're not all the media have made them out to be, and would hurt rather than help their 'Bush lied" cause.
The fact that Armitage was not prosecuted pretty much proves that she was NOT a covert op.
That's right. "Republican" Tom Davis, who was Chairman of the House Oversight Committee before the Dems took over, couldn't be bothered to compel the Wilsons to tell the truth under oath. He also couldn't be bothered to get around to why Sandy Berger was able to walk around free until he was a lame duck. The lazy bum didn't even stick around in April to counter current chairpig Henry Waxman when he accused Victoria Toensing of lying under oath.