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Judge rejects former CIA agent's lawsuit against Cheney, others
Jul 20, 2007, 5:39 GMT
Washington - A US federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by a former CIA agent against Vice President Dick Cheney and other top White House officials.
The judge ruled that Valerie Plame and her husband, former ambassador Joe Wilson, could not sue over leaks that led to her secret work being publicly revealed in news reports, which they claimed was retaliation for his criticism of US President George W Bush's Iraq policy following the 2003 invasion.
Cheney and the others, including Bush's top advisor, Karl Rove, and former Cheney chief of staff Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, are immune from civil liability because 'rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr Wilson' is inherently part of their government work, US District Judge John Bates wrote in his decision.
Libby, convicted in March of lying in the leak investigation, was spared a 30-month prison term when Bush commuted the sentence to a fine and probation. Libby was the only person prosecuted after a lengthy investigation by a federal special prosecutor, with no indictments directly related to the leak.
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how convenient
Convenient indeed. But don't say that our government isn't the most corrupt in the world. It isn't. Or at least that's what they're telling us to believe, so it MUST be true, right?
...'separation of powers'
Now, maybe, agent 86 and 99 will find something else to do...perhaps Joe Wilson can disguise himself as a fire hydrant or something...
Not good for the agency!
The reasoning by the judge is akin to 'Well, they have to drive a car to go to work, so it's understandable that they accidentally shot someone along the way'...
Hey,
If you don't like it - get the hell out. Tired of hearing your whining!
...the white house aka Scoot, never actually shot anyone. Wilson and Plame are posers.
More bogus mania by another anti-Bush ranter gets thrown out by the legal system. First there was the White House energy council, Valerie 'I wasn't a covert agent after my own husband outed me trying to help the Democrats' Plame, and the constant rantings by Democratic lunatics that terrorists in Guantanamo have more rights and should be allowed out to kill people.
Now the target will become the courts who have to be wrong because they don't agree with the lunatic Democrats who don't care at all about what happens to the United States just as long as they have the power to raise taxes and give away the money to their supporters.
EAT IT DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was never a crime--she was a CIA desk jockey--nothing more--he was her sugerdaddy left leaning weenie--that used her influence to get the job so he could attack a sitting President.--She gets early retirement with full pay by raising all this hell, so never has to work again.
This was what thet did get
1)A political jab at the Whitehouse that let them attack the pres. and then attack scot.(real target the VP)
2) he gets a nice appointment and paycheck because of her
3)She gets early retirement, and pay for life
4) They almost got away with this suit for even more free money
5) Would really like to know is any unusual deposits were made into their accounts after this occured, or just before--think about it
My government is so embarrassing sometimes. They could have put dozens of people's lives at risk by leaking her undercover status (not to mention her life was in danger as well) Howcome the people responsible are immune? Oh, that's right, Bush is still in charge.
I am the true Huh--and I don't agree with the above imposter
They sell copyrights to our pet names we give ourselves on this site? I thought that 'poster' made an excellent point.
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Rick ReynoldsJul 20th, 2007 - 06:30:01
How was what they did 'rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr Wilson'? Does anyone know anything about the judge? Sounds like he may owe his job to I can only guess who.
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