Why wopuld Scooter be arrested, if there was no "leak" because

[madmunchie]

the information was declassified? Why a Grand Jury, why an ivestigation? Simple solution, * tells everyone that it is declassified and hence no investigation, no arrest of Scooter???? Makes no sense.

[seabeyond]

1. he lied to grand jury. whether declassified or not

not allowed to lie to grand jury

[madmunchie]

3. The point is that there shouldn't have been an investigation in the

first place if * would have just said that the infor on Plame had been declassified? Why didn't they just do that instead of "stonewalling" to the point of having to have and investigation initiated and Scooter arrested?

[seabeyond]

5. but.... we know htis is a big deal and he lied so americans didnt

know he outed a cia agent and the story now is simply to cover his ass, so you question though i understand is an obvious, here on this board anyway

[madmunchie]

7. More the reason to question though, why aren't more questions

being asked instead of just "was it legal for him to do this or not?"

This way the Repubs are controlling this and the lack of deep thought is being curtailed yet again.

Why aren't we hearing questions like: Why would* let Libby go on the hot seat for declassified info?, Why would * let Fitz, question, then arrest a trusted close employee for no reason?, Why should there be an investigation costing taxpayers millions of dollars, when * knew about how the info was outed, Why now, after all of this time does the admin admit that info was declassified?....The questions just go on and on, why aren't they being asked?

[seabeyond]

8. have you not watch the media for the last 6/7 years? ok. you are

right once again. yet the same could be said on falsifying scientific reports and studies, 9/11 event, dsm, spying, lol lol and can go on and on and on. why none of these questions are addressed? cause media doesnt ask. dems certainly did on day one took it to bush syaing would find the guy adn fire, yet was him? of course it is a to do. no it isnt ok. now what media does with it??? well that is the issue i have with media

[madmunchie]

12. I misphrased the question, I should have asked about the Dem guests

and Dem "experts" and why they aren't asking the questions. I agree that the actual "media" is really dumb,deaf and blind when it comes to the hardcore truthful parts of thier jobs.

[Mz Pip]

13. It's true the reporters

aren't asking the right questions. Why all the obfuscation for the past 3 years? Doesn't make sense unless there is more to this that we know at this point.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Mz Pip]

2. What makes no sense

is why he lied. If this was no big deal, why lie? Libby is a smart guy. He's a lawyer. He knows how serious it is to lie to a grand jury.


If this info was declassified, why not just say so up front?

Mz Pip
:dem:

[madmunchie]

4. You are right. This doesn't pass the smell test

[WhiteTara]

6. * didn't declassify until 10 days

after the leak. So when he leaked, he broke the law and the declassified in order to cover up. Stupid them, they didn't back date the document.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

9. It probably wasn't declassified til yesterday and it WAS back-dated

by 3 years. We have no earthly idea if and when it was EVER declassified.

[havocmom]

14. BINGO! Suddenly, it was declassified way back when?

Not bloody likely! They are outta tricks on this one and sent up a declassification Hail Mary pass, hoping someone on their team can run it in!

Sorta seems like Rove is in a lotta trouble and getting desperate, doesn't it?

[WhiteTara]

15. but so stupid and arrogant that they

missed the date by 10 days! :rofl:

[Garbo 2004]

16. NIE Key Judgments declassified and released on July 18, 2003.

Direct link to download .pdf version here: http://www.ceip.org/files/projects/npp/pdf/Iraq/declassifiedintellreport.pdf

[troubleinwinter]

10. Why ask Miller to attribute it to "a former Hill staffer" if

the material was no longer classified? If it was declassified, why not ask Miller attribute the NIE material to VP Chief of Staff directly, and release it officially?

[Garbo 2004]

17. Judy said her theory was that the WH didn't want to appear to be

attacking Wilson. (It's ok to laugh at that. I did.)

[sundancekid]

11. desperate defense - don't forget the M.O. of the busheviks: first do

whatever in the heck you want to promote your agenda, your homeys and your money sources; 2nd: lie; and 3rd: when #2 (aptly named) does not work well enough, reinvent reality with new rationalizations (see also the Iraq Invasion).

These shameless thugs were so intoxicated on their own hubris that they never thought their #1 MO on the treasonous march to war would fail them (who'da thunk Wilson would actually say that the elephant - in this case - wears no clothes?) ... NOW they get it that's it's HUGH1111111111111

See?? You just didn't have all the pages to the Bushevik Memo!