LIAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE - Great Cover

[kpete]

Liar in the White House: Cheney aide found guilty in CIA leak case
Saga of Washington's discredited WMD claims leads to the conviction for perjury of Dick Cheney's key aide
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
Published: 07 March 2007

In a massive new blow to the credibility of the White House, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff Lewis Libby has been convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and lying to the FBI, during the investigation into the leaking of the identity of a CIA agent.

After a seven-week trial, the jury found Libby guilty yesterday on four of the five counts against him. Ever calm in court, Libby merely blinked as the verdict was read out. Defence lawyers immediately said they would seek a fresh trial, and if that failed, lodge an appeal. In theory Libby faces up to 25 years in jail, though federal sentencing guidelines mean he is likely to receive a far shorter term.

The case arose from the investigation into the leak in July 2003 of the name of Valerie Plame, the CIA agent whose husband, the former ambassador Joseph Wilson, had been a virulent critic of the Iraq war. Ms Plame's identity was revealed a few days after Mr Wilson had written a New York Times column debunking White House claims that Saddam Hussein had sought to buy uranium in Africa, and accusing the Bush administration of deliberately manipulating pre-war intelligence. Libby was not accused of leaking the name deliberately, which is a criminal offence. His crime was to lie to the FBI and the grand jury investigating the case, by maintaining he only learnt who Ms Plame was from a reporter, two days before her name appeared in print.

But some of the most celebrated journalists in Washington went into the witness box to testify they had been told by Libby in person that Mr Wilson's wife worked for the CIA - in one case three weeks before Libby said he became aware of the fact.

more at:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2334910.ece

[baldguy]

1. What's wrong with this picture?

Bush lies, Libby goes to jail?

[malaise]

2. Now that is a headline

Wow!! Great report.

[rodeodance]

10. ho ho, those Brits know how to do a Headline!

[Hissyspit]

5. Also, can't get a cover like that in the U.S., only in U.K. n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

3. Shouldn't forget it was the Brits who started this spin-tel re Niger

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. Liars!

[jakem]

6. Not enough. Nail the rest of those bastards.

[barbtries]

7. but incomplete.....

it should read, Saga of Washington's discredited WMD claims leads to the conviction for perjury of Dick Cheney's key aide, and BEGS for the conviction of his so-called superiors

well if they won't i will: can we please, please, please, pretty please with hot fudge and whipped cream and whatever else, go after these murderous bastards?!

[BOSSHOG]

8. CATHERINE DENEUVE was very instrumental in helping

this 52 year old get a hold of himself as a young man.

Oh yeah, great cover.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. BOSSHOG...you're so bad...............

:spank: And I agree about the cover.

[Kolesar]

12. Nirvana!

Abbey Road!!

I cannot find the article on the web site though.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Why can't we have such headlines in our papers?