CIA says Libby defense could disrupt intelligence (Reuters)

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CIA says Libby defense could disrupt intelligence 19 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA would have a hard time advising President George W. Bush on security threats if a judge forced it to provide all documents sought by a former vice presidential aide accused of perjury, the agency said in a court filing made public on Tuesday.


Lewis "Scooter" Libby is charged with lying to the FBI and a grand jury during an investigation into who disclosed the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame to news reporters in 2003 after her husband accused the Bush administration of twisting intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq.

Libby is seeking access to nearly a year's worth of intelligence briefs to prove that he was preoccupied with national-security matters during that time period and thus could not accurately remember his conversations with reporters and government officials.

CIA information review officer Marilyn Dorn said agency officials would have a harder time keeping Bush up to date on security threats if a judge ordered them to dig up classified material sought by Libby.

"The job would divert their precious time and effort away from their primary task: preparing breaking intelligence for the president's immediate attention," Dorn wrote.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060307/ts_nm/bush_leak_dc

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1. What? Are they afraid he's gonna leak that shit too?

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