Libby’s Crime A Technicality

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Libby’s Crime A Technicality

By Rob on October 29, 2005 at 12:10 pm

I found it ironic that Libby committed a technical crime under the espionage act with regard to “compromising” Plame (which I noted he violated in letter, but not spirit—as the act itself was enacted to guard against damage to the US and providing aid to the enemy) in order to rebut the lies being proferred by Joe Wilson, which were, in my estimation, intended to hurt the President’s foreign policy and weaken the position of the US with regard to Iraq in particular, and the GWOT more broadly.

That Fitzgerald did not indict under the espionage act may, as McCarthy argues, illustrate both forebearance and common sense—but as I likewise argued in the comments, “I don’t think the intent of the espionage act was to convict people like Libby, which is likely why Fitzgerald didn’t charge him. That, and the “classified” status for a CIA agent is pretty pedestrian stuff.

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Comments

Time to change the station from “Jeopardy” to “Let’s Make A Deal”.

WOOF on October 29, 2005 at 02:10 pm

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Say Anything - North Dakota’s Most Popular P on October 29, 2005 at 02:10 pm

How about the concept of having a trial and getting a verdict before deciding if the guy actually did anything criminal? I think it’s called justice.

robert108 on October 29, 2005 at 02:10 pm

I guess after two years, he had to come up with something. It’s pretty pathetic, I think.

robert108 on October 29, 2005 at 02:10 pm

Just a bit premature. An interesting pyramid of baseless speculations, though.

robert108 on October 29, 2005 at 03:10 pm

Libby may be innocent, but going to trial even if Scooter does not take the stand ( which is his right) means that a whole lot of his assosciates can be called upon to testify.
Libby is a team player and he may have to take one for the team.
If found guilty of even all 5 charges , I can’t see him getting even a year in club Fed .
Bush of course holds the get out of jail free, pardon card. Becomes a matter of timing. Could not pardon him before the 06 elections.

WOOF on October 29, 2005 at 03:10 pm

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