Fitzgerald to reveal more "clues"...

[Clarkie1]

The answer to the question of whose recounting of events is correct — Mr. Bush's or Mr. Fitzgerald's — may not be known for months or years, if ever. But it seems there will be more clues, including some about the conversations between Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney.

Mr. Fitzgerald said he was preparing to turn over to Mr. Libby 1,400 pages of handwritten notes — some presumably in Mr. Libby's own hand — that could shed light on two very different efforts at getting out the White House story.

One effort — the July 18 declassification of the major conclusions of the intelligence estimate — was taking place in public, while another, Mr. Fitzgerald argues, was happening in secret, with only Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney and Mr. Libby involved.

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Mr. Fitzgerald suggested that the White House effort was a "plan" to undermine Mr. Wilson.

"Disclosing the belief that Mr. Wilson's wife sent him on the Niger trip was one way for defendant to contradict the assertion that the vice president had done so, while at the same time undercutting Mr. Wilson's credibility if Mr. Wilson were perceived to have received the assignment on account of nepotism," Mr. Fitzgerald's filing said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/washington/11leak.html?hp&ex=1144814400&en=ac4fcddd3dd28b1e&ei=5094&partner=homepage

:popcorn:

[u2spirit]

1. Wow

Anyone else get the feeling things are about to explode any day now? I think Shrub is getting a lot closer to the toaster.

[saltpoint]

2. I have the same feeling, u2spirit. There's a whole lotta shakin'

goin' on.

[TriMetFan]

3. I'm with you guys/ I also think

that is why Bush will try and nuke Iran very soon.

[Botany]

6. hmmmmm

[gumby]

4. Sexism as a defense?

BushCo. was not using 'nepotism' as a defense.

They were using sexism to portray Wilson as a girly-man.

[saltpoint]

5. I think that's really interesting point, Gumby. I think they were

pretty lucky that Joe Wilson didn't come over there and sock them one in the kisser.

The guy was steamed, and I don't blame 'im.

[Vickers]

7. I also think there is a certain amount of jealousy about Wilson/Plame

I mean, Joe Wilson is this handsome, dashing, well-spoken, jet-setting diplomat.

Contrast that with George, a drunken fratboy who can't string 5 words together without pausing to mentally congratulate himself, and who is about as dashing as a sack of roofing nails.

And Valerie Plame is this attractive CIA secret agent *swoon* who is jetting around doing clandestine work for the USA!

Contrast that with Laura, a frumpy, failed librarian, with what looks like a scorching Xanax problem.

Jealousy? I think there might be just a *little* bit at work here.

[BR_Parkway]

8. He's already released something that debunks the whole declassified

spin (IMHO at least)

Check out the use of the phrase "then-classified" in his March 17th statement

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2563835&mesg_id=2563835