CNN

"This whole affair disgusts me, it is clear as the nose on my face that it was orchestraled to get back at Amb Wilson. Armitage was stroked like a fine fiddle by the White House if he is in fact the so called source."

Exactly, sort of like the old my dog ate my homework excuse.

Blame one of the lower level officials to take the fall, instead of acknowledge the fact the Bush Administration ordered this as an act of revenge.

Oh really..You think Richie Boy..
But i guess it's ok since your
good buddy got you out of the jam
in thanks for taking one for the team..As long as the job was done,and
your loyal,it's all o.k. Thats the
party line (either party really).
But your a spineless wonder Armitage.
You didnt stand up and tell your
fuhrer "no". Instead you hurt the country in loyalty to a stupid
political party.I hope that
haunts you the rest of your life
that you betrayed your country
while in a posiition on power.

He did not know she was "covert", the idenity and faces of Naval Seals are protected, he did not know that a CIA officer was "covert". Really, I was not aware that the identity of "CIA Officers" were basically open public knowledge whether their current assingnment was consider covert or not. After all members of the CIA, NSA, DIA go around all the time proclaiming who they work for and that they don't mind their identies being made public because today they are not covert, maybe tommrrow, then you can not print it.

The last time I saw a felone in court tell the judge that he did not know what he had done was against the law the judges response was that "ignorance is no defense".

This whole affair disgusts me, it is clear as the nose on my face that it was orchestraled to get back at Amb Wilson. Armitage was stroked like a fine fiddle by the White House if he is in fact the so called source.

Big Media once again fails the American People.

Thanks to CNN and other big media's inept reporting, today more people in American know that a flag fell over on Mrs. Clinton than why Armitage was not convicted of anything.

The media's failure to widely report the basic facts of the case has allowed lies from completely untrustworthy sources become fact in the minds of Americans.

Big Media was quick to name everyone up to the Vice President as the possible leaker. As usual, when their wild speculation turn out wrong, there are no headlines. More proof that a lie will travel around the world while the truth is still putting on his shoes.

Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to find Fitzgerald's findings in his own words on the internet, as he is drowned out by an endless amount of garbage.

Jon, Sacramento

see the problem with that is we went into iraq for a reason other then fighting al qaeda. but now they are coming to iraq to train against US soldiers in real combat. just like the militias did during the afghan/russia war in the 80's. so we were there to stop a dictator from unleashing his WMD's now we are there for a whole new reason. we completely dissolved there government and army and had NO exit strategy. and dont get me started on afghanistan. thats where our objective was! taliban, al qaeda, bin laden they were in afghanistan but all of our troops went to iraq! and your telling me went there so these countries could have a government? why are we losing ground in afghanistan why is the taliban coming back into power? do you think the taliban could come back into power where there is a true presence of the US military? nope. so tell me this why has the entire focus been iraq?? none of the hijackers were from iraq they were from saudi arabia! there has to be another agenda no matter how innocent you think this administration is. there is something mathematically wrong with this strategy. you criticize president clinton for bending to the public opinion but you see thats a job of the president. to listen to the people. not to disregard what WE want like this president does. i have heard no apology from this administration for being completely wrong on iraq. are they above that? do you find that a good quality in a president, to not be humble. you can be as polite as you want in your statements but theFACT is this president has really push his power beyond where it is supposed to be. there is a reason we have checks and balances. if you think the terrorists attacked us because of our freedom then you havent researched this at all. President Clinton did try to kill Bin Ladin but his hands were tied by the CIA and FBI take a look at this

"Of Clinton's efforts says Robert Oakley, Reagan Ambassador for Counterterrorism:
"Overall, I give them very high marks" and "The only major criticism I have is the obsession with Osama".

thats a hell of alot more then BUSH was credited with doing. as a matter of fact if you can show me how sitting for 7 minutes AFTER being told the US is under attack in a kindegarden classroom, can ever be truly accepted i would be amazed. and i can understand not everybody can speak well in public and its something you need experience with but...um....HES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!! that excuse isnt even almost aloud to fly for him!!!! are you kidding?? im amazed you could even look at this man as an even OK president because its not about OPINION its about what hes done and how much of it was good....and your giving him credit because maybe 1 day after all the fighting the shiites the sunnis and the kurds are just going to stop fighting eachother and create a peaceful government??? riiiiiiight...you think the middle east will ever EVER trust or accept us enough to GIVE IN?? you dont spread peace and democracy by invading a country. maybe if they just took out saddam and then helped the iraqi gov. stabilize and pick up the mess that the country was would we have had a chance. but its obvious we have no intention of giving this country back to the iraqis. we will control the oil we will control the taxes we will control the contracts and we will control the mcdonalds and taco bells that start springing up when we are capable to stabalize the region. but the truth is we NEVER will. you can FORCE a drug addict to give up drugs they have to want to do it themselves and fight. you cant make a country a democracy they will have to fight for it themselves!!!

How do we REALLY know that it was Armitage?

It seems a bit odd that everyone seems to trust such an obviously biased source.

Armitage could simply just be the planted scapegoat to deflect criticism from whom he worked for.

"Foolish"? I thought it was CRIMINAL to have disclosed her name. Isn't that what Patrick Fitzgerald's little grand jury investigation was all about? Oh, that's right, Armitage had already told Fitzgerald he was the leak early in the investigation, but Fitzgerald told him to keep his mouth shut while Fitzgerald ran a charade of trying to find out what he already knew, as a pretext to go trolling for any Bush administration official whose recollection of events two years earlier differed from any other two witnesses' recollection.

Armitage should be in jail; Fitzgerald should be disbarred for prosecutorial misconduct - and Libby should be pardoned.

Such a benign word – "foolish." it so implies that these guys just goofed. Of course, they didn't goof – Rove, Bush, Cheney, Libby, Armitage, Novak – all knew vey well they were outing a covert CIA agent. But, what a web they have spun. They should all be in prison for treason and crimes against humanity.

READ THE ARTICLE.Karl Rove was also named by Novak as a source and that puts this issue right in the White House whether the blind want to see this or not. However since we live in the land of the unaccountable nothing will ever come of this.

Oh, for heavens sake, you bush backers.... Bush himself came right out and said that somebody in his administration outed her!!

The disgusting thing is that at the time he called her "that woman".. he didn't even use her name. Adding insult to injury!

He then proceeded to say that it was a done deal and country needed to move on.

He ADMITTED IT! He then proceeded to say it was no big deal!!!

Apparently, in Bush's mind, a treasonous act is just no big deal.

Do we want to get into a contest of whether it's worse to pardon somebody who (allegedly) gave you money for it, or to pardon somebody so they can't turn state's evidence on your own sorry behind?"

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Thank you for emphasizing my point. No party is immune to criticism. It's interesting though that you point to any charge against Clinton as "alleged" (the records show money was exchanged), but you state any charge against a Republican as a foregone conclusion. And do you think for a second the Clinton machine hasn't twisted some arms to keep there asses out of the sling. Whew...amzsing me why Clintonphobs idolize these clowns.

Valerie Plame was a little more than a glorified secretary.
Posted By Agt. Smart : November 12, 2007 12:44 pm

Agent Smart is in the secret club "Wing-nuts Against Truth:" or how to abet corrupt politicians at the expense of CIA agents.

Get real. The Bush legacy is something we'll have to live with for years and years – so indeed, that legacy and those who choose to support it IS running for President in '08.

Christian – NY,

You wrote, "unfortunately when a president makes mistakes it can kill people and effect people alot more then you think!! clinton was an ok president??? why? what made him less then a great or even good president??

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Christian, I don't lay the entire blame of the "leadership" issue with Bush – Secretary of Defense, Dept of Defense, Commanding Generals, etc play a role.

Nor do I lay FEMA's fumble with Katrina at Bush's feet. FEMA had its leaders (Brown) and the State of Louisiana failed its own people.

Nor do I think Bush is an idiot because he is not a great speaker. 90% of Americans if standing in front of a large group will fumble. Unless you've had the experience (I have) public speaking can be quite challenging.

What I DO respect about President Bush – he is pursuing a course in the middle east of killing off Al Qaeda and helping Afghanistan/Iraq have a shot at a representative form of Government. He is doing this IN SPITE of the anti-war, code pink crowd. It's certainly not popular but I believe his objectives are RIGHT (my opinion).

Why I think Clinton was an "ok" President: Impeachment, Campaign scandals, NAFTA, not pursuing Bin Laden when he had the chance, significantly weakened our military and intelligence community (taking a hands-off approach to dealing with "unsavory" informants), etc.

Yes he did some good things (welfare reform) but I believed then – as I believe now – Bill Clinton is only concerned about his popularity than making unpopular decisions for the betterment of our country.

Ben, Cleveland, OH ~ "Absolutely agree…the left "nutjobs", as you call them, are so indoctrinated, so infused with hate that they embrace this "let's get em" mentality They are so determined to villify this administration that they, the so-called "tolerant ones, stereotype anyone and anything that has an (R) after it. It's no wonder they accept the one-sided argument of the likes of Michael Moore, Sean Penn , Rosey O'Donnell, and all the other "air head" Hollywood types as "gospel". But for heavens sake, don't be caught watching FOX News or you will certainly be labeled as "stupid"."

Spoken like a true Rushie, you bad, naughty boy.

Jon, Sacramento ~ Ca

Though we don't agree politically, your comment is one of most even-handed, level-headed comments explaining your support of the Bush Administration. Thank you for not injecting partisian rhetoric when answering the question. I agree insult for insult is wrong no matter what party you side with.

People are so blinded by their party loyalty. Please. Outing a CIA spy is a very serious national security issue. Instead of discussing the issue, all I see is those Bush apologists chiding the Clinton administration while the others hurdle ad homenim abuses at whoever disgree with them.

Divided we fall. As far as I can see, this nation is dead, and Americans only have themselves to blame. You also get the government you deserve, as always.

Jon, Sacramento

look at the things you said about bush those are all reasons to consider him a BAD PRESIDENT. you can give the leader of the free world 2nd chances over and over again. the presidency of the united states is a serious position. the question you should ask yourself is this...if bush was to apply for a job with the resume he has with this presidency he probably wouldnt get hired!! and if thats the case how can you sit and say "i believe he is trying to do the right thing but just makes mistakes" unfortunately when a president makes mistakes it can kill people and effect people alot more then you think!! clinton was an ok president??? why? what made him less then a great or even good president?? there is only 1 bad thing u can hold against clinton and its a ridiculous sex scandal. you see if bush did the same thing as clinton i could understand you saying come on give him a break hes still a good president. but hes done alot worse he put us in an accidental war which killed more then 100,000 human beings so far and cost this country billions in debt to CHINA!!!! that alone is enough for impeachment and even HATE. there is no excuse for this president and if you want to have a healthy debate you picked the wrong man to try and defend. HE is supposed to represent US we arent supposed to respresent HIM. he is not supposed to be our 30 yr old son that still lives at home with his mom and dad and we have to rationalized why he is not able to grow up. the president is supposed to be a MAN a grown MAN that can lead his people. if he cant give one speech without screwing it up he doesnt deserve to be on this world stage!!

There is something that doesn't make sense. Armitage said that he was unaware that Plame was a COVERT agent when speaking with Novak. So by Armitage's own admission, doesn't this make Plame's claim of covert status real? If Plame wasn't a covert agent and no law was broken in revelation of Plame's ID, why did the investigation take this long? Wouldn't the sole fact of her supposedly not being a covert agent automatically nullify the case that Fitzpatrick was trying to prove?

Frankly, I think some people are trying to debate the status of a CIA agent to take the spotlight away from the real problem. Some people in the Bush administration didn't like what Wilson wrote in his op-ed column and tried to exact some amount of political revenge. Wilson rightfully stood out in opposition to the Bush administration’s plans for Iraq and his wife paid the price.

Plame's own testimony to Congress states that she was a covert agent. President Bush pledged to hold accountable anyone in his administration associated with the leak of Plame's name to the press. We all know that no one has been held accountable.

Suggest you take a refresher course or Google the topic. Clinton's Admin was scandal plagued as well (and not just the sex scandal), culminating with the Presidential pardons that resulted in direct finanical gain for the Clinton library and Clinton relatives (his brother, as well as Hillary's two brothers) at the end of his terms. To suggest otherwise it just plain naive and biased.
Posted By DH, Flagstaff, AZ : November 12, 2007 1:57 pmYou should try a little Googling yourself on the Reagan and first Bush administrations, and check out the number of people convicted of criminal behavior on their watch (here's a hint – it's far, far more than in Clinton's administration, and for much worse offenses against the public trust).

Likewise, check out all the pardons Poppy handed out – especially the ones for people who hadn't even been to trial yet, and most specifically those relating to Iran-Contra. GHWB pardoned a number of people close to him who would likely have brought up his own involvement in that sordid affair.

Do we want to get into a contest of whether it's worse to pardon somebody who (allegedly) gave you money for it, or to pardon somebody so they can't turn state's evidence on your own sorry behind?

DH, Seattle, WA

you people are even better then the blame bush crowd. you are the "come on get over it" crowd. the 1 percent of the country who dont understand why there is many reasons to be upset with the man that represents us all over the world doing the stupidest things he can while in office. destroying our foreign relations destroying our portrayal of democracy for the rest of the world, destroying our economy, destroying peoples lives (our soldiers and iraqis) but you people will sit there and say "give the guy a break" well no we will not give him a break we dont like him. and the president of the united states doesnt deserve a break. he has the most important job in the world and if i am not aloud the priviledge of excuses in my proffession then the man who leads the free world has to be questioned and criticized on a daily basis. but your right we cant just blame bush we have to bhis whole administration and that is who people are talking about when they talk bad about bush. there talking about the people pulling his strings as well. he denied health care for kids! but hey i guess thats not a big deal right its something the crazy liberals are making a big deal about nothing right? you are the people that dont think anything is wrong until it DIRECTLY happens to you! well people like that dont solve the problem they make it worse.

Think about the tremendous harm this moron has done to recruiting at the CIA.

People working covert ops are among the most talented, hard-working citizens in the USA today and work a dangerous job while lying to their family and friends for decades for a frankly uncompetitive salary. When they punished Valerie Plame for her husband's choice to stand up to the Whitehouse they also ruined dozens of CIA agents cover and compromised all the assets that had been connected to Plame.

Would you join the CIA knowing that some sleezebag in the Whitehouse could ruin your career, possibly getting you killed in the process, TO PUNISH A CO-WORKER'S NON-CIA SPOUSE?

I am constantly amazed by the number of Bush dead-enders who still don't bother to check their facts about "Plamegate" – things that are easily verifiable via Google, such as:

1. The CIA itself confirmed that at the time she was outed, Valerie Plame Wilson was a covert agent whose status was classified.

2. Richard Armitage was not the only Bush administration official who gave her name to the press, according to the testimony at Scooter Libby's trial. Heck, even this piece discusses the fact that Karl Rove was one of Novak's sources.

3. Scooter Libby's conviction for obstruction of justice resulted from the actions he took to keep us all from finding out just how much Cheney (and possibly Bush) knew about multiple officials blabbing to the press.

Armitage is a crap-weasel of the highest order for his part in this, but his admissions don't exonerate the other perpetrators.

So I guess this makes it ok, right?!

Novak should have known better regardless of the source – you don't I.d. a CIA operative nder any circumstances!!!

Imagine if this happened under Clinton.....no, never mind, the feeding frenzy would have drown everything out!

ben, let's see...

No WMD's...

yellow cake uranium...

"curveball"

Osama bin Laden...still free

Valerie Plame, undercover agent..why are you still insisting she wasn't covert? If this happened under Clinton..cuz it has Clinton's named attached, you'd be screaming bloody murder.

My fav part...is ronnie's talkin about "cnn trying 2 bring down blahblahblah" when it's NEWS; they didnt' make it up, they're REPORTING it. Geez. My fav part about the whole thing is START UNjust war, Cut Taxes, Borrow Billions from Communist China

Lovin bush's weak dollar. Makes me sick..and Americans poorer.

Ask yourselves, are you better off before the Shrub Administration or better off now? (Extremely rich people need not respond). If your true answer is NO, find a new leader.

Posted By r sisk, nevada : November 12, 2007 1:36 pm

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I think Mr/Ms Sisk is that we that generally support President Bush aren't blind to faults and failures. We just don't believe this guy is the boogey-man the hate-bush crowd decries.

Has the Iraq War suffered from a lack of planning and leadership? YES.

Has President Bush errored when attempting to implement a form of amnesty program for illegal aliens? YES (at least I think so)

Does President Bush often struggle in giving speeches? SURE.

Does this President take an aggressive views on the powers of the Presidency. LIKELY – although I think when fighting terrorists and those who wish to continue killing Americans, we need to be tough.

What you will find among us Bush-Supporters is defensiveness. If a person doesn't scream about Impeachment, we're called ignorant, idiots, etc etc. There is no middle ground any longer where reasonable disagreement brings us together for healthy debate... just insult for insult.

I like President Bush and I believe he is doing what he truly believes is the right thing – and not just the popular thing. To keep myself honest – I think President Clinton was an "ok" President. He is a MASTER politician – although he seems to be coming off as a reactive defensive spouse attempting to defend Hillary. All that said... I don't "hate" Bill Clinton.

"I am dumbfounded by how many folks still back this administration even though time after time they are twisting, breaking and manipulating LAWS. This is typical "followers" who need a leader even though this leader and his cronies are a bunch of crooks."

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I hope you aren't suggesting the previous Administration was any better. Suggest you take a refresher course or Google the topic. Clinton's Admin was scandal plagued as well (and not just the sex scandal), culminating with the Presidential pardons that resulted in direct finanical gain for the Clinton library and Clinton relatives (his brother, as well as Hillary's two brothers) at the end of his terms. To suggest otherwise it just plain naive and biased.

To print a story, a journalist needs two sources. Yes, Armitrage was the original source, and that he hasn't been called to atone for his actions is a travesty. But Novak needed verification - enter Libby. Regardless of whether or not he sought out the opportunity to get revenge on someone critical of the administration (Wilson) or whether he simply jumped on the opportunity when it presented itself is beside the point - Cheney put politics over the safety and security of an Agent, which is unforgiveable.

Fred Thompson got a major boost as the National Right to Life endorsed him. This is also terrible news for Romney, and good for Giuliani. Read the full analysis of this major development here.

I am dumbfounded by how many folks still back this administration even though time after time they are twisting, breaking and manipulating LAWS. This is typical "followers" who need a leader even though this leader and his cronies are a bunch of crooks.

Ask yourselves, are you better off before the Shrub Administration or better off now? (Extremely rich people need not respond). If your true answer is NO, find a new leader.

"Thank you Thank you Steve. I was gravely concerned we might not hear from the Blame-Bush crowd considering how straight forward this story is (Richard Armitage outed Valerie Plame). Fortunately, YOU came through.

If you hadn't of spouted something negative about Bush – I would have been wrong. WHEW!"

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Agree. Isn't it a bore...they are like these child inflated BOZO punching bags...they keep coming back. I doesn't matter what is reveal, Bush is still to blame. Funny, how Bush NEVER does anything right. I guess the oil spill in SF is Bush's fault too. Very tiring to hear "the sky is falling" crowd.

To James, Phoenix AZ:

James, I am sure you understand that it is not FACTUAL data that makes a difference to them, it's only a matter of EMOTIONAL content and a monkey-see/monkey-do programming that gets them any attention. It follows the axiom that the 'Squeakiest Wheel Gets The Most Grease'.

So, let us all sit down and not be fooled by FACTS, nor let us be swayed by LOGIC, just get in line, jump on the emotional bandwagon, and hum along with Clinton, Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Edwards, and the rest of the 'Blame the Establishment For My Shortcomings' crowd.

Revealing the name of a CIA agent is illegal. Period. To do so without punishment sounds like something the Pres. of Pakistan would do–and get away with.

Anyone who says why Libby was punished, doesnt know the importance of being on oath.

I guess nut jobs dont understand that America is based on truthfulness.

Why not say it when it matters? Now, Bush has commuted Libby's sentence, continuing the pattern of criminality and coverup.

Bush pardons Libby for crimes Libby committed for Bush.

Is anyone getting nervous about this unreality?

Posted By Steve, Lyons, CO : November 12, 2007 12:47 pm

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Thank you Thank you Steve. I was gravely concerned we might not hear from the Blame-Bush crowd considering how straight forward this story is (Richard Armitage outed Valerie Plame). Fortunately, YOU came through.

If you hadn't of spouted something negative about Bush – I would have been wrong. WHEW!

Why not say it when it matters? Now, Bush has commuted Libby's sentence, continuing the pattern of criminality and coverup.

Bush pardons Libby for crimes Libby committed for Bush.

Is anyone getting nervous about this unreality?

Pray tell howzabout a list of those close to Bush who have not been a an embarassament to America?

As for the unidimensional poor soul who wants to talk about Sandy Berger – if Sandy Berger is a bad guy so be it -that hardly should result in a pass for Dick Armitage?????

Silly me, but shouldn't the standard have to do with right and wrong not what party someone is? Idealogues are more of a threat to the good ol' US of A than any terrorist!!

Valerie Plame was a little more than a glorified secretary. She is about as much of a CIA covert operative as Jack Bauer is.

I wish I could get out of a felony by saying it was 'foolish'. Must be nice".

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You mean like Sandy Berger?

I wish I could get out of a felony by saying it was 'foolish'. Must be nice.

That's why he came out and took responsibility 4 years ago!!

Do you believe the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame as an innocent mistake that was just "extraordinarily foolish" act or Malicious act to smear Valerie Plame & the evidence?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=955

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Extraordinarily foolish?

Try extraordinarily treasonous.

Why would you call yourself foolish for doing something you didn't even know you were doing??

Do you believe the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame as an innocent mistake that was just "extraordinarily foolish" act or Malicious act to smear Valerie Plame & the evidence? http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=955

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"I hope all the Bush/Cheney Impeach Now nutjobs take a few minutes to READ and COMPREHEND. Richard Armitage outed Valerie Plame!

But somehow I imagine FACTS won't matter to these folks when they have an agenda: revenge"

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Absolutely agree...the left "nutjobs", as you call them, are so indoctrinated, so infused with hate that they embrace this "let's get em" mentality They are so determined to villify this administration that they, the so-called "tolerant ones, stereotype anyone and anything that has an (R) after it. It's no wonder they accept the one-sided argument of the likes of Michael Moore, Sean Penn , Rosey O'Donnell, and all the other "air head" Hollywood types as "gospel". But for heavens sake, don't be caught watching FOX News or you will certainly be labeled as "stupid".

No one was convicted of outing a covert CIA agent because Valerie Plame was NOT an "official" covert agent. Beginning in 1997, Plame's primary assignment was shifted to the CIA headquarters in Langley, where all could see that she worked for the CIA, Duhaaaa...

Mainly due to the CIA's own incompetence of leaking her information to Russia and Cuba. Surely your not expecting to hear the truth from CNN..

So many people know so little about this entire incident. Richard Armitage was a FIERCE critic of the Bush Administration. He was the one that originally leaked Valerie Plame's name to the news media by his own admission. The prosecutor knew this going into the investigation of Scooter Libby, and therefore should have ended the investigation immediately – after all, he was investigating the leak to begin with. Why is this man not in jail, and why is the Bush administration being blamed for the leak?
Probably for the same reason that CNN will take down my comment as soon as their moderators read it...

Before you morons go blaming Bush as usual, this guy along with Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson all three hated Bush and had an agenda.

It boggles the mind that this guy admits it and has NEVER faced the consequences, I thought this was such an egregious threat to our "national security and our safety".

Oh that's right, it was only that when it was perceived to be a Bush hack that dropped her name.

Valerie and Joe, time for you two phony and proven liars to go away, your made up story got the desired results and your partner in the non-crime can laugh all the way to the bank after he writes his book as well.

I hope all the Bush/Cheney Impeach Now nutjobs take a few minutes to READ and COMPREHEND. Richard Armitage outed Valerie Plame!

But somehow I imagine FACTS won't matter to these folks when they have an agenda: revenge.

It is an atrocity that not one official has faced any charges for this act of treason. I hope that one day this administration will be investigated and many of the big players are faced with criminal charges namely Cheney and Rove. I really cannot understand anyone's defense of this blatant criminal act of revenge.

So why is this guy free and Scooter Libby a convict? I'm confused.

This Armitage ought to be ashamed to show his face, he should be in an
Orange jump suit.
Does he have any shame, about Scooter Libby, I can't believe these guys,Armitage is a disgrace and should be shunned from appearing, under the guize, that he is innocent.
I can not stand to look at him, Judas should be his trade name

Oh, stop trying to bring down anyone in the Bush administration that you can, cnn. Duh Alert : Bush is NOT running for President and the ONLY thing on our minds is Iraq and the '08 election in that order.