Plame sues Cheney, Rove, Libby

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:27 pm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington ... sues_x.htm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Valerie Plame and her husband, Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador, accused Cheney, Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby of revealing Plame's CIA identity in seeking revenge against Wilson for criticizing the Bush administration's motives in Iraq.

I wasn't aware that she had retired. This opens up a whole new ballgame.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:04 am

Hope she wins.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:18 am

Roody, I guess it all boils down to interpretation of law. The good news is that we might get to hear what the Grand jury is finding out aobut the whole affair.

vc_wannabe · Post by **vc_wannabe** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:38 am

The whole vanity fair artical is sure going to suck for them in court however. I mean it did harm to my career but I got paid to do a magazine artical?!

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:44 am

I'm curious... What would the Vanity Fair article have to do with anything? So they were paid to do it. Your aware that to this date, there isn't any news media or print media willing to take her story? Yet anyway.

I suppose they're all afraid of the usual smear campaign that would follow if any of them printed a story that wasn't favorable to this admin.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:49 am

It seems they've set up a trust fund for their defense.

Any monies collected from the suits will go to covering their suit and any extra will go to charity.

http://www.first-draft.com/modules.php? ... =0&thold=0