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Scooter Libby Website

By Jeralyn, Section Lewis Libby Indictment
Posted on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 03:29:44 PM EST
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This made the rounds of legal message boards today -- the Scooter Libby Defense Trust website. Check out the folks on his advisory committee. And the introductory message:

Since September 11, 2001, Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been one of the unsung heroes in fighting the war on terror, working diligently and making countless contributions on some of the most critical life and death issues that our country has faced. For the past five years, Scooter Libby served selflessly as an Assistant to President Bush and as the Chief of Staff and National Security Adviser to Vice President Cheney.

But Scooter's great service to our country has now been cut short, and his good name attacked. A distinguished group of friends, business leaders and former government officials have joined The Libby Legal Defense Trust to help Scooter defray his legal costs from the recent charges. We hope you will join us in supporting this effort.

If you find that moving, there's also a link where you can sign up to donate money.

Update (by TChris): Raw Story has the goods on the site's origins.

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    • Scooter Libby Website | 22 comments (22 topical)
    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#1)
    by Kitt on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 03:44:56 PM EST
    Pardon me, must run to the bathroom. Thank god I didn't read this at work.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#2)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 03:58:26 PM EST
    Well, since we all agree "innocent until proven guilty" is the guide, can they count on you? No amount is too small. Be generous.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#3)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 04:23:44 PM EST
    dammit, Kitt beat me to the bathroom! While I wait my turn; How amusing that some endorse a $cumbag who leaked classified info about a warrior in the actual war on WMDs. Yes, YES, donate more $$ to the 2 million dollars that scooter has already acquired. He admitted doing it and said cheney told him to. The sheer anfractuosity that these bushlickers must experience daily to contort each day to a different story is amazing.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#4)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 04:48:05 PM EST
    Sailor - Wrong again.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#5)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 05:58:39 PM EST
    Sailor - Wrong again.
    Ahh, such a reasoned argument! Such supporting links and infalliable logic! Sir, I am forever in your debt! To guide such an uninformed soul as myself with your cogent and succint prose! But it seemed somewhat brief. Perhaps you find your bowels and gullet in much the same distress as Kitt and myself did. BTW, you have noted that scooter admits he did leak Plames name, and at cheney's behest, right?

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#6)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 06:31:36 PM EST
    Sailor - Your debt is noted. I look forward to collecting it. BTW - I also was hopeful that your rapid removal of your gastric contents didn't strain you to the point that a hiatal hernia was self induced. After all, vomiting, as the Romans knew, is serious business and shouldn't be done just willy nilly. Just some small points. Libby is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice, not with outing a classified employee of the CIA or a covert CIA agent. Something which your link fails to note. But then that isn't sensational and detracts from the writers theme . As to your link, my last overview of the subject was that, due to his requests for various documents and records, it was speculated that he would do so. Now, if you have proof that is his intent I am sure you will immediately link me to Libby saying so, all the while chuckling at having shown ye olde poker player the facts. However, a news article saying things like "NBC news reported" doesn't quite pass the "fact" test in this matter. But I did enjoy Ted "The Swimmer" Kennedy talking about a " new low" point. I guess until now he thought low point was what the top of his Oldsmobile rested on. Yours in kindness, distrust and other mean thoughts. ;-) PPJakaJim

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#7)
    by squeaky on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 06:38:17 PM EST
    firedoglake has lots on the Libby Fund. She quotes emptywheel:
    The fund is managed by a lifetime Republican operative, Barbara Comstock and chaired by Mel Sembler, Ambassador to Italy when the whole Niger caper was planned. In addition, the fund includes such notable contributors as Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Bernard Lewis, and James Woolsey.
    More on Barbara Comstock here and here Barbara Comstock is a nasty female version of Karl Rove. The "Libby" defense fund is not just about protecting Libby. It aims to protect those higher up the food chain from as well.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#8)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 07:36:18 PM EST
    I made no mention of what he was charged with, just what he admitted to. And Sailor's Law goes into effect again. I guess these poor scelerats just can't help it. A form of logorrhea or tourette's no doubt. It certainly speaks of unhealthy tendencies when they can't help but blurt 'kennedy' or 'clinton' at every regurgitation of rush's oinking points. Perhaps there is a more onomatopoetic reason. The very words ruuuush and buuuush call to mind the audio effects of a deep gastric disturbance.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#9)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 07:42:52 PM EST
    NYT:
    Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff told prosecutors that Mr. Cheney had informed him "in an off sort of curiosity sort of fashion" in mid-June 2003 about the identity of the CIA officer at the heart of the leak case, according to a formerly secret legal opinion, parts of which were made public on Friday.
    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 06:42:54 AM EST
    Sorry, Jim, but if you are still ignorant of something as basic as Valerie Plame being a covert CIA agent, and determined to believe that Joseph Wilson's report on his mission to Niger was inaccurate or slanted, well, you need to go do some research before it's possible to have a sensible conversation with you about the Plame Affair. But I expect that, as a die-hard Republican loyalist, you're unwilling to do the research: you'd rather stay ignorant, even though it makes you look stupid. Too bad.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 07:45:17 AM EST
    Jes, I handled the question of Plame here, not that facts and logic matter to PPJ whenever he sees fit to compose a trollish screed here.......

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#12)
    by Sailor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 08:45:12 AM EST
    Funny, most peole consider sworn affadavits and judicial opinions as having a higher standard than 'he said/she said.' But I guess it all depends on whether a repub is being accused. and the constantl lie about gitmo tribunals; they (the tribunal) have said that they DO NOT judge the status of POW or not. And that is reguired by the GenCons because there is doubt about their status because 86% were captured by non-US forces.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#13)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 10:39:12 AM EST
    Jesurgislac - There are legal definitions of what a covert agent is. Mrs. Wilson doesn't meet them. Sorry. Sailor - If I remember correctly, all of the paper work you refer to is a request for records, etc. I still haven't seen Libby say that he is claiming that Cheney gave him the info. If he has, so be it. But I haven't seen it, and you haven't shown it. You write:
    they (the tribunal) have said that they DO NOT judge the status of POW or not.
    I have no idea as to the accuracy of your statement. But it doesn't matter. I have never said they did. What I said was:
    The fact we are using tribunals has nothing to do with the GC, and everything to do with the fact that we want to insure that there is no doubt.
    See, we're nice people. Rather than just shooting them as gurrellias we give them tribunals and put them in prison so they can file motions and complain. After all, dead men tell no tales. ;-)

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#14)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 03:55:10 PM EST
    There are legal definitions of what a covert agent is. Mrs. Wilson doesn't meet them. Really?
    But special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald found that Plame had indeed done "covert work overseas" on counterproliferation matters in the past five years, and the CIA "was making specific efforts to conceal" her identity, according to newly released portions of a judge's opinion.
    Link So she was doing covert work in the counter-proliferation area overseas, and the CIA was taking steps to keep her role a secret, but she wasn't a covert agent. Thanks for proving my point, PPJ, I knew I could count on you ;)

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#15)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 08:51:07 PM EST
    Jesurgislac - I note you like to make a point, and so does the Dark Avenger, that I didn't respond, etc. Since I have a life beyond responding to both of your blatherings, and I mean no harm when I so describe them, please consider this as my global and continuing response... Pssssssth! Actually your complaints remind me of a dog who gets more excited when you ignore their barks. As to Mrs. Wilson I'll just note that the SP doesn't agree with you. But then again it is possible that you and Dark are smarter and more versed in the case than he is. Possible. But very, very unlikely. Glad to help you make yourself look dumb, Dark Avenger.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#16)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 11:55:15 PM EST
    so does the Dark Avenger, that I didn't respond, etc. Sorry, PPJ, I noted that I had posted a detailed reply to you in the thread, but I didn't say that you didn't respond afterwards, try not to get us 'anti-American terrorist hugging Leftists' confused, as you already did that in another thread yesterday. Mmmmmmmmkay? Actually your complaints remind me of a dog who gets more excited when you ignore their barks. Really, your complaints remind me of a cat who never stops meowing to get into the house when the owner wants them to stay outside. As to Mrs. Wilson I'll just note that the SP doesn't agree with you. Then why is the headline "Plame Still Covert" for the article I linked to? And now you've attempted to move the goal posts by dropping your assertion that VP wasn't covert under the statutes in question by telling us what the SP thinks. If you read the article in my link, it outlines why the SP didn't charge Libby with violations of various laws, and it doesn't say that Libby wasn't charged because Plame wasn't covert, but, as always, YMMV. Quote from the link to show I'm not telling the truth, or give us a link that disproves the article , or neither one, as you please ;) From Judge Tate's ruling in the matter:
    As to the leaks' harmfulness, although the record omits specifics about Plame's work, it appears to confirm, as alleged in the public record and reported in the press, that she worked for the CIA in some unusual capacity relating to counterproliferation. Addressing deficiencies of proof regarding the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, the special counsel refers to Plame as "a person whose identity the CIA was making specific efforts to conceal and who had carried out covert work overseas within the last 5 years"--representations I trust the special counsel would not make without support. (8/27/04 Aff. at 28 n.15.)
    You can find the judge's remarks here at the Feb 6th dateline But then again it is possible that you and Dark are smarter and more versed in the case than he is. It's possible that we understand what is present in recently released documents in the case, one of us has given two links, you have given no links to verify your assertion, but let's just ignore these little details, shall we? as I wrote before: and it's one two three strikes and you're out at the old ball game.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#17)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 06:41:23 AM EST
    What is the point of consistently repeating the lie that Valerie Plame was not covert, when you know it isn't true and you can't get anyone to believe you?
    Jes, his mind is made up, don't confuse him with any references to reality ;) Even a link disproving the info from newswacx.com or worldnutdaily.com would be welcome, but I wouldn't hold my breath for PPJ to deliver anything besides what a British bloke once characterized as
    My fair share of abuse.
    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#18)
    by Kitt on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 07:27:23 AM EST
    All right, back from the bathroom. I see nothing has changed...Jim is still his delusional self and no one can convince him otherwise. It's the blatant audacity of "Libby has been one of the unsung heroes in fighting the war on terror, working diligently and making countless contributions on some of the most critical life and death issues that our country has faced." Kinda like this: "My Job Starts with the Truth"

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#19)
    by Kitt on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 11:35:40 AM EST
    Nahh... Definition of 'unsung' 1. Not honored or praised; uncelebrated: an unsung hero. 2. Not sung: unsung hymns. There's a reason for that, ya know. The tune isn't true.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#20)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 03:49:59 PM EST
    Kit writes:
    All right, back from the bathroom. I see nothing has changed...Jim is still his delusional self and no one can convince him otherwise
    Looks like you left the best of you there. et al - Try some logic. Fitzgerald was charged with finding out who did what. If he had found that Mrs. Wilson was a covert agent he would have said so, and he would have indicted. Instead, he said he did not find that she was covert. He did say that she was a classified employee, which is entirely different than being covert. Now you can link to blogs and opinion pieces, but you can't get around those facts.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#21)
    by jondee on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 04:09:54 PM EST
    Classified or covert, you prove once again that youre allegience is to amoral cowards who put politics (Plame) and profit (port security) before the "national defense" that you want us to believe youre so fanatically devoted to.

    Re: Scooter Libby Website (none / 0) (#22)
    by Kitt on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 07:59:29 PM EST
    Kit(sic) writes: All right, back from the bathroom. I see nothing has changed...Jim is still his delusional self and no one can convince him otherwise Looks like you left the best of you there.
    Hah...that's actually kinda funny, Gem.

    Scooter Libby Website | 22 comments (22 topical)