"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:25:10 +0000, NOYB wrote:


It doesn't say one thing about whether or not Mitchell knew Plame's
identity before the Novak article. But the first sentence most certainly
states that Mitchell knew Plame's identity and that she worked for the
CIA.

So what? I know Porter Goss's identity and that he works at the CIA. So
what?

So what?!?

The Fitzgerald investigation began because somebody supposedly leaked
Plame's identity to the media.



Plame had an identity, and it was well known. So what? The last
sentence addresses the *legal* issue, her *role* at the CIA, her
*covert/classified* status at the CIA.

Libby isn't accused of lying about leaking Plames' role or status. He
stands accused of lying about leaking her *name* (which we now know isn't
even a crime).



Leaking Plame's identity isn't a
crime. There's nothing to leak. She had a public identity. Leaking
Plame's *classified* employment status was.

Show me where Libby is accused of leaking Plame's employment status. He's
accused of leaking her name, and the fact she worked for the CIA...but not
her status with them.