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| First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role, (Armitage) Lawyer Says |
| 2006-08-30 |
| Richard L. Armitage, a former deputy secretary of state, has acknowledged that he was the person whose conversation with a columnist in 2003 prompted a long, politically laden criminal investigation in what became known as the C.I.A. leak case, a lawyer involved in the case said on Tuesday. Mr. Armitage did not return calls for comment. But the lawyer and other associates of Mr. Armitage have said he has confirmed that he was the initial and primary source for the columnist, Robert D. Novak, whose column of July 14, 2003, identified Valerie Wilson as a Central Intelligence Agency officer. The identification of Mr. Armitage as the original leaker to Mr. Novak ends what has been a tantalizing mystery. In recent months, however, Mr. ArmitageÂ’s role had become clear to many, and it was recently reported by Newsweek magazine and The Washington Post. In the accounts by the lawyer and associates, Mr. Armitage disclosed casually to Mr. Novak that Ms. Wilson worked for the C.I.A. at the end of an interview in his State Department office. Mr. Armitage knew that, the accounts continue, because he had seen a written memorandum by Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #10 and Powell. Sold his soul, didn't he? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-30 23:33 |
| #9 Word, Remoteman. |
| Posted by: Flump Flenter9237 2006-08-30 23:14 |
| #8 The other thing they said on the "News" Hour was that Fitzgerald knew Armitage was the leaker even before his investigation began. The NYT reporter and Jim L said that the investigation continued because of the possibility that other people leaked Plame's name too, cause they were, you know, in the administration and mean and vindictive and Republican and stuff. What horseshit. Fitzgerald and Armitage both owe the taxpayers millions. What a friggin waste. To think that Armitage, a former warrior, would put his country's goverment through all this shit in a time of war is just awful. He is scum in my book. Nothing but political scum. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2006-08-30 23:01 |
| #7 In case you missed it, the Slimes reporter says that Madam Phame Wilson was "covert". Don't know what this reporter's source is but that is a judgment not even the special prosecutor is making |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-30 21:11 |
| #6 I hope the AG sues Fitzgerald for malfeasance and misuse of government funds. This thing should have ended on day 5. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-30 20:22 |
| #5 James Lehrer News hour said tonight Armitage remembered telling Novak about it after he read Novak's second article on the subject. He then went to Justice and was interviewed by the FBI. Nothing will come of it, no indictment, zilch, zero, nothing. See "red herring" in Webster's. Add "it's a democrat" to the front of "red herring," add a period at the end and you have constructed a complete and truthful sentence. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-30 19:38 |
| #4 Frog march that blubberous buffoon to the court now! |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-30 18:55 |
| #3 What this reveals is the 3 years of Democratic party and allied media hysteria completely missed the target. If this news had come out 3 years ago, instead of ensnaring Cheney or Rove, this would have damaged Colin Powell, the most Democratic party friendly Mr. Big in the administration. Now that no official in the administration is implicated, there is only a deafening silence. As the Bard wrote, 3 years full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-08-30 18:53 |
| #2 Benadict Arnold was a great warrior, too. That doesn't excuse his, Armitage's, or J. Forbes Kerry's later actions. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-08-30 18:13 |
| #1 Bio data: Mr. Armitage graduated in 1967 from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He served on a destroyer stationed on the Vietnam gunline and subsequently completed three combat tours with the riverine/advisory forces in Vietnam. Fluent in Vietnamese, Mr. Armitage left active duty in 1973 and joined the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Saigon. Immediately prior to the fall of Saigon, he organized and led the removal of Vietnamese naval assets and personnel from the country. He's a warrior, she's arm candy. Leave him alone. Drop it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-30 17:26 |