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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Srexley who wrote (714388)	11/21/2005 12:45:35 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "I explained that I didnt' originally word the question correctly...." So, there was no 'dodge' :), you want to re-ask your question? OK. Re: "but I was really after what crime is being investigated?" Like I said, I only know what little information that has been publicly commented upon. And, as I understand the mandate of the Independent Prosecutor, he is free to bring charges for any crimes he may uncover. There is a law against revealing the classified identity of a CIA agent (& the C.I.A. DID strongly request that an official investigation be mounted to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Plame events... & the government did see fit to do so), there are numerous laws against revealing government classified information (with some very long jail sentences as possible penalties....), there are laws against lying to federal authorities, lying to a Grand Jury, etc., laws against perjury.... And, as I replied in answer to your original question: Being only aware of what little information that is public thus far --- not being privy to the secret information that was given to the Grand Jury which came forward with the inditment --- there is no way I could definitively answer you question of whether I though Libby (or anyone else) was guilty of the crimes charged so far, or not. Or indeed, whether new charges will be brought against other people, and whether they are guilty of the charges or not. It would be only idle speculation at this point. I suggest you wait for further developments, and the actual trial(s). SURELY you do not make a habit of 'convicting' people solely on the basis of your thin perusal of newspaper headlines????????????