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Libby Verdict
by gmath309

Emily Bazelon writes:

[Victoria Toensing] a supporter of Scooter Libby ...argued that the law couldn't have been broken when Valerie Plame's cover as a CIA agent was blown because her status wasn't really covert. The jury who convicted Libby disagreed.

The jury did no such thing! Libby was convicted of process crimes. I believe that very little evidence on Plame's covert status was even allowed in. Flippancy should not trump accuracy.

I have several posts about this on my blog

Re: Libby Verdict
by timeforsanity
Nice blog, keep it up.
Re: Libby Verdict
by Febber

I don't know what's worse -- the possibility that Bazelon missed this distinction (unlikely) or the possibility that she thought we would. Either way, take a big credibility hit, Emily.

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