From the AP via My Way: Plame Lawsuit Dismissed in CIA Leak Case:
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to disclose her identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the administration.
Poor babies, you attack someone (by lying) and you’re supposed to be a protected class. Grow up.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments.
Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
Why is it the real leaker, a gossiper, is the last one named?
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Plame’s identity was revealed in a syndicated newspaper column in 2003, shortly after Wilson began criticizing the administration’s march to war in Iraq.
Criticizing the administration by lying, The Honorable Joe “I didn’t even file a written report” Wilson.
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“This case is not just about what top government officials did to Valerie and me.” Wilson said in a statement. “We brought this suit because we strongly believe that politicizing intelligence ultimately serves only to undermine the security of our nation.”
Politicizing intelligence like you did?
Bates also sided with administration officials who said they were acting within their job duties. Plame had argued that what they did was illegal and outside the scope of their government jobs.
If it was illegal, why isn’t Armitage in prison right now? Apparently, rebutting criticism is against the law if done against The Honorable Joe Wilson.
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Bates, a former Whitewater prosecutor, was appointed to the bench in 2001 by Bush.
He better hide from the media and the “nut roots“.
Well, I cant agree more.