Armitage Says He Was Foolish in CIA Leak

[NightWatcher]

Sorry if this is a re-post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071111/cia-leak/

WASHINGTON — Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Sunday he was foolish to have revealed Valerie Plame's CIA identity.

Armitage's acknowledgment came in response to comments by Plame, who said the former Bush administration official had no right to talk to a reporter about where she worked.

A year ago, Armitage publicly apologized to Plame and her husband. The former No. 2 State Department official remains the only principal in the leak to have done so.

At least three one-time administration officials in addition to Armitage discussed Plame's CIA status with reporters. They are former White House political adviser Karl Rove, Vice President Dick Cheney's ex-chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former presidential press secretary Ari Fleischer.

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Plame sued Cheney, Rove, Libby and Armitage for alleging violating her rights, but a federal judge dismissed the case, saying there was no legal basis for it.

Despite the dismissal, the judge said the lawsuit raised important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by the nation's highest government officials.

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And why is this Dick not in jail?

[mmonk]

1. We no longer operate under the rule of law.

That is why. The system is finally wholly corrupt.

[meegbear]

2. Gosh Richie, you think?

asshole.

[Atman]

3. No, "foolish" is telling an off-color joke at the office Christmas party

What you did, Richard, was criminal. You're just very fortunate that you work for an organized crime family and the people responsible for oversight are spineless traitors to the Constitution.

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[BridgeTheGap]

4. "Foolish" is a response that will keep you from being prosecuted?

I'll have to remember that one.

[spanone]

5. no mr armitage, it was criminal.