Reply #158: For the CIA - I was going to say Stephen Kappes, but according to

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Leopold's article the CIA source(s) sound like they are still currently employed by the CIA, so stike Tenet and Pavitt off your list.

"Cheney and Libby made it clear that Wilson had to be shut down," the CIA official said. "This wasn't just about protecting the credibility of the White House. For the vice president, going after Wilson was purely personal, in my opinion."

Cheney was personally involved in this aspect of the information gathering process as well, visiting CIA headquarters to inquire about Wilson, the CIA official said. Hadley had also raised questions about Wilson during this month with the State Department officials and asked that information regarding Wilson's trip to Niger be sent to his attention at the National Security Council.


So who are the CIA sources that are talking
In interviews over the course of two days this week, these officials were urged to speak on the record for this story. But they resisted, saying they had already testified before a grand jury investigating the leak of Wilson's wife, covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, and added that speaking out against the administration and specifically Vice President Cheney would cause them to lose their jobs and subject their families to vitriolic attacks by the White House.

Not this guy? Robert Grenier? I was going to post this article in a thread by itself but since we got on the subject. The CIA people that we are looking for are probably a little lower on the totem pole, see article here on Robert Grenier
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060208/pl_afp/usintelligencenational2_060208215548


Also based on the Leopold/BR_Parkway thread from yesterday we can surmise that other WH officials are cooperating as well. see link here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x362957#367920

As far as Powell, Armitage, Wilkerson I would say yes, especially judging by the relationship between Armitage and Powell that is so eloquently highlighted in the threads below.


Needless to say H2Oman is right the news is starting to break left and right.


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