Robert Novak:
…said publicly for the first time Tuesday that White House political adviser Karl Rove was a source for his story outing the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame.
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In a syndicated column to be released Wednesday, Novak says he told Fitzgerald in early 2004 that Rove and then-CIA spokesman Bill Harlow had confirmed information about Plame.Contacted Tuesday night, Harlow declined to comment. But a U.S. intelligence official familiar with the matter denied that Harlow had been a confirming source for Novak on the story. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Harlow repeatedly tried to talk Novak out of running the information about Plame and that Harlow’s efforts did not in any way constitute confirming Plame’s CIA identity. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Harlow may end up being a witness in a separate part of Fitzgerald’s investigation, the upcoming criminal trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, on charges of perjury, obstruction and lying to the FBI.
In his column, Novak said he also told Fitzgerald about another senior administration official who originally provided him with information about Plame. Novak said he cannot publicly reveal the identity of that source even now.
Uh huh… three guesses on who that unnamed source is:
- Dick
- Cheney
- Dr. Evil
And remember this:
[President Bush has] made it very clear to people in his administration that he expects them to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration.
So can we say goodbye to Karl Rove and his evil ways? I doubt it. Bush has never been a man of his word. My guess is Rove get’s honored for avoiding the indictment, because treachery and deceit are what is most valued by Bush, Inc.
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