Friends, let us not forget the work of this incredible Grand Jury. Two

[nickyt]

years of investigating, pondering,, scrutinizing, considering, probing, AND managing to be 100% leak-proof for the duration. Now, that's WORK. 12 anonymous American heros. Faith rekindled, hope restored - will they ever know how grateful we are?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I wonder if any of them will ever talk about it?

[Blackthorn]

2. I may be wrong..

..but I don't think they're allowed to. Personally I wouldn't want anyone to know.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi Blackthorn!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Zan_of_Texas]

3. A large portion were African-American women.

QUESTION: Can you characterize for us at all the dynamic of the grand jury? Were the members tired? Were they particularly active or involved?
QUESTION: Were they worried that this involves such high-ranking officials? Is there anything you can tell us about that?
FITZGERALD: I can only say this. I can't comment on their emotions or reactions, but I'll say this.
They were a very, very hard-working grand jury, very, very dedicated. And I don't think people fully appreciate how an investigative grand jury can be different.
You know, sometimes you can -- fairly routine to go into a grand jury and say, Mr. Eckenrode is going to testify about a bank robbery. Here's a picture of the guy with the gun in his hand, with a note. Here's his fingerprint on the note. And here's his confession. You know, how do you vote?
This grand jury is very, very different.
And what struck me, the one thing that's in the public record, which I hadn't realized would be there, but if you look at the indictment, the indictment alleges that Mr. Libby is charged with perjury in response to a grand juror's question. And it's phrased in there that the grand jury would like to know.
And I just think it shows that the grand jury people take their obligation seriously, they ask questions. And in this country, we have people who probably got notices who thought, What a pain in the neck this is going to be. And it was a pain in the neck for them for two years, but they worked very, very hard, and if they asked a question and someone lied to them, that was vindicated.

--Fitzgerald News Conference
October 28, 2005
Transcript
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/politics/28text-fitz.html?pagewanted=all

[Old and In the Way]

4. I'm glad to see the system can still work.

I'm wondering when the Right will start moaning about "activist" prosecutors who are not strictly interpreting the law...in other words, not skewing he law to favor their politics.

Thanks nameless Juror's and thanks Mr. Fitz. You impressed the hell out of me with that steel trap mind of yours. If they make shooters any straighter, I haven't seen one.

Your efforts have helped to restore my faith in American Justice.

[kurth]

5. "Libby is charged with perjury in response to a GRAND JUROR's question."

A distinction many people didn't catch or appreciate... A grand juror can ask questions, and sometimes their questions can lead to perjury charges. They don't just sit and stare like trial ("petit") jurors.

[The Judged]

6. If you weren't aware of Plames covert status, then ...

why were you so careful to lie in order to avoid appearing to know it?

LIBBY: huh? wha? duh? um? <wasn't I the Yale graduate?>

[nickgutierrez]

8. Was it Libby or Feith that someone called...

..."the dumbest ************ in the universe"?