Plame asks court to resurrect lawsuit against Bush administration in CIA leak case.
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By on May 9th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Plame asks court to resurrect lawsuit against Bush administration in CIA leak case.
Outed CIA operative Valerie Plame “is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity.” While a federal judge dismissed Plame’s case last year, her “lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to send the case back before the judge and force him to consider its merits.”
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This should not have been dismissed in the first place. What the bush govvernment has done to this woman is treason and a whole bunch of worthless bastards including bush and cheney need to go to freaking jail for this crime.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pmWTG, Valerie! Don’t let this one die.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:19 pmI think it’s unlikely that anything will come of this in today’s political climate. We are seeing very slow shifts in the right direction but they seem glacial at best.
And with Bush’s executive order to keep all of his records from the public forever, it is unlikely that we will ever know a fraction of what this administration has done against US.
I hope Ms. Plame continues her fight. For the whole debacle of disclosing not just her but the entire operation surrounding her last covert efforts has made this country significantly less safe.
And this from the Republican-Daddys-Take-Care-Of-You-Best government. Sibel Edmonds anyone?
May 9th, 2008 at 2:21 pmWhat they did to Valerie Plame amounts to treason. She served her country in it’s best interest for 20 years. They can’t make that claim.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:22 pmJohn D. Bates was appointed United States District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush in December 2001.
How in the hell is a Chimpy appointee allowed to preside over a case filed against various administration members ?
Isn’t that a blatant conflict of interest ?
May 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pmImpeach that mutant John D. Bates. What a f ucking tool.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pmNo, MCMETAL, remember they serve at “the pleasure” of chimmpy…and he is a pleased monkey. Bush/co is like Officer Barbrady: “Move along, nothing to see here.”
THERE IS NO JUSTICE LEFT IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT!
May 9th, 2008 at 2:33 pmMs. Plame should be running for congress.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pmState Secrets, executive privilege, national security…quick, think of another Bushit excuse to avoid exposure for Bush and Cheney’s crimes against America.
Will the State Propaganda News Networks pickup on this? Not a chance.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pmno justice, no peace. i’m not convinced bush can be held personally responsible, as he is little more than an ass-puppet of the big brained, big budget neocons. Still, it might restore our standing in the world to have him personally tried and executed for his administration’s crimes against humanity.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:37 pmspecialist f Says:
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No, MCMETAL, remember they serve at “the pleasure” of chimmpy…and he is a pleased monkey. Bush/co is like Officer Barbrady: “Move along, nothing to see here.”
THERE IS NO JUSTICE LEFT IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT!
May 9th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
That’s immaterial.
No matter who serves at the pleasure of the Pretzeldent , conflict of interest issues require recusing oneself…….
Guess “strict Constitutionlist” GOP judges are so tremendous , they’re immune to any temptation to any type of partisanship and chicanery……….
May 9th, 2008 at 2:37 pmLet me sort of amend what i said, bush,cheney, rove, addington should already be in jail for this crime.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:37 pmLet’s see if their any honest Judges left as most are getting kick backs from the White House. With no Justice System in place and a corrupt Attorney General and Deputy this might be a problem. Most Judges who get kick backs for favors don’t put it in the publics face. But this guys really don’t care who knows their corrupt. The Siegleman and Palfrey case showed that. Now even a College Professor has exposed the Judicial Corruption of the Bush appointed Judges. As for the Supreme Court Appointees their just doing as the GOP tells them and asking for more money while pocketing their shares of the oil profit. I don’t see Justice coming back to the US until we get a new President. We are not the example for any country to follow as we are getting worse the the most Third World countries and even Burma,
May 9th, 2008 at 2:39 pmThe Bush Administration questions the American Citizens about their patroitism. Where was their patroitism when they outed Valerie Plame? Missing in Action. Karl Rove should be jailed for what he did.
Valerie Plame devoted 20 years of her life protecting us and they belittled her. What has Bush ever done to protect America, except for pretending to be a president?
May 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pmMCMETAL SAYS:”That’s immaterial.”
Not here in BIZZARO WORLD. Where up is down,black is white…Somedays I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pmI wish Mrs. Plame all the luck in the world but I have to say I honestly don’t see her receiving the justice she so richly deserves.
This administration will never allow that to happen.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:49 pmSo many treasons. It makes one wonder how many Bushco operatives will be pois… I mean suffer sudden cerebral hemorrhages.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:05 pmIgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:
I wish Mrs. Plame all the luck in the world but I have to say I honestly don’t see her receiving the justice she so richly deserves.
This administration will never allow that to happen.
It may not happen in the direct fashion we would like, but there is no denying that the slow drip-drip of scandal is gaining lots of momentum. The public is slowly waking up to what the Bush administration really stands for - party loyalty and the rape of our tresury.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pmI hear ya StratRat. Let’s just hope the wake up faster than they seem to be doing.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:13 pmthe = they
May 9th, 2008 at 3:13 pmAt some point, this case will be heard. Perhaps after January 20,2009. If it does get in front of a court, that may be the time that land in Paraguay comes in handy for the Chimp and his minions.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:21 pmValerie and Joe are REAL American heroes. I thank them for their service to our country.
Valerie Plame would probably be better off waiting until January ‘09 to try to take these SOB’s to court. After Shrub’s flying monkies are relegated to serving at nobody’s leisure and adults are back running the courts in this Country.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pmIgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:
I hear ya StratRat. Let’s just hope the wake up faster than they seem to be doing.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
If the upcoming election is as disastrous for the Republicriminals as predicted, we will see them turn on each other. A few might try to finesse a “we were doing fine until the Dems won in 06″ argument, but, by and large I think they will “eat their young” in an effort to rebrand the party. Most of those efforts will be geared to a resurgence in 2012.
But heck, I wouldn’t be surprised to see McCain, and others, try to disown Bush (at least on even days) in the general election. Anyone who doesn’t run away from his 71% disapproval rating is an idiot. But, they are probably still doomed.
If enough of the truth gets to American voters the Bushites, and their enablers, are toast. It is entirely possible that it will take a new generation to restore significance to the GOP. And the only way they’ll ever accomplish it is by trashing Bushco.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:37 pmEveryone in the “Washinton Circle” knew Plame was in the C.I.A. Novak has already pointed this out many times. Just ask Vanity Fair. Get Bush on bigger fish lines. This one is done and most are sick of the non-story.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pmPrytania,
May 9th, 2008 at 4:05 pmHow about naming some of the “everyone in Washington Circle knew Plame was in the CIA!”
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Everyone in the “Washinton Circle” knew Plame was in the C.I.A. Novak has already pointed this out many times. Just ask Vanity Fair. Get Bush on bigger fish lines. This one is done and most are sick of the non-story.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Committing treason in the name of political partisanship and revenge is hardly a “non-story” , you mindless simp………
May 9th, 2008 at 4:09 pmWaging aggressive war. High crimes and misdemeanors. Use of proscribed weapons on civilian populations. Violation of international accords regarding the treatment of prisoners. Crimes against Humanity.
I guess the Plame case does take on a certain insignificance. But it does serve as a sterling example of Bushco’s willingness to personally attack people, to the detriment of national security, for political motives.
And blowing the cover of a covert operation that watches Iran, among others, is a “non-story”. Who needs intelligence that conflicts with the agenda? Heck! Why not just hire Tom Clancy to write the propaganda/press releases which will surely lead to World Domination?
May 9th, 2008 at 4:32 pmMCMetal Says:
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Everyone in the “Washinton Circle” knew Plame was in the C.I.A. Novak has already pointed this out many times. Just ask Vanity Fair. Get Bush on bigger fish lines. This one is done and most are sick of the non-story.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Committing treason in the name of political partisanship and revenge is hardly a “non-story” , you mindless simp………
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:34 pmPlame shouldn’t be asking for it. It should be done without a request! It is what everybody is waiting to happen since the time the War Criminal in Chief commuted the criminal bastard , scooter libby. They should be all behinds bars by now!
May 9th, 2008 at 4:37 pmPrytania Says:
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Everyone in the “Washinton Circle” knew Plame was in the C.I.A. Novak has already pointed this out many times. Just ask Vanity Fair. Get Bush on bigger fish lines. This one is done and most are sick of the non-story.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Committing treason in the name of political partisanship and revenge is hardly a “non-story” , you mindless simp………
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Treason? The story was the flavor of the month kind; until it was thhrown out of court because Bob Novak told the truth about the story.
Klem, use the Google thingy. You’ll have to work a little bit harder because the Google doesn’t put truthful stories about republicans on the first few pages. You’ll have to search.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
How about “searching” the name Scooter Libby , and explaining why he lied and was convicted if that troll , Bob Novak , was actually telling the truth……….
BTW
It was thrown out of court by a Chimpy appointee ; not exactly someone who can be considered fair and impartial by any stretch.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pmsacopenapa Says:
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Plame shouldn’t be asking for it. It should be done without a request! It is what everybody is waiting to happen since the time the War Criminal in Chief commuted the criminal bastard , scooter libby. They should be all behinds bars by now!
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pmPrytania Says:
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Plame shouldn’t be asking for it. It should be done without a request! It is what everybody is waiting to happen since the time the War Criminal in Chief commuted the criminal bastard , scooter libby. They should be all behinds bars by now!
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Hmmmmm…Pelosi is the third most powerful person in Washington, and yet she hasn’t brought impeachment proceedings for anything Bush and Co. have allegedly done concerning the Plame story. They have the house and senate don’t they? Why is that? Clinton got impeached for lying to congress. Bush should be impeached if the Plame story is true. The truth is, the house would look stupid when half of Washington gets paraded before them to testify that they knew Plame was in the C.I.A., and that she was not a covert agent.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Shut up , you Chimpy nut hugging moron.
Yes, Valerie Plame Was Covert
By Kevin Drum
May 29, 2007
YES, VALERIE PLAME WAS COVERT….In a court filing today, Patrick Fitzgerald provides a summary of Valerie Plame Wilson’s status with the CIA’s Counterproliferation Division at the time she was outed to the press by members of the Bush administration. Guess what? She was covert:
While assigned to CPD, Ms. Wilson engaged in temporary duty (TDY) travel overseas on official business. She traveled at least seven times to more than ten countries. When traveling overseas, Ms. Wilson always traveled under a cover identity — sometimes in true name and sometimes in alias — but always using cover — whether official or non-official cover (NOC) — with no ostensible relationship to the CIA.
At the time of the initial unauthorized disclosure in the media of Ms. Wilson’s employment relationship with the CIA on 14 July 2003, Ms. Wilson was a covert employee for whom the CIA was taking affirmative measures to conceal her intelligence relationship to the United States.
http://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/ 2007/ 05/ 29/ politics/ animal/ main2865777.shtml
Keep spewing Chimpy administration lies , you sorry putz
May 9th, 2008 at 4:55 pmScooter was convicted of getting his dates and times confused during interviews with the F.B.I. He was convicted because they needed to blame somebody for a story that wasn’t really a story. The left wanted someone to fall, and all they got was Scooter. He lied to the F.B.I. He didn’t out someone, which is what he was accused of. He wasn’t convicted of outing Plame.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pmPrytania Says:
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Scooter was convicted of getting his dates and times confused during interviews with the F.B.I. He was convicted because they needed to blame somebody for a story that wasn’t really a story. The left wanted someone to fall, and all they got was Scooter. He lied to the F.B.I. He didn’t out someone, which is what he was accused of. He wasn’t convicted of outing Plame.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
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He was convicted of lying intentionally and obstructing justice so they could try and get to the bottom of Plame’s outing , you sorry jackass………..
May 9th, 2008 at 4:59 pmPrytania
Try going to reputable sites instead of NewsCrap , PowerLame and The Weakly Substandard for your useless drivel and outright lies.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:00 pmMCMetal Says: Shut up , you Chimpy nut hugging moron.
“Shut up”?????
Thanks for making my day get only better than it already was. “Shut up” I’ll be saying it all day.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:05 pmTwo words: Karl Rove.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:07 pmPrytania Says:
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MCMetal Says: Shut up , you Chimpy nut hugging moron.
“Shut up”?????
Thanks for making my day get only better than it already was. “Shut up” I’ll be saying it all day.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
And I’ll be showing this quote to children , to teach them how stupid and bad someone looks when they lie outright and purposely
The truth is, the house would look stupid when half of Washington gets paraded before them to testify that they knew Plame was in the C.I.A., and that she was not a covert agent.
You proud that you’re a Chimpy leg humping lying moron ?
May 9th, 2008 at 5:08 pmHe was convicted of lying intentionally and obstructing justice so they could try and get to the bottom of Plame’s outing , you sorry jackass………..
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pmMC, you still haven’t answered my question as to why there hasn’t been impeachment proceedings for Bush about the Plame matter.
Pelosi is smarter than you, that’s why. And that’s not saying a lot.
“Shut up…”
May 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pmPrytania Says:
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He was convicted of lying intentionally and obstructing justice so they could try and get to the bottom of Plame’s outing , you sorry jackass………..
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You should try and get your news from someplace other than ‘The Daily Show’. So was it Libby that outed Plame? She wasn’t outed by Bush you moron. Washington press knew for years that she was C.I.A. You can’t out someone when they parade around Washington trying to be the hip new couple at parties. She wanted evryone to know. It made her feel important.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Please point out where I implicitly said that Libby outed Plame , you fu(king nitwit.
I did not.
Libby was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of making false statements when interviewed by agents of the FBI, and two counts of perjury in his testimony before the grand jury ; On March 6, 2007, the jury convicted him on four of the five counts but acquitted him on count three, the second charge of making false statements when interviewed by federal agents about his conversations with Time reporter Matthew Cooper .
You really need reading and comprehension classes , and to re-think calling someone a “moron” when you lie for the worst president in US history and try to make claims that someone did not make……..Moron.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:21 pmMcMetal, don’t feed it. It thrives on spewing lies. Ignore it and it won’t get paid by the RNC.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:23 pmPrytania Says:
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MC, you still haven’t answered my question as to why there hasn’t been impeachment proceedings for Bush about the Plame matter.
Pelosi is smarter than you, that’s why. And that’s not saying a lot.
“Shut up…”
May 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Because the crime itself could not be proven , based upon the obstruction of justice by Libby ; probably in defense of his piece of shit boss , Dickhead Cheney.
BTW
You’re even a bigger friggin’ imbecile than Chimpy ; and that’s saying A LOT.
What exactly that’s saying , is up for opinion……….
May 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pmLiberalVoter Says:
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McMetal, don’t feed it. It thrives on spewing lies. Ignore it and it won’t get paid by the RNC.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
The RNC couldn’t find someone with a higher IQ than that of room temperature ?
Talk about not getting any bang for your buck ; I can see why McStupid is the presidential candidate…………
May 9th, 2008 at 5:26 pmMCMetal Says:
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You still haven’t answered my question ‘Shut up’. If this was truly a crime as you believe, why hasn’t Bush been impeached? Who outed Plame in your opinion?
May 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pmPrytania Says:
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You still haven’t answered my question ‘Shut up’. If this was truly a crime as you believe, why hasn’t Bush been impeached? Who outed Plame in your opinion?
May 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Because the act itself is treason , but it could not be proven conclusively on who committed it ; that explain it to you yet , Valerie Plame wasn’t covert liar ?
Now , answer a question from me :
Why did Chimpy claim he was going to get to the bottom of who revealed Plame’s name if she wasn’t covert , and why did he lie that he was going to have an investigation to find out if he never had any intention of actually following through ?
Keep trying to excuse-make by lying outright for the worst president in US history , you sorry sack of shit…………
May 9th, 2008 at 5:33 pmWhy did Chimpy claim he was going to get to the bottom of who revealed Plame’s name if she wasn’t covert , and why did he lie that he was going to have an investigation to find out if he never had any intention of actually following through ?
Keep trying to excuse-make by lying outright for the worst president in US history , you sorry sack of shit…………
May 9th, 2008 at 5:33 pm Recommend (0) | Report Abuse
So why do you want to keep the non-story about Plame around when you admit that it couldn’t be proven conclusively ‘Shut up’?
May 9th, 2008 at 5:51 pmMcMetal, don’t waste the effort. The troll is simply recycling old and long-refuted talking points from the neocons, and even the word of the CIA Director that Plame was, in fact, covert can’t penetrate its tiny brain. Besides, the troll really just wasn’t to provoke you for the attention he can’t get elsewhere in its life.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:55 pmJeepers. They get denser every day. Even Fox pundits know why impeachment is “off the table”. The reason being that the Dems don’t have the numbers to make it stick and Reps can be counted on to close ranks, like they have on most legislation, regardless of evidence. George Bush could eat the head of a baby on the White House lawn and the Republicriminals would vote against impeachment. This is made clear in innumerable public, and private, words and actions.
The Democratic party (Nancy P. etc.)seems to believe that an unsuccessful impeachment would prove more damaging than inaction. While many don’t share that thought, the logic is pretty obvious. Given the fickle nature of voters I can’t blame them for caution though their actions may make them complicit. In fairness, I don’t think anyone believed how much more damage Bushco could do and now they’re trying to ride it out.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:29 pmWhy ? What would these names tell you that you haven’t already been told ?
Plame’s identity and job wasn’t outed by Rove. It also wasn’t in response to his Niger yellowcake article. Who outed her, when and how has been confirmed by all parties involved as well as Fitzgerald.
That was in June 2003. Wilson’s article came out the following month.
She got outed when Armitage complained to Woodward about how everyone knew Plame was CIA because Joe Wilson was calling everyone telling them this when trying to shop his Niger Yellowcake story to reporters.
This tells you something. The only unknown is whether you’re honest enough to admit that it does. I’m betting on not.
May 11th, 2008 at 5:44 am