CIA LEAK INVESTIGATION PROVIDES VALUABLE GLIMPSE INTO SMEAR TACTICS

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this short story has links to the newspaper articles if interested.



http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=914257&ct=1352241

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CIA LEAK INVESTIGATION PROVIDES VALUABLE GLIMPSE INTO SMEAR TACTICS OF WHITE HOUSE:

The Los Angeles Times reports that the information which has become public to date through the investigation of the Valerie Plame outing reveals a White House that is adept at smearing its critics. "Beyond the whodunit, the affair raises questions about the credibility of the Bush White House, the tactics it employs against political opponents and the justification it used for going to war." Meanwhile, Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin continues to reinvent facts in an effort to defend his client. "The one thing that's absolutely clear is that Karl was not the source for the leak and there's no basis for any additional speculation," Luskin said. Recall this is the same Luskin who said Rove "did not disclose any confidential information about anybody to Cooper" and that Rove had testified "absolutely truthfully" about all his conversations with reporters about Plame.