Official Libby Case Website: Fitzgerald's Office Posts Court Exhibits and Court Filings

[CorpGovActivist]

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this, but here are the court exhibits filed so far:

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/

Here are the two letters appointing Fitzgerald, and defining his authority and powers, too:

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/ag_letter_december_30_2003.pdf

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/ag_letter_feburary_06_2004.pdf

Best to all,

- Dave

[spanone]

1. Thanks.

[CorpGovActivist]

8. You Bet!

I hate being spoonfed by the MSM, don't you?

: )

- Dave

[patricia92243]

2. I had never actually read the column that Novak wrote. Thanks for the post. K&R

[CorpGovActivist]

3. Primary Documents Rock

You bet! No reason why the MSM shouldn't have a prominent link to this website.

- Dave

[Crabby Appleton]

23. I very much agree

I prefer to see the primary docs, not what some reporter says they say, they get it wrong too often.

[G_Leo_Criley]

4. k & r and thanks!

Thanks Dave.

:kick:

glc

[CorpGovActivist]

9. GLC!

How cold is it up there today?

; )

- Dave

[G_Leo_Criley]

39. it is ridiculous dave...

...so cold that all of the crocus and daffodil greenery that had come up is frozen and dying again.

I think we might've reached 4 degrees on Friday night? Today was actually an improvement!

Brrrrrrrr.... There's your weather report from the Nawth Country, where just thinking about Henry Waxman's committee(s) and the Good Works of Fitz is enough to keep this Criley warm!

;-)


glc

[CorpGovActivist]

42. Gosh, I Miss Boston...

:sarcasm:

:rofl:

- Dave

[radfringe]

5. you rock!

k&r

[CorpGovActivist]

10. Dori!

Have you tried your hand at drawing Fitzgerald yet?

: )

I think we'd all like to see a toon featuring a hero!

- Dave

[radfringe]

40. working on one for when

cheney takes the stand... bwahahahahah

[CorpGovActivist]

43. Is It a Mock Courtroom Drawing?

That would be awesome!

- Dave

[radfringe]

48. I'm not saying anything... hehhehehe

[CorpGovActivist]

49. Cool Photo

Was God aiming for the undisclosed location?

:rofl:

- Dave

[emulatorloo]

6. Kick and nominated -- thanks for the links to DOJ Office of Patrick Fitzgerald. EOM

[CorpGovActivist]

11. That's a Bookmark I Added...

... can't wait to see the stuff that emerges Monday.

Ari is due up.

- Dave

[EVDebs]

15. Indeed, thank you Dave ! nt

[CorpGovActivist]

16. Closest Thing to a Live Feed...

... of the proceedings, I guess.

; )

- Dave

[Lugnut]

7. Thanks Dave!

K&R

[CorpGovActivist]

12. What's Your Favorite...

... primary doc on there?

: )

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

13. Thanks for the links

Reading the indictment made my day!

[CorpGovActivist]

14. This Is a Preview...

... of the data dump that Waxman's committee will do with their new website, as the hearings begin to unfold:

http://oversight.house.gov/schedule.asp

http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp

http://oversight.house.gov/hearings.asp

Fitzgerald's staff has just proven what the Age of the Internet can do, and Waxman's staff are *at least* as tech-savvy (trust me).

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

18. Already have those sites bookmarked

On a side note whats up with this info request: http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1158

[CorpGovActivist]

19. February 2nd - Groundhog Day - Is the Deadline...

... and if they miss it, I suspect they'll get a very special Valentine from Waxman.

; )

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

20. Did you notice

the companies mentioned in the letters?
Is this a case where there is more than meets the eye?

[CorpGovActivist]

21. I Did...

... and don't be surprised if Congress passes Sarbanes-Oxley II, based on what is revealed.

Audit versus non-audit functions of these companies will be split, if I were a betting man.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

22. Check This...

http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=932

http://www.va.gov/CARES/documents/AllSites/Contractor_Congressional_Briefing_2005-04-18.pdf

For more info: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pricewaterhousecoopers+VA+CARES

This is the Bush Admin's end run attempt to close VAMCs in Blue States, and open gleaming new ones in Red States.

Count on this receiving scrutiny in both chambers (with particular focus on the Admin's ties to - and contributions from - the consulting firms in question): http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?Issue=Veterans+Health+Care

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

24. For a goverment who likes

to send the troops into harms way they sure like fucking them over afterward don't they.

Maybe Congress should consider a bill that only allows recruitment centers in VA hospitals.That way our future soldiers will get a good look at what they can count on in the future.

[halobeam]

25. Excellent suggestion.

[CorpGovActivist]

26. I'm Amazed a Parents' Group Hasn't Emerged Yet...

... to take on TodaysMilitary.com. Your suggestion would make an excellent idea for parents looking to "make it a two-way conversation" - take their kids to the nearest VAMC.

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

28. The stuff that pops out of my head surprises me sometimes!!

I grew up in a military town and my dad worked for the DoA.I learned first hand what happens to vets after wars.
One of my towns most colorful 'charectors'was reduced to his condition as a result of war.Poor guys brain was scrambled from concussive shock from a near miss.
In high school I worked in a Ruby Tuesdays where many Army Rangers hung out.Quite often they would disappear for a while and when they returned from whereever they were they would have haunted looks in their eyes.Or one would not return.When asked why,his comrades would reply that he died in a "training accident".Now,I'm sure some did die that way,but I could always tell the difference when there was more to the story than they were allowed to talk about.I would start giving them beer and shots and after a few such rounds the true story would usually come out.The shit our gov had them doing would have totally outraged me if I had had the political awareness I have now.
Unfortunately,back then I was brainwashed enough to believe they died defending our freedom.I realize now that,like today,they were getting killed to protect some corporations profits.

END THIS WAR NOW!!!

[DemReadingDU]

27. But I would think some of those red states

are turning Blue

;)

[CorpGovActivist]

30. Any Bets on Electoral College...

... flips in 08?

I'm betting my home state of WV reverts to its usual Democratic column.

- Dave

[DemReadingDU]

31. Ohio!

As goes Ohio, so goes the Nation :)

[omega minimo]

17. .

[Swamp Rat]

29. k&r

[bobthedrummer]

32. k&r

[Laurier]

33. That's great!

Thanks for the links. That looks like a great resource to follow throughout the trial.

[CorpGovActivist]

34. You're Very Welcome...

... I much prefer the primary docs to the MSM's attempt to distill them. Don't you?

- Dave

[Laurier]

35. Absolutely.

I prefer my reality unfiltered by the MSM.

Editing -

And I didn't know these were available until I saw this thread, so thanks again. I really appreciate it.

[CorpGovActivist]

36. Fitzgerald Has Done a Great Service...

... and his act of defiance, insisting that his powers are "plenary," bodes well for his ability to tender a "final report" to Congress (which Waxman and/or Conyers can then run with):

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fitzgerald+plenary

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/ag_letter_feburary_06_2004.pdf

- Dave

P.S. That seemingly minor clarification was a master chess player's move.

[Laurier]

37. Patrick Fitzgerald is, in my opinion,

a giant among men, a brilliant attorney, and a man of greater integrity than most people can every lay claim to.

P.S. Not to mention a great chess player.

[CorpGovActivist]

38. Eliot Ness...

... must be grinning ear to ear.

- Dave

[G_Leo_Criley]

45. James B. Comey

Interesting that he clarified the plenary powers of Fitz's appointment.

Acting Attorney General Comey had also refused to ok the NSA wiretapping plans, leaving Card and others to a trip to the hospital to see if Ashcroft could sign off on that. (Ashcroft was hospitalized with the gall bladder probs.)

Verrrry interesting...

glc

[CorpGovActivist]

46. Alberto Bork Had a Hand in That, Too...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey#NSA_Domestic_Wiretapping_Investigation

- Dave

[G_Leo_Criley]

51. I'd forgotten...

that about Alberto being along for the ride! Could only remember Card.

Here's more about Comey:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11079547/site/newsweek/

A bit of it here ...

"At Justice, Comey, Ashcroft's No. 2, was acting as attorney general. The grandson of an Irish cop and a former U.S. attorney from Manhattan, Comey, 45, is a straight arrow. (It was Comey who appointed his friend—the equally straitlaced and dogged Patrick Fitzgerald—to be the special prosecutor in the Valerie Plame leak-investigation case.) Goldsmith raised with Comey serious questions about the secret eavesdropping program, according to two sources familiar with the episode. He was joined by a former OLC lawyer, Patrick Philbin, who had become national-security aide to the deputy attorney general. Comey backed them up. The White House was told: no reauthorization."

glc

[CorpGovActivist]

52. More at Newsweek...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853002/site/newsweek/

"Associate Attorney General Robert McCallum is 'likely' to be named as acting deputy A.G., a DOJ official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter tells NEWSWEEK. But McCallum may be seen as having his own conflicts: he is an old friend of President Bush's and a member of his Skull and Bones class at Yale. One question: how much authority Comey's successor will have over Fitzgerald."

Comey's letter on the subject (note the cc: list): http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/ag_memo_august_12_2005.pdf

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

47. Did You See the Libby Grand Jury Excerpt?

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/2006_05_24_government_exhibits_a_c.pdf

[G_Leo_Criley]

50. Oh yes...

I love Scooter's description of Cranky using his little shiv to carefully cut articles from the newspaper. One of the major highlights for me.

Link to the article with that tiny handwriting -- It's Exhibit A:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/2006_05_12_newspaper_articles.pdf

Wonder if the cranky one will tell Fitz that he's out of line!


glc

[CorpGovActivist]

53. The Transcript of the Objections During Cheney's Time on the Stand Will Be a Fun Read

Libby's defense lawyers may not necessarily rise to object if Cheney goes off the reservation. Cheney's own lawyers don't have a role.

- Dave

[G_Leo_Criley]

54. Cheney

Cheney's lawyers have no role? Good grief!!! This oughta be rich.

Wow. I had no idea. Why is that? Just being a tough guy, or is it a procedural thing?

glc

[CorpGovActivist]

55. U.S. v. Libby

At one table, the prosecution.

At the other table, Libby's defense.

At no table, anyone who represents Cheney.

He's a defense witness, not a party. Libby's defense lawyers are charged with mounting the best defense possible for Libby - not with protecting the VP from looking like an ass.

- Dave

[G_Leo_Criley]

56. well then ....

this would be why they call it Fitzmas!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

glc

:hi:

[burrowowl]

41. K&R

Thanks for links!

[Blue_Roses]

44. thanks for posting this!

:thumbsup:

[bobthedrummer]

57. kick

[myrna minx]

58. Thanks for kicking this thread. I had missed it over the weekend.

:hi:

[bobthedrummer]

59. You're welcome myrna_minx

:hi:

[bobthedrummer]

60. kick