VPW - Say It With Me - The Cover-up Is Worse Than The Crime

The NY Times on the Valerie Plame Wilson leak investigation:

Prosecutors investigating whether someone in the Bush administration improperly disclosed the identity of a C.I.A. officer have expanded their inquiry to examine whether White House officials lied to investigators or mishandled classified information related to the case, lawyers involved in the case and government officials say.

OK, we are looking about for a favorable light in this story... here it comes - this is the beginning of the prosecutorial climb-down! Despite intense pressure from Democrats, he can't bring a prosecution on the leak, so he is preparing to toss them a bone.

After this bit of news is absorbed, we will eventually learn that even the bone is too complicated a prosecution.

Bloggus interruptus prevents me from offering more... developing.

MORE: Some grand jury names,and my free advice, are here. Remember, since we are discussing False Statements rather than (grand jury) perjury, the new net is much wider.

Comments

[bushgirlsgonewild]

The crime is serious: Valerie Plame Wilson was a deep-cover agent. Now, any 'asset' who spoke with her is in danger (that’s the reason we didn’t see her photo in any newspapers when the story was hot--that would put her assets in even more danger); the ‘business’ (operation) she was part of is closed down, and the identity of the other agents she worked with in that ‘business’ have probably compromised, along with any assets they managed.

And there will be a prosecution.

This childish stunt has ruined an operation being used to fight terrorism -- another example of the administration's priorities; Iraq first, terrorism a distant second (if that).

[rlm]

Patrick J. Fitzgerald is a bulldog. It looks like he has already identified the leaker(s), and he is going after those involved in the cover-up (which could be a lot of White House officials). I expect charges similar to Watergate, mainly Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Like Watergate, there may be unindicted co-conspirators from the "upper echelons of the White House."
-- Cheney?
-- Bush?

They clearly know about the cover-up, but is there any evidence pointing to them?