woodward's secret source

traitorgate gets even more confusing. try this out for size. from Time:

"In his press conference announcing Libby’s indictment, Fitzgerald noted that, "Mr. Libby was the first official known to have told a reporter when he talked to Judith Miller in June of 2003 about Valerie Wilson." Woodward realized, given that the indictment stated Libby disclosed the information to New York Times reporter Miller on June 23, that Libby was not the first official to talk about Wilson's wife to a reporter. Woodward himself had received the information earlier.

According to Woodward, that triggered a call to his source. "I said it was clear to me that the source had told me [about Wilson's wife] in mid-June," says Woodward, "and this person could check his or her records and see that it was mid-June. My source said he or she had no alternative but to go to the prosecutor."

is that the dumbest thing ever? i dont even know where to begin trying to understand what that means.

its odd that woodward is giving interviews to Time, but not to WaPo. is he lying to Time and didnt want to lie to his workmates at Wapo? perhaps...

also note, that this event was separate to booby woodward telling his editor (which happened a month earlier)