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Title: If Libby's Indicted, Cheney Will Feel the Heat - Once Scooter sings, it's a whole new Plame Affair
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The Village Voice
URL Source: http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0544,mondocheney,69507,2.html
Published: Oct 29, 2005
Author: James Ridgeway
Post Date: 2005-10-29 00:28:30 by robin
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Keywords: Indicted,, Libbys, Scooter
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Comments: 71
WASHINGTON, D.C. If, as the New York Times reports, Dick Cheney's chief of staff I. Lewis Libby is to be indicted today in the Plame Affair, then the person in the Bush administration most on the hot seat is actually Vice President Dick Cheney. The Times today says that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald may press charges that Scooter Libby lied to the grand jury investigating the leaking of the name of Valerie Plame, a CIA agent whose husband, Joe Wilson, was a vocal critic of the White House's rationale for the war in Iraq. The paper says Fitzgerald will likely ask to have the grand jury's term extended: It remains unclear what role, if any, Cheney played in revealing Plame's identity to reporters. But having his chief of staff under indictment would deal a serious blow to his office. Among other risks is that Fitzgerald could get Libby to start providing a fuller picture of what happened, which might not be in Cheney's best interests. Thursday in the National Journal, Murray Waas gave a rundown of the kind of thing Cheney could well prefer to hide: If Cheney were forced to resign, speculation has been that Bush might name Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the job. Other names flying around include that of Rudy Giuliani. The last time a vice president had to be replaced was during Watergate, in 1973, when Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew, had to go. At the time, Agnew was trying to get around a grand jury inquiry into kick-backs, bribery, and tax evasion by insisting only the Congress could remove him. Agnew ultimately resigned as part of a plea bargain. Gerald Ford was named to replace him, and after Nixon resigned, Ford became president and picked Nelson Rockefeller as his second. This was the first use of the 25th Amendment.
Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, is expected to be indicted today for making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak case, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
Karl Rove, President Bush's senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, will not be charged today, but will remain under investigation, people briefed officially about the case said.33;
"Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the use of pre-war intelligence that erroneously concluded Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, according to Bush administration and congressional sources."
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#4. To: robin (#0)
This all a ploy, don't you know, to get Condoleeza into the VP slot, ahead of the 2006 Pres elections. Kinda makes sense, don't ya think? Crafty of Rove to have set up Libby (and Cheney!) that way!
Horse s**t. Any
grown man who allows himself to be called scooter, is quite capabe of spilling
the beans. Is this guy a fag?
30 years is long time to be holding hands with Bubba.
Not going to happen; you guys don't even read your own press. The Bush 'Crime family syndicate' will make sure he doesn't sing. Halliburtan et al cannot afford to lose Bushco to impeachment (kicked off by ousting Rover first), therefore, Bushco will be propped up by those 'powers' that underly Halliburtan et al.
Who are "we" guys? I'm not an R, nor a D. Both parties suck. But I do
agree with you in a way....nothing will happen. Anyone waiting for a downfall
from this latter day House of Usher is quilty of wishful thinking.
Halliburtan et al cannot afford to lose Bushco to impeachment (kicked off by ousting Rover first), therefore, Bushco will be propped up by those 'powers' that underly Halliburtan et al. Er, _Jim. Have you perchance taken the Red Pill, instead of the Blue one this evening?
_Jim doesn't take pills. He uses suppositories. He just loves the feeling of cramming something in his anal cavity.
Behold the power of the Illuminati; behold the power of the Bilderbergers; behold the power of the CFR; behold the power of the Trilaterists; behold the power of the Fifth Column; behold the power of the red pill ...
You would know, you're part of it, you scumbag.
Goodby Gracy.
Don't let the door hit ya on the way out dickweed.
you guys don't even read your own press. I guess I would say your own 'press' is what I read here on this site, the news, the self-authiored material, the analysis; often that is referred to as one's own 'press' or more literally 'press release', published press reports etc.
FLint, you're on Bozo filter 'til you can be come civil.
You can put me on there too.
Awwwwww, gee whiz, Flint. Now you've done it. You went and upset Jizzbreath_Jim. Hahahahaha!
Call it 'discpline', like with a dog and a new carpet; he's going to have to learn and eventually be 'housebroken'. Civility is not something one is born with, it's a learned trait. It appears that Flint may not have gotten training in those early years, or, has simply devolved here in the later years ... If he actualy wants to converse or correspond, he's going to have to come 'down to earth' and meet some minimum standards, namely, be civil.
ROTFLMAO That's a keeper. I'm sure it's also an accurate description.
LMAO!
We guys are commies. Jizzbreath defines a communist as being a person who wouldn't enjoy fluffing Bush in the shower.
Is traffic generally this light in the mornings? Or are all your compadres too scared to come out and try and make intelligent arguments in rebuttle to my posts this morning?
You aren't. You seem to enjoy coming in here and crapping the place up.
Okay - okay - I'll give you that 'they' may be busy doing yardwork and 'garage saling' this morning; I've got to make a pot of coffee and get busy myself. Good bye for now, Gracy.
Flint, PM me when you're civil again and I'll take you off Bozo ...
Your #15 doesn't address my #8. Adult ADD?
We tried to be an adult with you last night and all you did was spin and tap dance. You made as ass out of yourself and we lost all respect for you. Now we are just trashing you for fun.
I think he likes being on your bozo filter.
Jizzbreath_Jim would blow a goat, beg for more and show the photos to this mother, if his handlers told him to. Let's look at some of his past works: Jizzbreath_Jim defended the ATF's murderous actions at Waco while Clinton was president. Jizzbreath_Jim defended the governments version of events at OK city Jizzbreath_Jim, now defends the governments version of 9/11 and promotes our invasion and illegal war in Iraq.
Yeah, but what I'm wondering is, how are you going to make it through the weekend knowing that you're on his bozo list? Oh, the humanity! We might have to start a 'Free Flintlock' fund.
As usual, Jizzbreath_Jim is full of it. I'm not on his bozo I can see all his posts (if you can call them posts)
...behold an assclown pussy which can't spell English words and clings to the sinking ship that is the Bush mal-Administration.
Jizzbreath defines a communist as being a person who wouldn't enjoy fluffing Bush in the shower. Jizzbreath_Jim would blow a goat, beg for more and show the photos to this mother, if his handlers told him to. Let's look at some of his past works: Jizzbreath_Jim defended the ATF's murderous actions at Waco while Clinton was president. Jizzbreath_Jim defended the governments version of events at OK city Jizzbreath_Jim, now defends the governments version of 9/11 and promotes our invasion and illegal war in Iraq. How about this: While you're on his bozo filter we all quote you in full in our replies so he has to read them anyways?
Nahh, Trial drags on, lowlevel background, Bush pardons Libby and if need be, Cheney. Of course, Dickie's the one who instigated this; the war has made him gazillions. The Haliban don't let their profits slip by easily.
"I want the American people to know that our dreams are gone, our work was in vain. There will be no future for our children and our grandchildren in the new Iraq. The future is for the clerics. This is not the democracy we dreamed of. "--Dr. Raja Kuzai
You deserve a nice, big ATTA GIRL!!!
ROTF........nah! I won't say a word....... :) Scooter and Bubba! ROTF! Bitch and Bitchor.
Gee, I hope Jim is posting from Iraq then..
When Libby sings 222 indictments will come down. Bush and Cheney will be frog marched out of the White House. Everyone except the butlers will be in jail. All of them will be raped. In the new administration Raimondo will be press secretary. Wayne Madsen will be Secretary of State. Tom Flocco will be Vice President. President will be . . . Michael Moore. I can't wait.
I never said anything of the sort. And you know that. If you want to prove me wrong, post a link. But do us all a favor and don't start spinning and jumping the subject like a nine year old kid this evening. The adults are talking here. Come back when you grow up.
Jim is a Republican. Republicans don't do wars, Republicans send your kid to fight wars while they sit home and hammer on the keyboard. It's the natural order of things. Just as Rush Limbaugh, George Bush, Perle, Wolfowitz, Cheney and the rest of the crew. Why should they fight when they can make chumps like us do it.
The operative phrase being 'when they can make chumps like us do it'... :-(
Sorry, just trying to get into the flow of things here. I originally came to read the market posts, but I had to wade through a dozen articles by Madsen, Flocco, Raimondo, and several other well-connected, sober folks. I trying to reeducate myself. Me and John Candy.
You are a bullshitter and a would be troll. You don't rise to the level of a true troll.
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#5. To: _Jim (#3)
Not going to happen.
#6. To: _Jim (#3)
Not going to happen.
#7. To: Jethro Tull (#5)
#8. To: _Jim (#7)
you guys don't even read your own press.
#9. To: _Jim (#7)
The Bush 'Crime family syndicate' will make sure he doesn't sing.
#10. To: FormerLurker (#9)
Er, _Jim. Have you perchance taken the Red Pill, instead of the Blue one this evening?
#11. To: FormerLurker (#9)
#12. To: _Jim (#11)
behold the power of the Fifth Column;
Hey, Meester,wanna meet my seester?
#13. To: Flintlock (#12)
#14. To: _Jim (#13)
Goodby
#15. To: Jethro Tull (#8)
#16. To: Flintlock (#13)
#17. To: _Jim (#16)
FLint, you're on Bozo filter 'til you can be come civil
#18. To: Flintlock (#12)
#19. To: Esso (#18)
#20. To: Esso, Jizzbreath_Jim (#18)
Jizzbreath_Jim
Hey, Meester,wanna meet my seester?
#21. To: Esso (#18)
Jizzbreath_Jim
#22. To: Jethro Tull (#8)
Who are "we" guys?
#23. To: avian virus (#22)
#24. To: _Jim (#19)
and eventually be 'housebroken'
#25. To: avian virus (#22)
#26. To: Flintlock (#25)
#27. To: _Jim (#15)
#28. To: _Jim (#23)
Or are all your compadres too scared to come out and try and make intelligent arguments in rebuttle to my posts this morning?
#29. To: _Jim (#26)
Flint, PM me when you're civil again and I'll take you off Bozo ...
#30. To: avian virus, Jizzbreath_Jim (#22)
Jizzbreath defines a communist as being a person who wouldn't enjoy fluffing Bush in the shower.
Hey, Meester,wanna meet my seester?
#31. To: Flintlock (#30)
#32. To: Esso, _Jim stole Trace s gerbils (#31)
how are you going to make it through the weekend knowing that you're on his bozo list?
Hey, Meester,wanna meet my seester?
#33. To: _Jim (#11)
#34. To: Flintlock, all (#30)
#30. To: avian virus, Jizzbreath_Jim (#22)
#35. To: robin (#0)
#36. To: robin (#2)
#37. To: FormerLurker (#6)
30 years is long time to be holding hands with Bubba.
#38. To: Flintlock, _Jim (#30)
_Jim, now defends the governments version of 9/11 and promotes our invasion and illegal war in Iraq.
#39. To: avian virus (#28)
#40. To: bondhue (#39)
When Libby sings 222 indictments will come down. Bush and Cheney will be frog marched out of the White House. Everyone except the butlers will be in jail. All of them will be raped. In the new administration Raimondo will be press secretary. Wayne Madsen will be Secretary of State. Tom Flocco will be Vice President. President will be . . . Michael Moore. I can't wait.
#41. To: Lady X (#38)
Gee, I hope Jim is posting from Iraq then..
#42. To: avian virus (#41)
#43. To: avian virus (#40)
#44. To: bondhue (#43)
Sorry, just trying to get into the flow of things here. I originally came to read the market posts, but I had to wade through a dozen articles by Madsen, Flocco, Raimondo, and several other well-connected, sober folks. I trying to reeducate myself. Me and John Candy.
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