Senators: Cheney Should Be Probed in Leak

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This story has fallen by the wayside this week with all that cartoon nonsense, but I'm hoping it gathers some momentum in the coming weeks.

Senators: Cheney Should Be Probed in Leak

WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald should investigate Vice President

####### Cheney and others in the CIA leak probe if they authorized an aide to give secret information to reporters, Democratic and Republican senators said Sunday.

Sen. Jack Reed (news, bio, voting record), D-R.I., called the leak of intelligence information "inappropriate" if it is true that unnamed "superiors" instructed Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to divulge the material on

Iraq.

Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record), R-Va., said a full investigation is necessary.

"I don't think anybody should be releasing classified information, period, whether in the Congress, executive branch or some underling in some bureaucracy," said Allen, who appeared with Reed on "Fox News Sunday."

According to court documents disclosed last week, Libby told a federal grand jury that he disclosed in July 2003 the contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq.

Fitzgerald said in the documents it was his understanding that "Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors."

The White House has refused to comment on the case.

"I think this calls into question in terms of Fitzgerald's investigation of the conduct of the vice president and others," Reed said. "I think he has to look closely at their behavior."

Allen expressed confidence in Fitzgerald, whom he called "a very articulate, professional prosecutor."

"And I think the facts will lead wherever they lead, and I think he will prosecute as appropriate," Allen said.

Libby, 55, was indicted on charges that he lied to

FBI agents and the grand jury about how he learned CIA operative

Valerie Plame's identity and when he told reporters. He is not charged with leaking classified information.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212/ap_on_go_co/cia_leak

[kc456 0]

It's about time!

[Fischkoepfin 1]

This story has fallen by the wayside this week with all that cartoon nonsense, but I'm hoping it gathers some momentum in the coming weeks.

And I was wondering why the cartoon-stuff was so overblown... Thanks for posting this.

[Chuckles 0]

It's about time!

Agreed.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This story has fallen by the wayside this week with all that cartoon nonsense, but I'm hoping it gathers some momentum in the coming weeks.

And I was wondering why the cartoon-stuff was so overblown... Thanks for posting this.

Not only that - but the timing of that story about the attack on Liberty (sorry Library) Tower in Los Angeles, which apparently was NOT calculated to demonstrate the need for GWB's 'Terrorist Surveillance Programme', conveniently surfaced the same day that the Libby testimony became public.

[silvanski 1]

For all you conspiracists out there: a diversion has already been set in motion

[arwensun1965 0]

I think if anyone will get to the bottom of all this Patrick Fitzgerald will, as prosecutors go he is one of the best if not the best.

Janice

[kc456 0]

For all you conspiracists out there: a diversion has already been set in motion

The fact that he injured a co-hunter is making front pages in the news already. Well, it does not paint him in any good light either. Blood-thirsty-Cheney image is bad PR.