refused Plame permission to even mention that she worked for the CIA because she served as a “nonofficial cover” officer (or NOC) posing as a private businesswoman

according to Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff reporting in Monday’s edition of the magazine.

`Who ARE you talking to?’ said the King, going up to Alice, and looking at the Cat’s head with great curiosity.

`It’s a friend of mine–a Cheshire Cat,’ said Alice: `allow me to introduce it.’

`I don’t like the look of it at all,’ said the King: `however, it may kiss my hand if it likes.’

`I’d rather not,’ the Cat remarked.

`Don’t be impertinent,’ said the King, `and don’t look at me like that!’ He got behind Alice as he spoke.

`A cat may look at a king,’ said Alice. `I’ve read that in some book, but I don’t remember where.’

`Well, it must be removed,’ said the King very decidedly, and he called the Queen, who was passing at the moment, `My dear! I wish you would have this cat removed!’

The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. `Off with his head!’ she said, without even looking round.

Off with your head, said AJ, thou art banned!

Meanwhile – Clarice opines – repeat opines – that in her opinion – Libby

Meanwhile Libby, who fully cooperated with the prosecution, told what he recalled as best he could recall

but if that is the case – why would a Grand Jury indict the poor lad? Why? Because the grand jurors agreed with Fitzgerald that Libby was a liar and a perjurer. Soon, the jury will decide whether or not that is true beyond a reasonable doubt – but Clarice saying Libby told the truth is meaningless.

What are you so afraid of – unfettered discourse – you are certainly insulting enough when it suits your whim?

Final warning. Do not insult people here. Clarice has written and I have written on why the entire indictment is mixed recollections. Go educate yourself on the details before you insult others. I am not here to educate you are I would take the time to point out all the problems with the indictment.

Actually I will, but do not respond with an insult or yo are out of here. The entire indictment relies on Judith Miller, Tim Russert and Mat Cooper in opposing recollections about separate incidents (in other words, they do not corraberate each other). Four of the indictments are for Libby saying the same things twice, once in an interview and once in the grand jury. In other words he did not change his story.

Two of those four are regards Matt Cooper. Pre-trial transcripts show the judge has already determined Cooper gave conflicting statements, where HE changed his story over time and made it seem Libby said something he did not. It is in fact going to come out Libby was correct in his recollection.

The next two of the four indictments are regarding Russert. Libby says he told Russert aboue Valerie Plame, Russert denies it. Now only a liberal idiot think Libby broke the law by lying to ADMIT he discussed Plame with Russert, when the prosecution witness says he did not (and therefore the prosecution witness provides an alibi for the entire underlying investigation).

And then we come to the Judith Miller indictment. Where Libby was contacted by Miller and Miller clearly had been in contact with Joe Wilson prior to her meetings with Libby. And her notes indicate she knew the name Plame beforehand too. And Libby never named Wilson in the first meeting or named Plame – according to Miller. In the second meeting Miller has testifed (and written about it) that she cannot recall if Libby mentioned Plame or not. It is only in the 3rd meeting the Plame is known to have been discussed – and this is after the Armitage meeting.

Also, if you have done any homework on this like Clarice and I have done, you can go to trancsripts and filings and find out that Fitzgerald has evidence (which the defense will get) the supports Libhy’s case. He has testimony and records from numerous other reporters where Plame and Wilson are never mentioned. He is trying to hide this by saying the discussions don’t involve Plpame (duh!), but the judge is not buying this of course.

And we have Grossman, who submitted two copies of the same file to State Department records to provide an alibi for Armitage and seems to have helped his old buddy Joe Wilson with the media.

Your ignorance is a joke Splif Head. You have no basis for your arrogance and you will not be given any leaway here to bloat your ego while tearing people down who actually have given serious thought and study to a subject.

No more warnings. You screw up and act like a child again you will leave.

Meanwhile Libby, who fully cooperated with the prosecution, told what he recalled as best he could recall

She perhaps forgot to mention the 5 separate instances on which he lied – either under oath at the Grand Jury or to Federal Agents.

As for Barbara:

Isn’t Comey behind the Martha Stewart debacle?And didn’t that set a precedent?

Sorry, Babs, Martha Stewart was neither the first – nor the last – person charged with a felony for lying to Federal Agents. Martha Stewart ignored the advice of her counsel when she talked to the FBI – and wound up serving 14 months as a result. Scooter will not be so lucky – he’s looking at hard time. Important rule of thumb: Innocent or guilty – do not talk to Federal Agents. No good can come of it.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/720lutwz.asp?pg=2

On October 3, 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Jim Comey to serve as Deputy Attorney General, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2003, and the President signed his commission on December 11, 2003. Prior to becoming Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Comey served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from January 2002 to the time of his confirmation. From 1996 through 2001, Mr. Comey served as Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the United States Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Mr. Comey was educated at the College of William & Mary (B.S. with Honors 1982, Chemistry and Religion majors) and the University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 1985). After law school, he served as a law clerk for then-United States District Judge John M. Walker, Jr. in Manhattan, and worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in their New York Office. He next joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he worked from 1987 to 1993, eventually serving as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division.

As United States Attorney, Mr. Comey oversaw numerous terrorism cases and supervised prosecutions of executives of WorldCom, Adelphia, and Imclone on fraud and securities-related charges. Mr. Comey also created a specialized unit devoted to prosecuting international drug cartels.

As an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, he handled the Khobar Towers terrorist bombing case, arising out of the June 1996 attack on a U.S. military facility in Saudi Arabia in which 19 Airmen were killed. He has personally investigated and prosecuted a wide variety of cases, including firearms, narcotics, major frauds, violent crime, public corruption, terrorism, and organized crime. In the Southern District of New York, he served as lead prosecutor in United States v. John Gambino et al., a six-month mafia racketeering and murder trial in 1993.

While in Richmond, Mr. Comey also served as an Adjunct Professor of law at the University of Richmond. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s office in Richmond in 1996, he was a partner at McGuireWoods, LLP specializing in criminal defense and commercial litigation.

So are nutcases Barbara, Sue and Ivehadit going to complain about this guys credentials?