Karl Rove: Son of "Deep Throat"?
If this story is corroborated by the reporter's notes that Time Magazine turned over to investigators, Karl Rove, the evil puppeteer who controls George Bush, may be getting his just reward.
According to Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, the person who provided the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to reporter Matt Cooper was Karl Rove.
"...According to published reports, Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the case, has interviewed President Bush and Vice President Cheney and called Karl Rove, among others, to testify before the grand jury.
"The breadth of Fitzgerald's inquiry has led to speculation that it has evolved into an investigation of a conspiracy to leak Plame's identity," the Chicago Tribune observed on Friday, "or of an attempt to cover up White House involvement in the leak."
Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller, held in contempt for refusing to name sources, tried Friday to stay out of jail by arguing for home detention instead after Time Inc. surrendered its reporter's notes to a prosecutor...."
And since Karl Rove already appeared before Patrick Fitzgerald and denied that he or anyone in the White House had knowledge of who the mole was, if the story is true, then Karl Rove would be guilty of perjury and could be thrown in the slammer. Ah, poetic justice! And if Karl Rove is found to be the mole who outted Ms. Plame, what would his motive be? To set Time Magazine up? To get back at the President?
Although it is alarming that Time Magazine tiptoed around the First Amendment by turning the documents over to the special prosecutor, maybe in this case, it was a good thing they did...or maybe they were pissed off at the Republicans for hogtying the media and this is their way of getting back at them.
Miulang
If this story is corroborated by the reporter's notes that Time Magazine turned over to investigators, Karl Rove, the evil puppeteer who controls George Bush, may be getting his just reward.
According to Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, the person who provided the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to reporter Matt Cooper was Karl Rove.
"...According to published reports, Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the case, has interviewed President Bush and Vice President Cheney and called Karl Rove, among others, to testify before the grand jury.
"The breadth of Fitzgerald's inquiry has led to speculation that it has evolved into an investigation of a conspiracy to leak Plame's identity," the Chicago Tribune observed on Friday, "or of an attempt to cover up White House involvement in the leak."
Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller, held in contempt for refusing to name sources, tried Friday to stay out of jail by arguing for home detention instead after Time Inc. surrendered its reporter's notes to a prosecutor...."
And since Karl Rove already appeared before Patrick Fitzgerald and denied that he or anyone in the White House had knowledge of who the mole was, if the story is true, then Karl Rove would be guilty of perjury and could be thrown in the slammer. Ah, poetic justice! And if Karl Rove is found to be the mole who outted Ms. Plame, what would his motive be? To set Time Magazine up? To get back at the President?
Although it is alarming that Time Magazine tiptoed around the First Amendment by turning the documents over to the special prosecutor, maybe in this case, it was a good thing they did...or maybe they were pissed off at the Republicans for hogtying the media and this is their way of getting back at them.
Miulang
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