CIA Leak Lawsuit Dismissed
EmailABC News’ Jason Ryan and Theresa Cook report: A federal judge has dismissed a civil law suit filed by outed CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson.
The suit, filed by Plame Wilson and her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, charged that Vice President Dick Cheney, White House political advisor Karl Rove, former Cheney aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage damaged her career by leaking her name. She has since resigned from the CIA.
"This case is not just about what top government officials did to Valerie and me," Joseph Wilson said in a statement after the ruling. "We brought this suit because we strongly believe that politicizing intelligence ultimately serves only to undermine the security of our nation.”
District of Columbia District Court Judge John D. Bates determined that the suit’s claims “pose important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials,” but dismissed the case because of a lack of constitutional remedy available to them.
President Bush appointed Bates to the bench in December 2001. Previously, he had served as deputy counsel to Kenneth Starr during the Monica Lewinsky investigation.
Plame Wilson’s identity was revealed in a syndicated column in July 2003. The revelation came shortly after Joseph Wilson criticized the Bush administration’s basis for the Iraq war in a New York Times op-ed. The couple has charged that the leak was part of a scheme to discredit Wilson’s claim.
Libby is the only person indicted in the CIA Leak probe; he was convicted by a jury in March on charges of lying to the FBI and a grand jury, as well as obstructing justice. President Bush commuted Libby’s 30-month prison term earlier this month.
Last week, Bush acknowledged publicly for the first time that "perhaps somebody in the administration did disclose the name" of Plame.
"I’m aware of the fact that perhaps somebody in the administration did disclose the name of that person," Bush told reporters during a White House press conference.
Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and one of the Wilsons’ lawyers, said in a statement, “While we are obviously very disappointed by today’s decision, we have always expected that this case would ultimately be decided by a higher court.”
“We disagree with the court’s holding and intend to pursue this case vigorously to protect all Americans from vindictive government officials who abuse their power for their own political ends,” Sloan’s statement continued.
CREW says the Wilsons’ lawyers are reviewing the decision, and anticipate filing an appeal.
Joseph Wilson said the “decision is just the first step in what we have always known would be a long legal battle and we are committed to seeing this case through."
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These low lives must be brought to justice. There is no such thing as a person or people getting away with so much so often. Their day of reckoning will arrive — and not too soon for me.
Posted by: Ginny Albert | July 19, 2007, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
How is this not surprizing. The adminstration is above the law. People need to wake up and see that “the bush” and mr. potter (cheney) are untouchable. You can not sue a dictator.
Posted by: dale blanton | July 19, 2007, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
To Ginny
Are you talking about Plame & Wilson?
Or, could it be Armitage, you know, the one that actually “outed” Plame’s name, (which was already out there to begin with)
What a total joke.
Good Call, Judge. And Good Riddance Attention whores, Plame & Wilson.
Posted by: Bridget | July 19, 2007, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Good for the ruling….Low Life’s…? who the low life, the Dan Rathers, making false claims the Michel Moore with their false documentary’s, the Liberal spew so much hate, it make me wonder if they will ever be able to run this country.
Fox News’s and Fred Thompson in 08. Libs quite your crying and bogus laws suites
Posted by: Freddie | July 19, 2007, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
She was a covert operative and the judge says it in the ruling.
Posted by: amused | July 19, 2007, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
you people who hate bush would dog him no matter what. Mr. and Ms. Plame and co. would love to be leading the pack. The whole world esp the US is infinitely better off thanks to GW who has stood by himself between a rock and a hard place since 9/11. The attacks from the terrorists I pretty much have expected but the americans who have taken bin laden’s, zarkowi’s, amidinijab’s, jung II’s, castro’s, chavez’s side and publicly attacked our own president have really surprised me. No wonder FDR did nothing until after pearl harbor. The next president will have to remember how many people must die until he’s really doing the world a favor.
Posted by: blindcharlie | July 19, 2007, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
exactly Bridget…these people watch too much Amercan Idol or main stream media. You all watch a month of two of Fox New you will get the whole story, they have both Left & Right side issues, not just the Dan Rathers, where is he anyway….anyone know…..?
Posted by: Freddie | July 19, 2007, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
This judge shouldn’t have the power to dismiss this case! It should be up to a jury!
Posted by: Jim | July 19, 2007, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Well, talk about a judge paying back political favors. I thought they were suppose to be above politics. Guess not.
We can all sleep well knowing that our country is in the hands of those who will sell our government’s security for political gain. (NOT!)
What a crock!!
Posted by: Roy | July 19, 2007, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Outing VP was the same as outing a janitor who sweeps the CIA floors or the cook who serves up green beans in the CIA cafeteria. All were equally involved with covert operations at the time of the so-called `outing’
Posted by: Patrick | July 19, 2007, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
The Republican party is in the toilet now Bush’s rating are at an all time low. the Dems swept the last mid-term election. the country is sick of the Right wing and their total Hate of anyone who does not think just like them. I’m a veteran and a liberal!
Posted by: Dala212 | July 19, 2007, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
Down with majority rule.
Kudos to Blindcharlie!
Posted by: jim | July 19, 2007, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
Let us applaud the decision of the courts for it was right in the eyes of Jesus. Nobody must be allowed to damage the holy legacy of George the Blessed.
Posted by: Jujubee Jones | July 19, 2007, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Freddie,
I didn’t really mean dictator what I really am calling him is dicktator. I could care less about clintons impeachment. Their isn’t a politician out there to be trusted anymore. One person was right calling bush a ceo. Correct, Our country is run by the coorporations, not the people. Freddie must be one of those rich people driving around in a 1960 piece making a janitors wage and calling himself a republican. Your the idiot!
Posted by: blanton | July 19, 2007, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
HATE?! HATE!? We don’t need no stinkin’ hate! We just need cold frosty beer! and the internet…and maybe this chair….and my dog…ok, I don’t need my dog. Get happy…it’s almost 2008!
Posted by: mojo | July 19, 2007, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
All you right wingers better pull your heads out of the sand before GWBush completely distroys this country. Your probably the last 24% that think the moron is doing a goog job.
Posted by: Bushwacker | July 19, 2007, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
Quote article “President Bush appointed Bates to the bench in December 2001. Previously, he had served as deputy counsel to Kenneth Starr during the Monica Lewinsky investigation.”
Well well well.. wasn’t that just lucky for the Bush Admin!! I pray at night they burn in hell for messing this country up as bad as they have.
Posted by: Troy Street | July 19, 2007, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Yeah yeah Bushies.. save your defense for someone who cares… All I want is MY USA back! Take you’re totalitarian right wing nut job psycho religious babble to a country that CARES… like IRAN!
Posted by: Troy Street | July 19, 2007, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
tw…your right, I stand corrected. but once again, its a even playing field, I didn’t hear crying about it when Bill Clinton won….You all think there a right wing conspiracy when you loose
Posted by: Freddie | July 19, 2007, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
Looks like freddie has left the post. wouldn’t want him to keep his mind on any one subject for more than a few microseconds. This is what it boils down to people. The goverment keeps people arguing and fighting between dem and repub, conservative vs liberal, red vs blue, while they do what ever they are going to do anyway. There is no difference in washington between republican and democrate. Just rhetoric to cause division in the masses.
Posted by: ivehadit | July 19, 2007, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
Freddie,
1st) I don’t think I complained I just corrected someone else ignorance about how officials are elected in this country
2nd) I have the right to complain if I so wished – Because I do vote
3rd) I am an independent, I independently choose for whom I think is the best candidate to run this country be it dem, rep, or who ever and if the person I choose isn’t elected then I have right to say “I told so”.
Posted by: tw | July 19, 2007, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
You mean a Bush appointed judge dismissed the case? Nah! Never! This is such a joke. The corruption of this administration knows no bounds.
Posted by: TJ | July 19, 2007, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
Dear George W. Bush,
Thanks for outing an American spy and destroying a CIA organization. They were stopping me, Al Qaeda, and Iran from getting WMD.
Please continue to ignore me and my organization and instead occupy Iraq. it is working out great and the Americans are still buying it.
10 billion dollars a month is a bargain for the best recruitment poster and training ground for terrorists. Also happy for the money you’re giving to my terrorist friends in Lebanon.
Thanks,
Osama bin Laden
Posted by: Osama thanks you | July 19, 2007, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
I want my country back, we are being driven into the ground by these people. They only care about their party, the president should be above party politics at this point, think about the country. Resign now, like Nixon and Agnew, two other republicans and help save our country.
Posted by: PATRIOT | July 19, 2007, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
Jim,
A jury decides question of facts.
A judge decides question of law.
The judge decided a question of law;
namely Plame has no case – there is
no law that allows her to sue in this
circumstance.
Posted by: DrArcturus | July 19, 2007, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
Wonder how many phone calls Judge Bates received asking “do you want to keep your job?” His determination on this case does not surprise me a bit since he was appointed by Bush. He is probably another one that bit the dust to this administration’s intimidation tactics. They now own many souls in D.C. Frightening!
Posted by: Ron | July 19, 2007, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
How could they dismiss this? Someone should have to pay for this action? Valerie Plame’s career was ruined. Our top “leaders” actually messed with her life only because her husband revealed the truth. If Plame can’t sue over this, then surely the American people should revolt against this government that lied to us and sent our children to die over their BS.
Posted by: impeachbush999 | July 19, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
The right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Impeachment is written six times in Constitution. Wilson should endorse Kucinich.
Posted by: Remedy is impeachment | July 19, 2007, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
More empty talk. They care so much about our country, all about being a patriot, they are the only ones that can save us from evil terrorism, they’re the party hard on crime, etc. etc. Somehow they do this and have people convinced she didn’t rate as a covert agent. Not only did they out her, but they ran her down to a place that is unacceptable. More talking out of both sides of their mouths. While their most loyal followers lap it all up and once again justify everything they do. They’re playing you people. A democrat can complain about Bush and you yell that they hate American and should leave the country. Your own boys pull very anti-American stuff and it’s all good.
Posted by: Sandra | July 19, 2007, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Americans… write your representatives… we need to test the system to make sure it still works! Demand the immediate removal of the so-called “leadership” that has brought us to this national-low. Anyone putting partisan politics aside can see the writing on the wall. Republican or Democrat, this administration has failed, if not on the brink of treason.
Posted by: Troy Street | July 19, 2007, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
You’re kind of a dimwit aren’t you Freddie? And didn’t we all know that a Bush appointee, and former deputy counsel to that scumbag Kenneth Starr, would dismiss such a legitimate and important case? How many more lives can Bush, Cheney, Rove, Armitage, and other Bush cronies, ruin before they are going to be held to account? What sorry excuses for human beings these people are. And the morons that keep voting Republican are as much to blame.
Posted by: rightone | July 19, 2007, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Freddie… you’re an idiot. Not only can you not write or spell, you don’t know history from a hole in the wall. You’re not even bright or articulate enough to call yourself a Republican, and you’re an embarrassment to the party.
Posted by: Scott | July 19, 2007, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
It must be horrible to be an American trapped inside the body of an mouthpiece that still defends Dick Cheney and what Cheney did when he found himself unable to defend the public claim that Saddam Hussein tried to buy yellowcake in Africa.
Posted by: Jan | July 19, 2007, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm
both of their careers as CIA agents have now been irradicated, because of the stupidity of a few people, who had intelligence information. that is a crime, and that is why Libby was initially convicted. however, because Libby has ties
to others in the Whitehouse, and outside agenda groups, he gets a 200,000 fine. this guy was accused, did stand trial, and was found guilty. however, if this was Joe Shmoe on the streets, guaranteed he’d be locked away for awhile. Since when has the Whitehouse been above the law? since when do the common people have to seek harsher punishment than those rubbing elbows with the powers that be right now?
this has NOTHING to do with Reps, or Dems, or Inds right now, but AMERICANS.
just because the DEMS have made this publicly aware, does not mean it was a political chess move. How would any of you like to be in the shoes of these CIA agents right now? these jobs are highly sensitive, and extremely hazardous.
do you really think they can go anywhere now?
How belittling.
Posted by: margie | July 19, 2007, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
To Jim
Yeah, good suggestion, so an all libreal jury can be arranged to convict Cheney like they did to “Scooter” Libby!
Posted by: Mike | July 19, 2007, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
“You all watch a month of two of Fox New you will get the whole story” Fox is a sorry excuse for journalism. It is sensationalist biased crap chalk full of opinion and suggestive headlining.
As for the case getting dismissed, it is probably a good thing because it can go through the appeals process and eventually make it to the supreme court.
I really wish this country would make some improvements to the education system.
Posted by: Gale | July 19, 2007, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm
Judge Bates is the same judge that dismissed the suit over Cheney’s energy task force meetings. “Activist judge”, anyone?
Posted by: Jack | July 19, 2007, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
This whole excercise in political bull is waiting to become a bad made-for-tv movie. She was not outed by Libbey – she was outed (even though everyone knew she worked for the CIA and was no longer covert) she was outed by Armitage who has not been mentioned since the day HE ADMITTED to outing her! LOL!!
Posted by: Chas | July 19, 2007, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
We all know what happens to judges who don’t agree with Bush!
Posted by: Angela | July 19, 2007, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
I am an Independent, not terribly fond of either major party right now, and while I take much issue with the Democrats, I do not support Bush or his methods and associated actions – many which have essentially destroyed safeguards in place for over 200 yrs. I do find his direction, behavior, actions and disregard for majority, whether by voters or Congress, reprehensible, and, with re to Plame, no matter her position – had it been janitor or secret agent aside, and his commuting of Libby’s sentence, to be petty, vindictive, predudicial and an example of abuse of power to the extreme. There are several Republicans I find appealing in practice, but until I see a candidate(s) willing to stand up for law and the US Constitution and the rights and freedoms we’ve been steadily loosing during the Bush administration’s rule, I will not vote for them. I do not know that any of us, whether we agree or disagree with Bush’s actions, have the freedom or power to affect change anymore. For this alone, I am afraid. Especially when I see the Plames an Rathers of the world, ie those not viewed with pleasure by the administration, go down so helplessly. Who will be next?
Posted by: Elle | July 19, 2007, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
The extremist hate mongering mad dog Libs owe Bush and Cheney an apology. Ponder the following… Is this what really happened? Let THIS investigation begin – if ABC doesn’t censor this…
The Wilson/Plame conspiracy to unseat the POTUS is nothing short of a bloodless coup attemp against the government of the United States. Wilson was a Gore operative and hated Bush and wanted to “get” Bush any way possible. Wilson had a girlfriend named Plame in the CIA that, although not covert, she could be very helpful. Plame abused her position of influence in the CIA and arranged for Wilson to go to Niger for the CIA to investigate the Yellow Cake issue in order to denounce Bush and get him in trouble. Plame made the arrangements via suggestion Wilson be assigned to do the job and the conspiracy was put into place.
Wilson came back, did his hit piece on Bush, and made tons of money selling a book. The media frenzy assisted Wilson in all ways possible and even stirred up a special prosecutor.
The special prosecutor Nifonged the case. He withheld knowledge learned early on that no one in the Bush administration outed Plame (it was Armitage) yet he used special skills in order to gain a case against Libby which was a malicious prosecution to say the least.
Wilson was later proven to be a liar by a Congressional Committee. Plame recently lied to Congress saying she had no influence in getting Wilson the job to investigate Bush on the Niger issue. Her emails prove this was a lie she told under oath. Let the investigation begin:
Wilson had the motive.
Plame had the position and abused her power of influence to aid Wilson.
The conspiracy to unseat the POTUS was in place and the lib media was in full support.
Now that the Plame case has been tossed, LET THE REAL INVESTIGATON OF A PLOT AGAINST THE POTUS BEGIN!!!
Posted by: Bill | July 19, 2007, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Wilson was a Kerry operative, not Gore as previously stated. The conspiracy theory is solid regardless. And point to Elle above, before you she tears for Dan Rather, are you aware that Rather was involved with forged documents that someone (CBS?) produced in order to influence the election and unseat President Bush? We never found out who actually forged the documents but Rather was fully involved and not only should have been fired, many think he should be behind bars.
Posted by: Bill | July 19, 2007, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
Cheney and Rove again…how do these lice worm their way into any kind of position of authority, be it VP,Chief of staff or garbage collecting?
Posted by: Ramage100 | July 19, 2007, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
Was Wilson’s report correct? Didn’t bush daid the other day that “someone” in the White House “may” have leaked Plame’s name? Let’s get 60 (senators) in 2008. Maybe something can be done about all this.
Posted by: Hardyjl1 | July 19, 2007, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
Scott, I see I touched a nerve. Just what do you have an issue with? The conspiracy of hate by Wilson/Plame or the forged documents of CBS – BOTH of which were attempts to unseat the POTUS. I would suggest you stop being so shallow and acting like a liberal. Dig a little deeper read more of the case and put the motive and plan into realistic perspective as to the reason Wilson/Plame did the deed in the first place.
Posted by: Bill | July 19, 2007, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
I thought their deeds was to prove Bush wrong. And that he(Bush) lied. War based on lies.
Posted by: Hardyjl1 | July 19, 2007, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
Patience,people…2008 approaches..after Heckle and Jeckle are out of the White House..many things are going to come unraveled..and the rats will be running for their holes..
Posted by: Ramage100 | July 19, 2007, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
Hady – Are you aware that Wilson contradicted himself in Congressional Committee and was deemed a liar? That is why you never heard from him again and only Plame was “out there” issuing her bogus lawsuit and meeting with Congress in a Dog & Pony show where she reportedly perjured herself (I watched her testimony on C-Span) by saying she never influenced the CIA decision to use Wilson in an effort to harm the POTUS. It was actually her recommendation that got him the assignment – proven by emails, and that is the link that should trigger a serius investigation for treason against The POTUS in an attempt to successfully complete a bloodless coup. The fact that you libs are simply Bush haters and are acting like a careless lynch mob is all too obvious.
Posted by: Bill | July 19, 2007, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
It looks like people will believe whatever they want to believe. But it is clear that Valerie Plame will never be a spy again. It sounds like some people are actually trying to blame her for the outting that Bush has admitted came from his administrstion. My what an extremely intelligent and conniving plotter she would be if she could have done so. But she didn’t. And Libbey helped to try and cover it up and that is why he was sentenced to prison. Martha Stewart was sentenced to prison for the same thing, lying to investigators, and the president didnt commute her sentence.
You see an obvious pattern here if you will open your eyes. President Bush will reward those who tow the line and punish those who do not. The judge who dismissed this case did not need to be told anything to get him to dismiss this caase. All he needed was a wink and a nod. The future will see his reward
Posted by: James R | July 19, 2007, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
Poor Valerie, outed by her own husbands big mouth and then trying to sue someone else.
Posted by: LibSlayer | July 19, 2007, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm
Man ABC must have Dan Rather working for them, the story they have posted is so dishonest it is disgusting. Here is what the Judge REALLY said…
As CAIR makes clear, this Court must look beyond the alleged disclosure of Mrs. Wilson’s covert identity and assess whether the underlying conduct was of the type defendants were employed to perform. The proper inquiry in this Court’s view, then, is whether talking to the press (or, in Cheney’s case, participating in an agreement to do so, see Am. Compl. ¶ 24) in order to discredit a public critic of the Executive Branch and its policies is within the scope of defendants’ duties as federal employees. See Am. Compl. ¶
3. The alleged means by which
8Armitage, as Deputy Secretary of State, was accorded “all authorities and functions vested in the Secretary of State.” Delegation of Authority 245, 66 Fed. Reg. 22,065, 22,065 (May 2, 2001).
-39- defendants chose to rebut Mr. Wilson’s comments and attack his credibility may have been highly
unsavory. But there can be no serious dispute that the act of rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr. Wilson against the Bush Administration’s handling of prewar foreign intelligence, by speaking with members of the press is within the scope of defendants’ duties as high-level Executive Branch officials.
In other words ABC is lying through their teeth, the case was dismissed because Wilson and Plame never had a case to start with.
Posted by: doriangrey | July 19, 2007, 10:54 pm 10:54 pm
Reading these posts makes it amply clear that there are two distinct type of Americans. One that have an open mind and read news from all over the world. The other are goats that can be herded. Their pastors think for them and sent them enblock to testify that brass was gold in the last election. People with closed mind raise closed minded kids. Fanaticism is passed this way here and in Waziristan – only the color of the banner and the name is different. It is sick to see that there are so many that are so incapable of analyzing politics without being firmly stuck to the left or to the right.
Posted by: Rawkayesh | July 19, 2007, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
Fox news? Run by the presidents former media advisor? Ya, I’m sure they put out both sides of the story, Bush’s and Chenney’s,lol.
Posted by: logicaldiscourse | July 19, 2007, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
A CIA leak under Bush… imagine that. A cover-up too… no come on! A war based on faulty intelligence… not on his watch… Osama still out there and Al Queda stronger… impossible! Attorney General “FREDO”, Rummy, Wolfowitz and Asshcroft… This administration is PATHETIC! Liars, criminals and cheats…
I say let the administration get away with all this stuff… it is just making ordinary Americans even more upset with the GOP. The Republican Party is going to be decimated in the next election. Even the rats in the House and Senate are begining to flee this sinking ship.
“I’m a uniter not a divider.” WHO IS HE KIDDING?
Posted by: sk8boardgrind | July 20, 2007, 12:21 am 12:21 am
Wilson is a hypocritical idiot! He thinks the Bush administration attacked him and his wife? The truth is that Wilson and his wife abused their positions at the CIA to politically attack the Bush administration! If Wilson was SO worried about his wife’s “covert status,” why did he repeatedly write newspaper editorials claiming he had inside CIA info contradicting a confidential CIA report he supposedly never saw?
Posted by: S_Temper | July 20, 2007, 12:46 am 12:46 am
Ooops, what happened. Seems like Bush appointee.
Posted by: marc | July 20, 2007, 1:06 am 1:06 am
This judge put this lawsuit where it belonged. In the trashcan.
Posted by: Scott Royer | July 20, 2007, 3:35 am 3:35 am
Joseph Wilson said the “decision is just the first step in what we have always known would be a long legal battle and we are committed to seeing this case through.”
BOTH OF MY CASES WENT UP TO THE USSC AND WERE TURN DOWN, AND FOR THE PROTECTION FOR THIS CLASS OF PROFESSIONALS I HOPE THIS CASE IS FINALLY HEARD.
Posted by: Williamwfh | July 20, 2007, 3:58 am 3:58 am
What Judge Bates said in layman’s terms is that Wilson (who donated $2000 to Kerry in 2004) and Plame (who donated $1000 to Al Gore in 2000) REVEALED THEMSELVES as Democrat CIA operatives in their failed attempt to use classified CIA intelligence to destroy the Bush administration, and that executive-branch officials had the legal right and ethical duty to unmask, in the national media, their attackers as partisan political moles inside the CIA.
Posted by: S. Temper | July 20, 2007, 5:16 am 5:16 am
We are in War. Whether we like it or not. They came to us, kill 3000 people and threaten to do more. Let’s think how to survive. We have too many cionstitutonal lawers. People who want us and our children dead do not care abot Rrepublicans or Democrats. They don’t care about constituton. They want us dead. Let’s shift our attention from yet another law suit coming all the way to Supreme Court anyway and thing what is important and what can be done. Bush desrves and needs more support definitely
Posted by: lucky looser | July 20, 2007, 6:09 am 6:09 am
Ignore the white noise house, department of war public relations repeating themselves to ‘catapult the propaganda’
This uranium was not WMD, not deliverable, and not from Niger.
Four years of not finding WMDs and Bush was forced to revise his mushroom cloud ‘Iraq has WMD’ war siren to a muted Iraq had ‘WMD-related’ programs.
Iraq did not have WMD.
Iraq did not attack America.
Bush says no evidence to connect dot of Saddam to dot of 9/11
Cowboy Bush brought on the wrong war of aggression and is on his fifth year of running roughshod over our military.
Supporting al-qaeda Sunni groups in Iraq
to balance the Shiites he emboldened by dismantling the military, the de-Baathification, and ignoring Sunnis who boycotted the election.
Too bad the weapons depots, hospitals, and labs were looted. Rumsfeld says that’s freedom, stuff happens. Stolen explosives are now IEDs that kill and injure American troops riding in jeeps rather than tanks or armored vehicles.
Among the goods
1,000 “sources” evacuated in the Iraqi operation included a “huge range” of radioactive items used for medical purposes and industrial purposes, a spokesman for the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration told AP news agency.
Posted by: War on Error | July 20, 2007, 7:06 am 7:06 am
I’m 45 years old, a middle class person that works 50 hours a week for my money, never been laid off and haven’t been with out a job in 25 year, I own two Harleys and a $500,000 house that almost paid for… this is america, you can’t make it here, go cry in Cuba
Posted by: Freddie | July 20, 2007, 7:08 am 7:08 am
Close, but no WMD.
“WMD-related”
Bush stole dollars and troops from the Al Qaeda-Afghanistan War to his Saddam-regime change, contractor payday, oil control Iraq aggression.
He did so without Congressional authorization.
Bush is giving money in Iraq to Terrorist AQaeda groups who are enemies of the Shiites and American troops.
Bring it On!
Major combat operations in Iraq have ended, Bush.
Posted by: War on Error | July 20, 2007, 7:55 am 7:55 am
How come i dont see a single liberal calling for Richard Armitage to be put on trial. He admitted he was the one that dropped plames name to novak. If the facts dont back the argument they are convinently left out or declared lies.
Posted by: Evolutionary 8 | July 20, 2007, 8:08 am 8:08 am
Evolutionary 8.. Here’s how that works, the Libs listen to main streem media that leave that stuff out, their too busy spewing hate than to get facts. Fox News has all these people on doing talking points, both side at one time going back and forth, the Left being called out on LIVE tv….It’S great.! FAIR AND BALANCED….!
Posted by: Freddie | July 20, 2007, 8:19 am 8:19 am
9/11 and Osama been forgotten in Bush’s mushroom cloud smoking gun Iraq mirage.
A couple of bygone weapons supplied by Rumsfeld and America to our Iraqi friend Saddam that are a drop in the bucket of the billions of bullets fired, tons of depleted uranium and white phosphorous used by American forces.
Saddam was wrong to have any of these weapons, yet Bush was also wrong to use radioactive weapons and have American soldiers who were unaware of the danger take war souvenirs from Iraqi tanks that were contaminated with Uranium or make a desert base camp with radioactive sand.
Had Bush listened to the General who said we would need 400-500,000 troops to secure the country, its infrastructure, and weapons depots, fewer American GIs would be returning home in coffins or injured.
Despite his stated rejection of any clear link between Saddam Hussein and the events of that day, Mr Bush continues to assert that the deposed president had ties with al-Qaeda, the terrorist network blamed for the 11 September attacks.
Posted by: War on Error | July 20, 2007, 9:51 am 9:51 am
RIGHTONE… Ken Star was an independent council, appointer by both parties, Clinton got impeached by both parties for lying. I’m sure it wasn’t the first time he lied, once a liar always a liar. People vote republican because that want our country safe (but they might go Democrat because their sick of them crying although this new senate has a lower approval rating than Bush), not like the last bunch. Sandy Burger steeling document before the 911 commission inquiry is proof of that. And Valerie Plame didn’t do crap as a CIA. the 911 tragedy was all planed during the Clinton Years, take more than 7 months to plan that my hate spewing friends
Posted by: Freddie | July 20, 2007, 10:49 am 10:49 am
Now that Val has exhausted all her attempts to cash in with lawsuits, she could still make a lot of money by doing a spread in Playboy or Penthouse.
Posted by: tony | July 20, 2007, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
It is clear that the leak was ordered by the Veep.
Outing the identity of an active agent of the United States is Treason, plain and simple.
Our leaders have committed Treason against our country, “eating their own” in the process.
The solution for the “T” word is the “I” word.
Posted by: yes1fan | July 20, 2007, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
Hey Cons, before you go congratulating the judge, try to actually read his decision. He did not throw it out because the administration proved they did nothing wrong. The case was dismissed “because of a lack of constitutional remedy available”. This does not mean the defendant didn’t do anything wrong, it’s about the limits of that court to do anything about it. Judge Bates did determine “the suit’s claims “pose important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials”.
This means the judge things there IS a good chance the administration DID something wrong. It would be nice if we could find out all the details (though it’s patently obvious something bad was done by someone in the administration) but a little thing called “obstruction of justice” got in the way. Please, read the judges statement and see if you still want to get back here and get cocky about what this particular case implies about what the administration did or did not do.
Posted by: ollie | July 20, 2007, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
The silly left goes bananas and cries “conspiracy” far too often when they don’t get their way. They did in 2000, 2004 and even when Lieberman won in ’06, just to name a couple. The facts is there was no legal basis for this suit.
Wilson and Plame, aren’t your 15 minutes about up? These super self-important phonies have already profited greatly from their celebrity, and if they were honest they’d tell you this is the best thing that’s ever happened to them, the little media darlings.
Posted by: squeenter squillo | July 20, 2007, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Unbelievable but not unexpected.
Falsefied information, back room political shennagans, judges bought and paid for…disgusting.
Posted by: sandra l | July 20, 2007, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Just move on man … aren’t you tired of all this?
Posted by: Jeff | July 21, 2007, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
Regrettably, I was in sunny Italy when this happened, and only just got home to receive the magnificent news. I’d like to have been here to gloat at the time, but am happy to do so now, however belatedly.
The day after Prof. Chermerinsky appeared on TV to boast about the merits of this lawsuit, I sent him an e-mail asking him if he was at all concerned about the requirements of the Federal Tort Claims Act, or whether indeed he had ever heard of it (he has sure heard of it now). He did not respond.
By far the best part of it all is the reaction of the loony left–once again, Karl Rove secretly interceded with a judge to thwart their hopes.
They will have to learn to live with this. The judge applied well-settled Supreme Court precedent, which most of the left seems incapable of reading and understanding.
Excelsior!
Posted by: pbrman | August 14, 2007, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm