The CIA Got the Niger Documents!!!

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emptywheel
Here's the holy shit no one has noticed from yesterday. Here's the version of the INR memo introduced in court yesterday. You'll note in the last paragraph of the second page--it says, "These documents, which were sent to Washington via both CIA and [State] Department channels..." This is really big news. The CIA got the forgeries.

The Libby Trial 1

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emptywheel
I'm sure you've all either read my liveblog or read some reviews of yesterday's coverage, so you know the stunners and new information from the first day of the trial:Libby is throwing Rove under the busAri leaked (according to the very unreliable Wells) to David Gregory, something which none of his colleagues knewLibby has his own annotated copy of Wilson's op-edCheney wrote some orders on Libby's sonnet looking for Scottie to

Thoughts on Liveblogging Libby

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emptywheel
Just a few quick thoughts before I hit the sack. I just saw the Bush's approval rating is at 28%. I can't help but think that his approval rating was still around 50% when this whole process started, when Libby made the decision to risk a jury rather than settling rather than flipping on Cheney.

We've Got a Potential Witness (and Mention) List

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emptywheel
There you are, ladies and gentleman, the list of all potential witnesses who may be called at Scooter Libby's trial. The most interesting surprise? Dougie Feith, propaganda artist extraordinaire. And yes, Karl is on there. Condi Rice is on there. George Tenet. Scottie McClellan. Andy Card. Adam Levine--who has said clearly that Libby and Rove were in charge of the Wilson response and who Hubris suggest might be 1--he's on there. There

We've Got a Potential Witness (and Mention) List

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emptywheel
There you are, ladies and gentleman, the list of all potential witnesses who may be called at Scooter Libby's trial. The most interesting surprise? Dougie Feith, propaganda artist extraordinaire. And yes, Karl is on there. Condi Rice is on there. George Tenet. Scottie McClellan. Andy Card. Adam Levine--who has said clearly that Libby and Rove were in charge of the Wilson response and who Hubris suggest might be 1--he's on there. There