A fascinating and detailed roundup of the latest in the Plame scandal. Looks like, among other revelations, it was a well known secret that Plame worked for the CIA, and Cooper probably already knew this when Rove told him that Wilson's wife planned the trip (and yes, that's one of Wilson's lies, he said on the record that his wife had nothing to do with him being picked for the trip to Niger, and it's now proven beyond a doubt that he lied about that), and thus Rove did not reveal anything not know, but since he didn't name a name anyway, no problem. Patrick Fitzgerald is not going after Rove at all, he's going after the real culprit, and one theory is that the criminal in the case is Judith Miller, currently sitting in jail for refusing to reveal her source. Perhaps her source was herself, forgetting that this well known secret was supposed to remain a secret. In the end Rove will be cleared of any wrong-doing, but the Bush-haters will try to fry him anyway, and will refuse to believe he's not at fault even if Miller ends up in jail for a much longer time for leaking the information herself. Basically this is a non-story where a small leak that didn't hurt anyone is being used to fry an innocent man while ignoring the real culprit. If Miller got her information from Rove, why isn't she saying so? He signed a statement releasing any reporters from protecting him if he's their source, and she's still not talking. Why? Two possibilities: One, she knows she's the real leaker and doesn't want a longer sentence, or two, she knows who the real leaker is, but doesn't want to say because she'd rather see a friend of Bush get fried than reveal the truth. If that's not bias, then what is?
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