her first post today suggests (brilliantly) that we ought remember that Libby's defense team isn't really out to protect Libby - but more specifically to protect the entire neocon cabal
"After all, this is only nominally the "Libby Defense Team." In reality, Libby's team of lawyers is attempting to ensure that the Plame scandal reaches no further than Libby, that it doesn't taint the rest of the Neocon cabal who participated in outing Plame and, more importantly, made the false case to bring the country to war. 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. These folks are not just trying to bail out (literally) a good friend. They're trying to prevent their entire Neocon project from being severely damaged by the trial.
So what do I think they're after, this Neocon Defense Team with their motions? Well, they're after stuff that Libby knows about--but that the Defense doesn't know whether or how Fitzgerald knows about. They're trying to ascertain, I suspect, how much evidence Fitzgerald has against other members of the team. And if they can figure that out, they may adjust Libby's defense accordingly."
and here's emptywheel's quick rundown of Fitz's latest news.
and here's the long-awaited part 6 of the obedei series.
as i mentioned, i'm in a rush and haven't been able to make any significant comment and have barely skimmed these posts yet - but emptywheel knows more than all of us - and after reading her posts, i promise you'll know either more or less than you do right now.
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