Pat Fitzgerald gives exclusive interview.....really

[AnnInLa]

(to his former high-school paper)

http://www.regis-nyc.org/news.cfm?ID=156&NewsID=754&Type=Main

Alum Takes on the White House: Exclusive with Patrick J. Fitzgerald
by Joseph Santo, '06

(Apr 5, 2006) - Patrick Fitzgerald ‘78, a well-respected and diligent federal prosecutor, was appointed by George W. Bush as Special Counsel for the ongoing “CIA Leak Case” of October 30, 2003.

The “CIA Leak Case” has the potential to be the “Watergate Scandal” of the Bush administration; the case is predicated upon the disclosure of CIA Officer Valerie Plame’s identity to the media.

While the disclosure of any CIA officer’s identity constitutes a criminal act, the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity in July 2003 has even greater and further-reaching implications. Valerie Plame is the wife of Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who traveled to Niger in February 2002 to investigate claims that the Iraqis had purchased uranium yellowcake there. Ambassador Wilson reported that an Iraqi purchase of said material was “highly unlikey.:

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Fitzgerald believes, “We need to make trials as public as possible. But in limited circumstances, there are cases where there is specific information that you feel might compromise national security that you proceed to conduct under seal. And prosecutors do not do that lightly, but we have done that.”

much more at:

http://www.regis-nyc.org/news.cfm?ID=156&NewsID=754&Type=Main

[JanusAscending]

1. read it on DU last night. Sorry, your a bit late on this one!!

[AnnInLa]

2. It's "you're" not "your"

but thanks for your observation.

[JanusAscending]

3. OOPS ! Sorry "teach" !!

I'll bet you've never made a mistake in your whole life? Wish this had grammer check as well as spell check. iyam a gud speler , i reely amm!!