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To: combjelly who wrote (258540)	11/5/2005 3:08:56 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) of 1572791

CJ I would refer you to my previous post. The statute is quite explicit. §421(a) addresses disclosures by "persons having or having had access to classified information that identifies a covert agent". §421(b) addresses disclosures by "persons who learn identity of covert agents as result of having access to classified information". Has there been even a hint of any evidence to suggest that either Rove or Libby fits these criteria? To allege a crime was committed one would have to show that the discovery of Plame's identity was by virtue of access to classified information. (§421(c) provides yet a different criterion, but I don't think anyone is suggesting that it might apply to the instant case). The bottom line is that there just isn't any evidence a crime was committed here. Perhaps it can be proven that someone acted unprofessionally or inappropriately, but that is a different standard than that of a "crime" having been committed. If Rove learned of Plame's "covert status" (if she was in that status) through non-classified information, no crime was committed by him. And to show that he committed a crime it would be necessary to show that he learned of it by access to classified information that it is highly unlikely he did see. The same goes for Libby; he has not been accused of THIS crime, but has been accused of lying under oath, and the courts will decide whether that actually happened or not. Do you have some evidence to suggest that someone "outed" Plame having gained such knowledge through access to classified information?

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