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Cheney: Sending Wilson To Niger Was "Amateur Hour" At The CIA
TPMMuckraker —
... it was "amateur hour" at the CIA.
That's according to a summary of the FBI's interview with Cheney, which was conducted as part of Pat Fitzgerald's investigation of the leak of Valerie Plame's name. The document was just released by the Justice Department, thanks to a lawsuit by CREW. In his interview with the FBI, conducted in May 2004, Cheney frequently claimed to be unable to remember key details from the Plame episode.
You can look through the documents here, and tell us what else you find.
Update: For instance, the FBI agent ...
BREAKING: Cheney FBI Interview Notes Released
Firedoglake —
... In May of 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney was questioned by federal investigators about his role in the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. Today, in response to a court order resulting from a suit brought by CREW, notes from that interview were finally released. ...
CREW LAWSUIT RESULTS IN RELEASE OF NOTES OF CHENEY'S FBI INTERVIEW IN WILSON LEAK CASE
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... whole story, with the release of these documents we are one step closer. Sloan continued, In his closing statement at Scooter Libbys trial, Special Counsel Fitzgerald said a cloud remained over the vice-president. Mr. Cheneys near total amnesia regarding his role in this monumental Washington scandal resulting in the conviction of his top aide shows why. Consistent with President Obamas promise of transparency, the administration did not appeal the courts order. Read more: http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/43169
Fight the Friday Doc Dump!
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones —
... and the Cheney documents yourself, and send us an email at scoop [at] motherjones [dot] com if you find anything interesting. The faster we find the juicy bits, the better chance we have of letting people know about them. Thanks! ...
Cheney Wanted McClellan To Exonerate Libby As Well As Rove
TPMMuckraker —
Dick Cheney told FBI investigators he wasn't happy when Scott McClelllan, then the White House press secretary, publicly told reporters that Karl Rove wasn't the source of the Plame leak.
From the just-released documents:
The Vice President was not happy about it, as it appeared that the White House press office was putting down markers for some individuals and not for others. Specifically, Vice President Cheney believed that fairness dictated that similar disqualifying statements should be made to the media on behalf of Libby and Elliot Abrams ...
Cheney on Plame, Wilson, Etc.
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... Cheney's interview with the FBI from the Valerie Plame investigation thanks to the folks over at Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW). I've just taken a quick glance at the documents, but already it's interesting, if not shocking. Cheney describes the situation at the CIA as "amateur hour," not only for its dispatch of Joe Wilson to Niger but also for its handling of the Iraqi intelligence. It'll take awhile to comb through all this but feel free to get started here and tell us what you think. For what it's worth there's only a passing reference to me and ...
Still Hiding the Facts about the Dishonest Joe Wilson
GayPatriot —
... Now that Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) has won its lawsuit against the Department of Justice, it has “received documents related to former Vice President Dick Cheney’s interview with the FBI in the investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson’s covert CIA identity.” The AP, as you can guess, ever eager to report a story that could be spun against that good Republican is all over it. Writer Pete Yost “ ...
The unbearable lightness of a dishonest man...
At-Largely —
I am busy - and will be for days - pouring over the documents released to CREW (via FOIA) in the Plame leak case. The site seems to be down at the moment, but when it is back up, that URL should work. In the meantime, you can see for yourself just what kind of person Dick Cheney is at the links below, just a small round-up: Marcy Wheeler is already all over it ...
Weekend Open Thread
Delaware Liberal —
... The RNC and Newt Gingrich have both endorsed the Hoffman campaign. The Independence Party, which formerly backed Scozzafava, has now endorsed Democrat Bill Owens. This will still be the race to watch next week. There was also a Friday news document dump that included the notes from Cheney’s interviews with the FBI regarding the Plame matter. ...
