National Review: Oversight Committee Announces Hearing on disclosure of CIA agent's identity

[PhilipShore]

March 08, 2007

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjY0Y2IzMDMxNzczNGQ3NjAxNjg3MTY4ZTA5YTY0YjQ=


WASHINGTON, DC - Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman announced a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee will receive testimony from Ms. Wilson and other experts regarding the disclosure and internal White House security procedures for protecting her identity from disclosure and responding to the leak after it occurred. The hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 16.

In addition, the Committee today sent a letter to Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald commending him for his investigation and requesting a meeting to discuss testimony by Mr. Fitzgerald before the Committee. The letter - and multiple previous letters Rep. Waxman has written on the Valerie Plame Wilson matter - are available at www.oversight.house.gov. The text of today's letter follows:

March 8, 2007

Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:

I commend you on your professional and thorough investigation into the disclosure of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent. It is apparent that you followed the facts where they led and served the interests of justice and the American people.

By necessity, your investigation had a narrow legal focus: Were any federal criminal statutes violated by White House officials? Your investigation, however, has raised broader questions of national significance. I am writing to invite you to meet to discuss how the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, can become informed of your views about these broader issues.

[Dudley_DUright]

1. I can't think of a better person in congress than Henry Waxman

to lead this charge. Here is a direct link to the announcement on his committee website:

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1205

[Old and In the Way]

2. Just yesterday the NR chorus was telling us there was no underlying crime

and Libby should be pardoned immediately. There pinhead defense that they've been dancing on is that Plame was not a NOC. I hope that we can at least establish that fact. If so, I'm sure the NR and all of the other water carriers for the Republican Crime Syndicate will retract their statements on Libby's innocence and join us in calling for the immediate impeachment and trial of traitors who run the Executive Branch.