Originally posted by Nash
Bwahahh.... Okay buddy.
If reality in the form of the CIA's complaint, the prosecution's assertion and the courts acceptance is too much for you....
.... may I recommend a long walk and some fresh air?
Christ.... Even the defence isn't questioning Plame's status. Why the hell are you?
Could it be because the FACT is that Valerie Plame was a DESK JOCKEY from AT LEAST 1997 on? Yes! I think it is. The truth is she was NOT COVERT. You cannot be covert and be assigned to a desk at CIA HQ, and show up every day in public in broad freaking daylight. How stupid do you have to be to understand that simple fact? If the case is founded on a LIE then there is no case. CIA records plainly state Valerie Plame was a desk jockey from 1997 on because she MAY have been outed by Aldrich Ames as early as 1995.
Do you REALLY think that REAL covert CIA agents wander in and out of CIA HQ Langley in broad daylight on a daily basis? Through the front freaking gate? In full public view? In front of God and everyone? Seriously? Honestly?
Oh, and by the way, Libby is NOT charged with "outing" Valerie Plame. He is charged with "obstruction of justice" because he supposedly lied to the special prosecutor. IF Valerie Plame had actually been covert, then they'd charge Libby with outing her, it's a lot more serious than obstruction of justice. So this is no different than the Martha Stewart case, which was a witch hunt, plane and simple.
With regards to the civil case, Plame and Wilson can CLAIM anything. They don't have to PROVE it to file the case. In a civil action, you don't really even have to prove guilt OR culpability to any reasonable standard. It isn't even CLOSE to "beyond a reasonable doubt".