Libby gets a job (shouldn't he be in jail?)

[ProSense]

Cheney's indicted former aide gets think-tank job
45 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (AFP) - I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was indicted in the CIA leak case, has a new job, focusing on Asia and anti-terrorism at a conservative think tank.

Libby, who has pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements, will serve as senior adviser to the Hudson Institute.

"Scooter Libby brings decades of experience to Hudson Institute that will strengthen our robust research efforts," the think tank's chairman, Walter Stern, said in a statement.

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Libby is the only official so far indicted in the probe by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald into claims that senior administration officials outed CIA operative Valerie Plame in revenge for criticisms of the White House push for war with Iraq by her husband, former diplomat Joseph Wilson.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060106/en_afp/usjusticepolitics_060106184412

[FreedomAngel82]

1. I thought he was in jail too

:shrug: So he's getting away with it?

[JerseyGuy]

2. He's been indicted . . .

not convicted. Even scum like Scooter are entitled to a trial before they're locked up.

[ProSense]

6. Certainly he is. The question was rhetorical and sarcastic. Still,

this does shine a light on the GOP's standard for integrity.

[Nordmadr]

3. You know, if I was a boss man at a big think tank, the first

thing I would do, would be to hire an indicted ex-government official who is likely to end up in jail in the near future. :sarcasm:

Olafr

[applegrove]

4. I think they have to give him a life they can take away from him... in

order to keep him on "their side" and not cutting deals. Once you have nothing to loose - there is much less of a threat.

Scooter could very well be thinking hard about his kids and their lives and putting distance between himself and his neocon pals.

By giving him and job & a secure future and a place to call home - they can get him to continue to "believe".

IMHO

I don't know really.

[ugarte]

8. You're probably right. They're trying to keep him on the reservation

as well as shovel him $$$ for lawyers' fees.

[Botany]

5. 4 blocks from the White House

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact_information

Not even subtle

This is really a group of crooks and thugs that have taken over our government.

and look who works there Donald Kagan



http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm

You can see his & Scooter's names on the bottom of the letter founding PNAC

[reichstag911]

7. Is he...

...the banjo-pickin' kid on the porch from Deliverance? Sure looks like 'im, all growed up!

[spindrifter]

9. He's also flogging his novel novel.

Saw a boatload of them at the book store over the weekend.

[shain from kane]

10. Here comes another Asian sex novel.

Thinking and focusing on Asia. Check.
When thinking becomes a full-time job. Check.
The blood starts to boil. Check.
The juices start flowing. Check.
The plot starts developing. Check.
The word processor starts buzzing. Check.

Look out, here it comes.
SEX. SEX. SEX. SEX. SEX. SEX. SEX SELLS.

That bear is starting to stink.

[realFedUp]

11. conservative think tanks...where all indicted conservatives go...