May 30, 2007

Fitzgerald, Plame, CIA Director Hayden and Scooter Libby

By Al Johnson
Like the shape-shifting T-1000 cyborg of Terminator 2, Patrick Fitzgerald's claim that Valerie Plame was a covert agent, and that therefore Scooter Libby deserves a harsh sentence for supposedly outing her, not only won't die a proper death due to lack of proof, it keeps mutating into new forms. Of all the curious behavior associated with the Libby case, that of the CIA's director for the past one year, stands out for its puzzling obtuseness.General Michael Hayden was sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on May 30, 2006.  Thus far, he has distinguished himself mainly by launching profane tirades in the direction of journalists who have incurred his wrath.  That may be about to change.Among the documents that Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald filed in connection with the sentencing of Scooter Libby, VP Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff, was a lengthy PDF file which purports to support the contention that Valerie Plame Wilson was a "covert"...(Read Full Article)