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Further, he has his facts totally wrong. The real leaker turned out to be Colin Powell's subordinate, Dick Armitage. Colin Powell knowingly let Scooter Libby
by crusso 13y ago
Further, he has his facts totally wrong. The real leaker turned out to be Colin Powell's subordinate, Dick Armitage. Colin Powell knowingly let Scooter Libby take the fall and GO TO JAIL over what Armitage had done.
And now Powell does the talk show circuits and tries to come off as some kind of moral authority.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/colin-powells-cheap-shot/2011/03/29/gIQA2Q0smJ_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/colin-po...
Libby was innocent.
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Thread is dead, but your response is totally off. Libby had no clue as to what was going on when he was questioned. At worst, he misremembered (thought it was Tim Russert) where he had heard about Plame and the incident and then was prosecuted for it.
There is no evidence that Powell and Armitage let Bush/Cheney/Libby know about what Armitage had leaked.
- tptacek 13y agoLibby was not innocent. He was an active participant in the leak. And when questioned about his role, he deliberately lied about his involvement. Perhaps Armitage also deserved to be prosecuted, but that doesn't make Libby blameless.