Ambassador Joseph and Valerie Plame Wilson v. The Enemy
13 July 2006 2:37 pm by Taylor Marsh
UPDATE: At the bottom of page 4 in the complaint, your eyes STOP. The interesting part comes right after the Cheney is sued in his individual capacity only line. Here's the part that drags in the Republican Party itself:
Defendants John Does No. 1-10 are persons whose identities currently are unknown but who are believed to be persons who were either employed by the United States Government in senior positions at all times relevant to this Complaint or who were political operatives with close ties to such persons.
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While I was away The
Heroes made my day.
Christy
from FDL has the broad strokes.
Here's the the press
release, which was emailed to me while I was gone.
PsiFighter37 has the
complaint, with more here.
More below…
The suit accuses the defendants of violating the Wilsons' constitutional
and other legal rights as a result of “a conspiracy among current and
former high-level officials in the White House” to “discredit, punish
and seek revenge against” Mr. Wilson for publicly disputing statements
made by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union address justifying the
war in Iraq.The suit was filed nearly three years after Washington columnist Robert Novak
disclosed Valerie Wilson's classified CIA employment in a column he wrote
on July 14, 2003, based on leaks from senior administration officials. It
subsequently was confirmed, during Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's criminal
investigation, that several top ranking officials in the White House leaked
Wilson's name and status with the CIA to Novak and other reporters.The Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia by the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, whose team
is headed by Washington, D.C. litigation partner and privacy law practitioner
Christopher Wolf. Noted Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, a professor
of law at Duke University, is of counsel in the case.Valerie
Plame Wilson and Ambassador Joseph Wilson Initiate a Civil Action Against
Vice President Cheney, Karl Rove, and Scooter Libby for Violations of their
Constitutional and Other Legal Rights
We talked about Novak coming forward yesterday,
with Joseph Wilson sending out an email today, making a statement on the Prince
of Darkness's CYA
strategy. Swopa's questions
are also on target. Christy got the email from
Ambassador Wilson, before the lawsuit was announced:
Robert Novak, some other commentators and the Administration continue to
try to completely distort the role that Valerie Wilson played with respect
to Ambassador Wilson’s trip to Niger. The facts are beyond dispute.
The Office of the Vice President requested that the CIA investigate reports
of alleged uranium purchases by Iraq from Niger. The CIA set up a meeting
to respond to the Vice President’s inquiry. Another CIA official, not
Valerie Wilson, suggested to Valerie Wilson’s supervisor that the Ambassador
attend that meeting. That other CIA official made the recommendation because
that official was familiar with the Ambassador’s vast experience in
Niger and knew of a previous trip to Africa concerning uranium matters that
had been undertaken by the Ambassador on behalf of the CIA in 1999. Valerie
Wilson’s supervisor subsequently asked her to relay a request from him
to the Ambassador that he would like the Ambassador to attend the meeting
at the CIA. Valerie Wilson did not participate in the meeting.
So, it's The Heroes, Valerie Plame Wilson and Ambassador Joseph Wilson, v.
The Enemy, which includes I Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney plus 10
others, which is interesting.
You wanted a piece of Wilson and Plame, baby, now you're going to get the whole
enchilada.
