Snag in Bush authorization of leak?

[FormerRepublican]

I was all excited about this until I read:

"There was no indication in the filing that either Bush or Cheney authorized Libby to disclose Valerie Plame's CIA identity."

Link

Is AP raining on my parade, and Bush didn't authorize the leak of Plame?

[leftchick]

1. That is the way I am reading it too

:shrug:

[Virginia Dare]

2. It still shoots the hell out of his denial of knowing...

the identity of the leaker. Bush and Cheney both gave testimony early on. The question is, did either or both of them perjure themselves?

[xultar]

6. They both said there were no leakers in the WH. Now there is proof

there is a leaker...at least on Iraq stuff and the authorisation came from Chimpy himself.

[jedicord]

7. Was it "sworn" testimony?

Probably not.

[Virginia Dare]

8. June 24th 2004, he met for 70 minutes with Fitzgerald...

Some lawyer out there might be able to help us out, but I believe it would be very much impeachable if he made false statements during that interview.

http://www.copvcia.com/free/ww3/062504_grand_jury.shtml

June 25, 2004 1600 PDT (FTW) – Washington, DC. Well-placed U.S. government sources have revealed that the secret grand jury, led by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, will soon issue explosive indictments in the criminal investigation of who leaked the name of Valerie E. Plame, a CIA clandestine agent and wife of former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson, to members of the media. On June 24, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald interviewed President Bush at the White House for 70 minutes, an indication that Fitzgerald's investigation is nearing completion and that indictments may be imminent. Bush was seated with his recently-hired criminal defense attorney, Jim Sharp, during the interview

[ellenfl]

3. the filing is available at thesmokinggun.com, if you haven't read it.

i haven't read it yet.

ellen fl

[Armstead]

4. Yes, it's confusing

It gets back to my original feeling when it first happened.

There's always been either more or less to this than meets the eye. It should not have devolved into this baroque guessing game.

Not that many people involved. How hard would it have been to just gather them into one room and say "What the hell happened, and who did it and who knew about it?"

The White House is like all the old days of trying to read what was happening in The Kremlin based on who was standing next to whom on the balcony during the May Day Parade.

[AX10]

5. Libby is making an accusation. The prosecutors must...

investigate this accusation now.