Plame Rumors (Kos, Monday)

[Jackpine Radical]

Don't recall having seen this...sorry if a dupe:

I've received some unsubstantiated rumors that Fitzgerald's office is nearing the end of its investigation, and that it will issue three indictments including Scooter Libby. According to these rumors, John Hannah, a Libby deputy, has been "turned" by the investigators and is singing like a canary. Hannah has already been linked to the case. If indeed he has turned state's witness, it would present a major breakthrough in the case.
As for timing, while the investigators hoped to wrap up the investigation within the next four to six weeks, that timeline is now in doubt and may, in fact, be put off until after the election.

Those are the rumors. Take them with a grain of salt.

Edited: Duh. Forgot the link.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/8/23/16503/6468

[Inland]

1. Remind me who Libby is?

[Fleshdancer]

3. Cheney's Chief of Staff I believe n/t

[Inland]

2. Who is Libby?

[bukk]

4. Cheney's Main Henchman, er, ...

... Chief of Staff

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=I._Lewis_Libby

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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is currently Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Bruce Dick Cheney.

"Sometimes called 'Dick Cheney's Dick Cheney,' Libby is an important foreign policy adviser inside the White House and is seen a possible successor to national security adviser Condoleezza Rice." <1>

Libby is among those suspected of leaking Valerie Plame's status as a covert CIA operative, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

He is believed to be a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is affiliated with the Project for the New American Century, the Center for Strategic and International Studies - Homeland Defense, and he is considered to be a "neo-con" (neo-conservative).

</snip>

[RobertSeattle]

5. Any grown man who continues the nickname "Scotter" in Adulthood

SHOULD be in jail! :evilgrin:

(I had a freind in High School who's nickname was Scooter and he discretely DROPPPED IT once he got to college)

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Scooter Libby & Karl Rove are the most commonly suspected

Plame "outers." I think Wilson named them as his top suspects months ago in his "frog march" comment.

[Ernesto]

8. Hi bukk!

Good to hear from ya!

[bukk]

10. Thank you!

Glad to be here!

[Rockholm]

7. Ah, Here Comes The Set-Up.....

Scooter Libby and Dick Cheney. This is why Cheney is coming out "supporting" gay marriage. Cheney is about to become yet another fall guy. Cheney off the ticket. Enter Colin Powell for VP. IT is almost too transparent.

[Bunny]

9. No, not Colin.

It'll be John McCain. Bet on it.

[Langis]

11. McCain will not be running with Bush

He will support him to help his party, but he would never be his VP. Bet on it.

[TahitiNut]

12. That'd be a flip-flop consistent with Repugnant hypocrisy

I don't believe Junior Fly-Shit would be permitted to parade in front of a microphone without the stiff arm(?) of Heartless Dick shoved up his sock-puppet butt. At the same time, I cannot imagine Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Ridge, Rice, and others giving McCain a prominent role in the cabal. From the perspective of the impact on the electorate, however, it'd surely cause a phase shift of 2-3% of the vote - maybe even more in the 'battleground' states. Cheney's approval ratings have never gone above 40%, AFAIK.

[Eloriel]

13. Irresponsible, all the way around

IMO this putsJohn Hannah at risk (and probably Fitzgerald too), and the investigation at risk. And all based on rumors.

AND, if this is going to be "held off" until after the election, that too is the height of irresponsibility IMO.

[Ducks In A Row]

14. thanks for the link