Raw Story: Wurmser Cooperating
Raw Story scoops another exclusive -- David Wurmser is now cooperating with Fitzgerald.
...those close to the investigation say that a second Cheney aide,
David Wurmser, has agreed to provide the prosecution with evidence that the leak was a coordinated effort by Cheney's office to discredit the agent's husband. Her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, was one of the most vocal critics of the Iraq war.
Raw Story also reports that sources advise that John Hannah is not getting immunity but taking a deal in exchange for cooperation. If this report of what Hannah and Wurmser have said is true, and I stress the "if," it is all Fitz would need.
The sources say that Hannah and Wurmser were given orders by senior officials in Cheney’s office in June 2003 to leak Plame’s covert status and identity in an attempt to muzzle Wilson. The former ambassador had been a thorn in administration’s side since May 2003, when he began questioning claims that Iraq was an imminent threat to the U.S. and its neighbors in the Middle East. (emphasis supplied.)
They fall like flies, the closer it gets to Indictment time. One more word of caution. Treat this kind of testimony with extreme skepticism as to its veracity. It is testimony that has been purchased with promises of leniency. Freedom is a commodity far more precious than money. The incentives to lie and exaggerate are enormous.
The prosecutor seeks the truth. But, whose truth? If the cooperator didn't provide "the truth" that supported the prosecution's theory in investigating or prosecuting others, there would be no deals or leniency given.
This may turn out to be no different than your average drug conspiracy case. The question is, when the little guys roll on the big guys, or even just roll sideways or down, can you trust what they are telling the prosecutors, or are they just singing for their supper?
If Fitzgerald comes forth with Indictments, I hope they are based on hard evidence like documents, phone records, e-mails and differing accounts provided by subjects at different times. If it's based on testimony obtained through deals made at crunch-time, I'm going to be far more skeptical of his case.
Update: Jane at FireDogLake weighs in; Background: Blogenlust on Wurmser; Also, follow the links in this TalkLeft post. Arianna has good stuff here. Also, read what Joe Wilson wrote in his book.
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