What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 The woman at the center of the CIA leak case "was no analyst or paper-pusher;" rather, she was chief of operations on the CIA's clandestine Joint Task Force on Iraq, which was heading up the CIA's intelligence hunt for Saddam's WMD. Thus, her outing by Bush administration officials was a serious breach of national security -- not to mention a career-killer. The Nation's David Corn has the scoop in his new book, "Hubris." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armitage Was CIA Leak Source, Lawyer Confirms

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2006 Richard Armitage, Bush's former deputy secretary of state, has confirmed through a lawyer that he was the original source in the CIA leak case. But he says he had no malicious intent. He was just gossiping with reporters. How does this fit in with the theory that the Bush White House leaked Valerie Plame's name as a revenge ploy against her husband? (Jump to find out.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Novak Names Sources in CIA Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Columnist Robert Novak revealed for the first time, in a column to be released Wednesday, that both Karl Rove and former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow had confirmed Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent He said that this occurred only after another administration official first supplied him with the info This is not a huge deal, relatively speaking, but certainly of interest to Plamegate junkies . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Journal: Bush ‘Directed’ Cheney to Discredit Joe Wilson

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 The president told federal investigators that he ordered Vice President Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter the allegations made by former Ambassador Joe Wilson that the White House had misrepresented intelligence to make the case to go to war with Iraq, according to people familiar with Bush's statement, as quoted by Murray Waas of the National Journal. If this story is correct, this not only links Bush with the CIA leak case, it puts him squarely at its helm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Won’t Be Charged in Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 That's the word from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and Rove's lawyer. This comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two sides. Bush called Fitzgerald's conduct throughout the proceeding "dignified." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Feds Suspect Novak Promised to Cover Up for Rove

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Muckraking journalist extraordinaire Murray Waas reports that investigators suspect that columnist Robert Novak called Karl Rove to concoct a cover story that would protect Rove in the Valerie Plame leak investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney May Be Called in CIA Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald wrote that Cheney would be a logical witness in the proceedings against his former chief of staff, Scooter Libby. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feds Tracking ABC News Phone Calls in Leak Hunt

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 A "senior law enforcement official" has told ABC News that the government, in trying to root out confidential sources, is tracking the phone numbers the news organization calls Maybe we should just start calling him George "Big Brother" Bush Update: An official acknowledges its "backtracking" of journalists' phone records . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s Notes May Reignite Leak Firestorm

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has disclosed handwritten notes by the vice president that ask whether former Ambassador Joe Wilson was sent to Niger on a "junket" by his wife. The notes appear on a copy of Wilson's N.Y. Times Op-Ed piece that kicked off the controversy. (via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Reportedly Tells Bush: I Will Be Indicted and Resign

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Top Bush aide Karl Rove has told the president that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will resign upon the public announcement of the charges, according to Truthout. Rove may be charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Washington Leaking: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 29, 2006 Determining which leaks are bad and which are good can be a murky process. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: CIA Agent Fired for Leaking

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The CIA has fired an agent who allegedly leaked information about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe to The Washington Post, reports MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. Fox News has more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )