Audio Tribute to Valerie Plame Wilson

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer and contributors James Harris and Josh Scheer celebrate the dignity and tenacity of Truthdigger of the Week Valerie Plame Wilson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Valerie Plame Wilson

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Valerie Plame Wilson, who packed quite a punch Friday during her first public testimony since her 2003 outing as a covert CIA operative. The ex-agent proved she was no slouch when it comes to speaking truth to power with her strong words about the Bush administration's role in leaking her identity in 2003. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Plame Takes the Stand

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2007 Former CIA operative Valerie Plame ripped into the Bush administration Friday for blowing her cover by leaking her identity to the press in 2003. Plame told Congress in her first public testimony that her name and identity were "carelessly and recklessly abused by senior officials in the White House and State Department," pointing out the "terrible irony" of the circumstances surrounding her outing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Scooter’ Libby Found Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2007 I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was found guilty on four of the five counts of perjury and obstruction for which he was standing trial. Media Matters anticipates the misinformation talking points likely to circulate in the mainstream media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Plame Ready for Close-Up

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 Variety reported Friday that Warner Bros. has bought the "life rights" (a somewhat alarming term) of former CIA agent Valerie Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, and plans to make a movie about their lives. In addition to using secondhand accounts of Plame's outing by big players in the Bush administration, WB scribes may pull from her memoir, "if the CIA permits her to publish it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Defense Rests

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2007 The defense has rested in "Scooter" Libby's Plamegate trial after spending only three days (compared with the prosecution's three weeks) making its case. Libby's defense focused on discrediting prosecution witnesses and hyping the defendant's allegedly bad memory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Escapes Cross-Examination

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2007 The lawyer of alleged perjurer "Scooter" Libby revealed Tuesday that neither his client nor the vice president will testify for the defense. Dick Cheney would have been the first vice president to testify at a criminal trial, open to a range of uncomfortable questions from the prosecution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Role of the Big Guys Is Becoming Clear in Plame Case

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Regardless of the outcome of the "Scooter" Libby trial, it has become plain that Bush and Cheney misled the public about their involvement with the vengeful leaking of a CIA operative's identity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Libby Trial Reveals Cheney’s Upset

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2007 There can be no doubt after multiple witnesses and now audio recordings from Libby himself that the White House was hopping mad about Joe Wilson's assertion that the administration cherry-picked intelligence to make the case for war. On the tapes, Libby describes the vice president as "upset" and "disturbed" over what he considered a political assault. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Grand Jury Tapes to Be Released

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2007 Judge Reggie Walton announced today that audio recordings of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's grand jury testimony will be released publicly after presentation at his trial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Scooter Stand a Chance?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2007 Conflicted journalist Judith Miller added her damning testimony to a mounting heap on Tuesday, saying "Scooter" Libby did in fact reveal to her that Joseph Wilson's wife worked at the CIA. With more and more witnesses contradicting Libby's account of events, his trial is starting to feel like a technicality on the way to a pardon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Bad News for Libby

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2007 Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer (above, center) testified Monday that "Scooter" Libby revealed Valerie Plame's CIA status three days before he claims to have learned the information. Fleischer also said Libby mentioned that the matter was "hush-hush." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )