FBI agents did do a cursory interview with Burba not long after Rockefeller asked for an investigation. And they made a pro-forma request for her to contact her source to see if some arrangement could be devised under which they could speak to him.
But after that, they didn’t follow up with her for months to find out what the answer was. And when they did finally follow up with her, it was mainly because one agent was passing the matter on to someone else.
To this day they’ve never made contact with the guy who tried to sell Burba the documents.
Now, on the surface you might say, ‘Well, maybe she’s just refused to name her source. And maybe she’s the only one who knows who the guys is. So what can they do?’
But that excuse falls apart pretty quickly.
Here’s why. Read on...
But after that, they didn’t follow up with her for months to find out what the answer was. And when they did finally follow up with her, it was mainly because one agent was passing the matter on to someone else.
To this day they’ve never made contact with the guy who tried to sell Burba the documents.
Now, on the surface you might say, ‘Well, maybe she’s just refused to name her source. And maybe she’s the only one who knows who the guys is. So what can they do?’
But that excuse falls apart pretty quickly.
Here’s why. Read on...
New York Times reporter Judith Miller (of phony Chalabi information fame), has been ordered to testify to the grand jury after her motion to quash a subpoena in the outing of Valerie Plame investigation was denied.
And hey, the Federal offense of outing an undercover CIA agent, putting the nation's security at risk, possibly getting people killed, destroying a line to the hunt for WMDs in terrorist hands, etc., isn't such a big deal. It's not important. As Josh says in his article, the FBI doesn't want to know any more about it.
But, hey, wouldn't it make a great TV show?
Federal prosecutors are still trying to uncover who leaked Plame's identity to conservative columnist Robert Novak, which he published shortly after Wilson wrote an op-ed piece critical of the Bush administration's justification for war in Iraq.
At least one person in Hollywood has been paying attention to the scandal as well. And, stripped of its nasty political implications, is pitching it as a lighthearted drama at FOX and its sister studio, 20th Century Fox TV.
article
At least one person in Hollywood has been paying attention to the scandal as well. And, stripped of its nasty political implications, is pitching it as a lighthearted drama at FOX and its sister studio, 20th Century Fox TV.
It's nice to know somebody takes serious things seriously.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are moderated. There may be some delay before your comment is published. It all depends on how much time M has in the day. But please comment!