Judy Miller: I will tell it
Says she:
My source has now voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations.
According to the New York Times, her source was I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney. This will come as a big disappointment to the Rove haters. (Link)
ADDED: Reportedly, Mr. Lewis released Ms. Miller from her vow of silence more than a year ago. And yet for the last three months, she sat in jail so she could stand on principle?! Okay. Put on her the list of people you can trust with the house keys.
ADDED (II):
I have no idea why this principle was important to Miller, or why Libby apparently waited until now to give Miller a “personal” waiver on top of the general one he issued long ago.
The entire Plame story, in my opinion, is one of the most overblown of modern times. The real story here is about her husband Joe Wilson, who, at his wife’s instigation, was sent on a diplomatic mission to Niger for which he was ill-suited, and who then lied about his own findings there in a New York Times op-ed, for the purpose of damaging President Bush politically. Joe Wilson is one of the great scoundrels of recent times, but you wouldn’t know it unless you are a regular reader of this or a handful of other sites. If you search our site for “Joe Wilson” or “Joseph Wilson,” you will find a link to the Congressional report that concluded that Wilson is a liar. (John at Power Line)
ADDED (III): Hold the keys!
Something about this seems fishy to me. (Orin at The Volokh Conspiracy)
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