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Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak
#7624108 - 11/11/07 11:43 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 11, 3:14 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Sunday he was foolish to have revealed Valerie Plame's CIA identity.
ADVERTISEMENT Armitage's acknowledgment came in response to comments by Plame, who said the former Bush administration official had no right to talk to a reporter about where she worked.
A year ago, Armitage publicly apologized to Plame and her husband. The former No. 2 State Department official remains the only principal in the leak to have done so.
At least three one-time administration officials in addition to Armitage discussed Plame's CIA status with reporters. They are former White House political adviser Karl Rove, Vice President Dick Cheney's ex-chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former presidential press secretary Ari Fleischer.
Armitage and Rove were the sources for a 2003 newspaper column by commentator Robert Novak that disclosed Plame's CIA employment.
Novak's column came out eight days after Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, said the administration had twisted prewar intelligence to exaggerate the Iraqi threat.
Libby was convicted this year of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI about his conversations with reporters regarding Plame.
After receiving immunity from prosecution, Fleischer admitted to a federal grand jury that he had told reporters about Plame.
Bush, who was questioned in the criminal investigation, commuted Libby's 30-month prison sentence and never took any individual to task publicly for the leak.
In July, the president said the criminal investigation had run its course and that "now we're going to move on."
Armitage has taken a different tack.
"I think it was extraordinarily foolish of me" to have disclosed Plame's identity, Armitage said Sunday. He was agreeing with comments by Plame that he should have known better.
Armitage said there was no ill-intent on his part. He said he spoke to Novak after seeing a reference to Wilson's wife in a memo, which did not name her.
Plame sued Cheney, Rove, Libby and Armitage for alleging violating her rights, but a federal judge dismissed the case, saying there was no legal basis for it.
Despite the dismissal, the judge said the lawsuit raised important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by the nation's highest government officials.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: Techno_Raver]
#7624129 - 11/11/07 11:52 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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What an idiot. Why would he say that? Did perhaps the CIA pressure him to do so? What's done is done, and there shouldn't be any apologies for it. Why is it legal for the CIA to lie to people about the identity of their workers? Is it because they are US Spies? They are also trying to make water boarding (a torture) leagal. I hope they all burn in hell!
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: Techno_Raver]
#7624200 - 11/12/07 12:28 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I like how the article also leaves out the fact that after bush promised not to interefere untill after the prosecution and appeal was complete, Ari was granted immunity, Libby was convicted, sentanced, denied bail, and then Bush pardoned him anyways, without waiting for an appeal fo the sentance.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: johnm214]
#7625143 - 11/12/07 10:47 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Libby wasn't pardoned. His prison sentence was commuted.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: zappaisgod]
#7625246 - 11/12/07 11:17 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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does this imply that the felony remains on his record?
maybe he'll get lucky and reinvent himself like Ollie and Liddy....
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: zappaisgod]
#7625252 - 11/12/07 11:18 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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zappaisgod said: Libby wasn't pardoned. His prison sentence was commuted.
The difference exists only to you right-wingers.
To everyone else, its the same thing.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7625283 - 11/12/07 11:23 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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He paid his fine and the conviction remains on his record. I think he lost his law license too. I don't know why you want to see this poor bastard hung. I thought it was a Fitzgerald hatchet job to justify his endless fishing expedition even though he knew on day one who the "leaker" was. And the "leak" wasn't even a "leak".
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: zappaisgod]
#7625289 - 11/12/07 11:24 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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zappaisgod said: He paid his fine and the conviction remains on his record. I think he lost his law license too. I don't know why you want to see this poor bastard hung. I thought it was a Fitzgerald hatchet job to justify his endless fishing expedition even though he knew on day one who the "leaker" was. And the "leak" wasn't even a "leak".
Do you believe HE paid that fine?
When was the last time he used his law license? He's a political hack.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7625297 - 11/12/07 11:27 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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And huge legal bills. I'm sure he had lots of help but I'm equally sure a lot of money came out of his own pocket. And I bet he wishes he could practice law now.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7625320 - 11/12/07 11:33 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Madtowntripper said:
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zappaisgod said: Libby wasn't pardoned. His prison sentence was commuted.
The difference exists only to you right-wingers.
To everyone else, its the same thing.
Libby will not need a presidential pardon.
This bullshit conviction will be overturned.
Plame and Wilson are just self-promoting whores living in a James Bond fantasy world. This time next year, they'll probably have a "reality" TV show.
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Re: Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak [Re: lonestar2004]
#7625432 - 11/12/07 12:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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presuming US intelligence services are anything like James Bond truly is fantasy.
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