FITZ SET TO PRESS FOR ROVE'S INDICTMENT!!! With Updates

[kpete]

Fitzgerald seen to press for Rove's indictment despite last-minute testimony... Developing...
http://www.rawstory.com/

Update from Firedoglake:
Just heard on Air America news here in Florida, that they are claiming that Fitz will be meeting with the GJ tomm. They said Sanborn has refused to confirm OR DENY that Fitz will be having a news conference tomm.
Hmmmmmm. Let's see what the Raw Story developing post will say!
PattyLou | 12.13.05 - 9:31 am | #
http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/

Fitzgerald long suspicious of Rove; New testimony may not stave off indictment...
Story by 1:15 ET...
http://www.rawstory.com/

[Beetwasher]

1. Frustratingly Short on Details

Oh well...

[kpete]

3. I will update asap

[Taxloss]

2. HYPING: FITZ TO INDICT ROVE SAYS RAW STORY HEADLINE!

RISING: RAW STORY PAGE VIEWS ON CONTENT-FREE NON-RUMOUR!

[iconoclastNYC]

13. Bashing RawStory is so tired.

If you don't like it just ignore it you little baby.

[Taxloss]

16. Bashing Raw Story is never tired.

I'll stop when they get something right.

Name-calling is childish.

On edit: Actually, why stop then? If one of the one-line "exclusives" actually does fluke out and happen to be true, it will be through chance, not good reporting.

[Kralizec]

25. Right more than not. Get over it.

[Taxloss]

29. Guesswork. I'll believe it when I hear it.

[yodermon]

28. You problem is with their Style.

I sorta have a problem with it too.

Their Substance, however has proven to be excellent.

[Taxloss]

31. Spot on.

They shouldn't trail something they can't deliver, and if they can deliver it, they should do so. It's a very shoddy and irritating practice.

A But they have had some good stuff in the past.

[Cooley Hurd]

61. Okay... I'll bite. What have they gotten wrong that other news outlets..

...haven't? If you're referring to the 20-some-odd indictments that RawStory reported on before Libby's indictment came down, that was reported by other outlets, including Newsweek. If you recall, Rove made a deal, albeit temporarily, right before the indictments were handed down, and that changed the number of indictments at the last minute.

Please, by all means, list all that RawStory's gotten wrong, because I've seen little-to-no instances of it.:shrug:

[Kazak]

4. Translation?

:shrug:

[H2O Man]

6. Things are picking up.

Mr. Rove needs to buckle his seat belt. The ride is going to get bumpy.

[seemslikeadream]

12. Our babies are dying, please hurry Fitz

slow the roll

HOW MANY MORE GEORGIE, HOW MANY MORE?



http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2005-12-13T161144Z_01_DIT358289_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-SOLDIERS.xml


Four U.S. soldiers were killed when their patrol struck a makeshift bomb northwest of Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said in a statement.



Shuffle Your Feet

Time won't save our souls
Time won't save our souls
Time won't save my soul...no

When everything is going down
nothing seem to feel same
no one seem to know my name
no one seem to go my way

but who knows if i'll see you again
but who knows if i'll see you again

One more for the soul-maded dreamers
One more for the wicked man
One more for the peaceful protest
That keeps the war in demand

Who knows if I'll see you again
Who knows if I'll see you again

Time won't save our souls
Time won't save my soul
Time won't save our souls
Time won't save my soul

I never thought I'd see it coming
I never thought I'd ever know
Nothing seems to take me over
Nothing seems to let me go

Who knows if I'll see you again
Who knows if I'll see you again

[No Exit]

47. It's almost like you were speaking my thoughts

That's how I think of it, too--even with Fitz's integrity, carefulness, hard work, it all seems so slow, and day after day they are dying. Day after day, more blood on the hands of Bush/Cheney.

I hope Pigboy goes down very, very soon! Any seismic jolt to this rotten administration is always welcome.

[Binka]

15. H2O Did You See The Photo Of Karl Where It Looks Like He Lost 25 lbs?

Worried a bit Tubby McTreason? Or should that read Troubled McTreason?

[H2O Man]

21. Yes.

The White House pretending that Rove is calm, cool, confident and in control doesn't fit the picture, does it? I think that his opportunity to make a plea on some charges, in return for cooperating fully on Cheney's role, is going to be withdrawn. Fitzgerald isn't playing games.

[FreedomAngel82]

44. He's trying too hard

He's trying too hard to appear calm, cool and collected but you can tell by how he is with the grand jury he knows he's in shit. Stories changing all the time etc.

[seemslikeadream]

22. I just read that judy had lost a bit of weight in jail

maybe he's gettin' in shape for the change in menu

[H2O Man]

26. He has to know

he is in serious trouble now.

[Binka]

30. Joy Joy What A Birthday Present For Karl!

Will the RW claim the liberals are waging a war on Jesus and Karl?

[H2O Man]

34. I am hoping

that Steve Hadley is indicted, too. I appreciate that Rove is as obnoxious a public figure as Bush. He is the kid we all considered the class brown-nose in school. And he has played a significant role in using the war issues to promote his hero's political career, with no thought to those who suffer and die for his political pleasures. However, the war in Iraq and the potential for more regional conflict is rooted in the neoconservatives. Libby and Hadley, along with Dick Cheney, are more significant targets in that sense.

Rove being indicted will, of course, knee-cap the administration on a wide range of domestic policies.

[KoKo]

38. Rove is so confindent that the "screws" are back on the Media Big Time

in the last two weeks. What made him so confident? That's worrysome to me. Maybe Fitz will go after others Hadley and Rove has the word from Luskin. Maybe Rove fingered Hadley?

It's hard to believe his confidence isn't based on something? :shrug:

He needs to go. He's the Big Boot that holds the media down and whips them when they start to peep out. Although the Corporists who own the Media maybe are just as bad and sadly, we aren't going to get rid of them...they will work against Fitz to support the hands that fed them.

Still..Rove out of the way would be a big opening for us here out on the "internets."

[H2O Man]

42. He may be convinced

that Bush will pardon him. That is certainly a possibility if he can stretch his case out until after the '06 elections.

[KoKo]

67. I guess he thinks he will still be able to run the show even if Bush is

forced to have him step down. :shrug: He thinks he will still have power before the pardon? Going through a trial can't be a picnic...but maybe he figures he lives under a lucky star?

[Binka]

27. Oh Yeah Jail Food Is Nasty Shit On A Shingle Is What We Called It

In my bad girl days. He'll lose weight and MORE!

[seemslikeadream]

32. Yea I wonder if old kkkarl will lose his virgin stat

or maybe Gannon already had the pleasure

[Binka]

33. Karl Already Broke His Sphincter In...Many Times

But being the bitch of a Hairy Stinky Sweaty Toothless Guy Named Fred will be a new experience for him. How NICE!

[H2O Man]

35. You two are terrible.

I'm trying not to laugh, but to little avail.

[Binka]

37. Come On Laugh! This Is Good Time!!

You are right about Hadley. I pegged Hadley and Ari as the name droppers a few months back. But Karl is so much fun to beat up on. Such an odious little cretin. Looks like Atwater got lucky with the brain cancer compared to what's comin down the pike for Ms Rove the new Jail House Prom QUEEN!

[H2O Man]

45. Rove is a worse

human being that Atwater ..... which is difficult. Atwater died of brain cancer, Rove is among the living dead, with soul cancer.

As time permits, I am going to do an essay on Mr. Hadley. People may find his views chilling. He is an extremely dangerous fellow.

[Binka]

49. Looking Forward To It

Hadley was the arsehole who came out to talk Cindy into leaving Crawford last summer. He probably offered to do the dirty work he is very vile! There is much speculation about Hadley here in Italy as he was in on the meeting with the SIMSI.

I think Hadley ordered the hit on Nicola Calipari the guy "escorting" Segrena out of Iraq. I have always believed it was Calipari who was the target not the journalist.

[H2O Man]

52. I have a few things

that, while not new, are probably not known to the general public. His mind is not good.

[symbolman]

65. Merry Fitzmas Binka!

Hope the boy is doing well! Here's something for the whole family I created just in time for the "Running of the Piss down the Leg" of the RovePig :)

Just for you Sweetie, and the lil one.. (PS I sent your other son a Whole Box of "Rove's War" films in case he hasn't let you know, hope that was okay..)

Here's the links, miss ya!

**********************

Decorate YOUR FITZMAS TREE - an Interactive Animation, my Best Yet!

MERRY FITZMAS! I wanted a Damn Fitzmas Tree ever since I heard the term invented RIGHT HERE, and NOW by god I have one, and you can too..

I have labored long and hard on this Interactive Animation (Flash - you may need the most recent flash plugin on your system - at least 6 I think, here's the Macromedia link for player/plugins: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/#players ) - WHERE YOU can actually DECORATE YOUR OWN FITZMAS TREE, by dragging and dropping Ornaments and dropping them on the FITZMAS TREE - if an Ornament sticks to your "hand" it may be because of the slimy people encased within, just give it another mouse click on the tree to shake it off

There are two Flashes that interact with each other - one is the Fitzmas Tree itself, with a box FULL of decorations, the decorations being the Subjects of Indictments, Investigations, etc - something your Right Wing brother-in-law might be interested in knowing, lots of fun facts

If you click (click all over the page, lots of surprises on it) on the TITLE's of the Flashes you can go between the Tree itself, and another Flash that will load up with all the Decorations and an explanation of WHO they are, and WHAT they did.. for folks that don't know much about the Plame Outing they can get educated on the Ornaments and then click on back to the Tree and Decorate the Hell out of it

Here's two links, the first goes to the Fitzmas Tree itself, but like I said, you can click to the other Flash for more info, or a pal can get more info and Trim the Tree after.. Try this one First:

http://www.tbtmradio.com/flash/merryfitzmas.swf

or you can check out the Ornaments (but maybe miss some surprises where the Presents are) at This Link:

http://www.tbtmradio.com/flash/merryfitzmasornaments.swf

In case you're wondering what that building is in the background, it's the HAGUE, I thought it rather appropriate - and the guys in ORANGE, well, I think you'll recognize them

So ENJOY if you will, and do me a favor, keep this KICKED Please - a labor of love, but no sleep for about Three days either.. Pass it around to anyone you think might be interested, but Please also come back here and Let me Know what YOU think of this work, I scrambled brains doing this

And don't forget to open the presents under the FITZMAS TREE, I wrapped them special just for YOU..

[Sydnie]

50. Please tell me that Hadley will lead to a Bolton connection too?

I just KNOW Bolton is involved in all of this and I want to see him go down with the rest of the cabal. Could it be that he and Hadley worked together to obtain and spread the "news"?

[H2O Man]

53. In my opinon

Bolton is connected.

[Binka]

56. What A Web Of Deceit. They Are All Liars Crooks Murderers & Thieves

SCUM.

[A Simple Game]

41. One of the main reasons I like it here.

Never hold in a laugh, You know you can't save them, you just lose them.

[H2O Man]

46. Good advice! n/t

[deadparrot]

5. Whaaa?

Holy hell, I hope it's true. :D

[liberal N proud]

7. I will second that thought

[iconoclastNYC]

8. Oopps

How'd that happen? Self delete.

[Jim__]

9. Please,let it be Fitzmas!

[iconoclastNYC]

10. The Republican Spin Machine has been waging a war against Fitzmas.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

43. Please, not this shit again.

Is there any way we can possibly treat this as something other than a cheezy made-for-TV movie?

[Jim__]

58. Should I pretend I'm upset because Rove finally got caught?

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

59. He hasn't been "caught."

He hasn't been indicted. He may or may not ever be indicted. More people may or may not be indicted. To hold up this idea that there will be one day upon which all of the arseholes will be indicted is silly. It's not how the legal system works, and I don't understand why everyone is expecting it to work that way.

[Jim__]

64. Fitz didn't convene a new Grand Jury on a whim!

Rove is in his cross hairs and I'm celebrating. Really sorry if you find that offensive. I didn't say anything about "all of the arseholes ".

I guess we could all just go sit in the corner with our eyes down and hope nobody's mean to us.

[marylanddem]

11. Fitzmas is coming, the goose is getting cooked! nt

[jim3775]

14. I need to buy another bottle of Champagne

I popped the cork on the old one about 6 weeks ago.

[Missy Vixen]

17. We watch and wait while the champagne chills

Another baseball analogy for Patrick Fitzgerald: My favorite player is Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners. Edgar's retired now, but his ferocious work ethic, his superior conditioning, and his readjusting his stance and his swing kept him playing into his 40's.

I'm getting this GREAT mental picture of a prosecutor taking off his suit coat, rolling up his sleeves, stepping up to the plate and hitting it out of the park...

Julie

p.s. Be sure and put a face on that ball :evilgrin:.

[kpete]

18. Update from Firedoglake

Just heard on Air America news here in Florida, that they are claiming that Fitz will be meeting with the GJ tomm. They said Sanborn has refused to confirm OR DENY that Fitz will be having a news conference tomm.
Hmmmmmm. Let's see what the Raw Story developing post will say!
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/firedoglake/113449170559704138/

[stop the bleeding]

19. Thanx Kpete and typical of RS to keep us hanging, I love the work

they do but sometimes I find it hard to wait for the full details - thanx again

[deadparrot]

23. That's some mighty encouraging news during finals week.

Even if it pans out to nothing, it'll still get me through the day. :)

[npincus]

24. please please please please please... let it be so!

[meow2u3]

20. All I want for Fitzmas

All I want for Fitzmas is a Rove perp walk
A Rove perp walk, A Rove perp walk
All I want for Fitzmas is a Rove perp walk
so I can sing "Merry Fitzmas"!

[catmandu57]

36. It must be true

lil georgie* was out on a limb attempting to fly on his own again yesterday, and did a huge no no. Taking questions from an audience, that's a great big kkkarl spank.
The last time rover was out of the picture lil georgie* got burned while New orleans drowned.

[Nimrod2005]

39. Dear Lord, please let all of this be true!!!

[Historic NY]

40. Our "Fitmas" present...................n/t

[kpete]

48. Fitzgerald was concerned that Rove had hidden or destroyed evidence

Fitzgerald was concerned that Rove had hidden or destroyed evidence, lawyers close to the case tell RAW STORY. His suspicions may have been right: an email he sent to then Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley in early July 2003 later proved Rove had spoken to Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper about Plame—a fact that Rove omitted when he was first interviewed by the FBI.

Whether Fitzgerald knew in late January or early February 2004 about the existence of the email Rove sent to Hadley remains unknown. The email did not show up during a search ordered by then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales in 2003. Gonzales enjoined all White House staff to turn over any communication about Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, a vocal critic of the Iraq war who accused the Bush administration of twisting prewar Iraq intelligence. Gonzales’ request came 12 hours after senior White House officials had been told of the pending investigation.

Hadley did not respond to repeated requests to comment. Calls placed to the National Security Council were dropped by press office aides.

According to those familiar with the case and earlier reporting by RAW STORY, Fitzgerald had already obtained the cooperation of a key witness, former Deputy National Security Adviser for Vice President Dick Cheney, John Hannah. Hannah agreed to cooperate with Fitzgerald when the special prosecutor uncovered evidence tying Hannah to the leak and threatened to indict him, the sources said.

Hannah gave Fitzgerald the names of some White House officials who knew about Plame Wilson and disseminated her CIA status to reporters and other White House officials, the laywers said. One of the officials Hannah appears to have implicated was Rove, they added. Cheney promoted Hannah to be his assistant national security adviser following Libby’s indictment.


http://www.rawstory.com/

[No Exit]

54. Thanks for these updates!

[kpete]

51. UPDATE

Fitzgerald still looking to indict Rove

Short of a last minute intervention by Rove’s attorney, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is expected to ask a grand jury investigating the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson to indict Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove for making false statements to the FBI and Justice Department investigators in October 2003, lawyers close to the case say.



http://www.rawstory.com/

[mmonk]

55. Great

Now he can turn his attention to others involved and keep the indictments rolling (I know, hopeful thinking).

[kpete]

57. Another gem from Raw Story

As of Monday, neither Rove nor his attorney Robert Luskin has explained Rove’s misstatements to Fitzgerald’s satisfaction, those familiar with the case said. Eleventh-hour testimony from Time Magazine reporter Viveca Novak—who Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin fingered as a crucial witness in keeping his client out of court—does not appear to have been helpful in dodging an indictment, they added.
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Fitzgerald_seen_to_press_for_Rove_1213.html

[Vinca]

60. I'm predicting a Rove indictment AND

a continuation of the investigation. I also predict that at some point in 2006, all investigations will peak - Fitzy's, Abramoff, Delay, Frist, fallout from the Dukester. Voters will be trampling each other to vote Democratic in November.

[foreverdem]

62. I hope you're right!

Oh Vinca, I so hope you are right. What a great two thousand Fitz it would be for all of us to see all these pukes put away for a long time.

[H2O Man]

63. The neocon spy scandal

will also come to the public's attention in 2006.

[malaise]

66. That will start blowing up this week n/t

[leeroysphitz]

68. IF it happens it will happen WHEN it happens...

No emotional roller coaster for me this time. Thanks.