10.28.05
Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief-of-Staff Indicted on Five Counts
Vice-President Cheney’s Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby, who also worked as an assistant to President Bush, HAS BEEN INDICTED ON FIVE COUNTS IN THE PLAME CASE.
The charges are perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to the grand jury. Libby has resigned.
Rove has not been charged today, but will remain under continuing investigation by the special counsel.
illustration via kidscosmos
James Moore, writing on The Huffington Post, reminds us of the significance of these indictments (via All-Spin Zone):
Leaking the names of CIA agents is not politics; it is a crime. Lying to congress about evidence for a war is not politics; it is a crime. Failing to tell a grand jury that you met with a reporter and talked about the CIA agent is not forgetfullness; it is a crime. Deceiving your entire nation and frightening children and adults with images of nuclear explosions in order to get them to support a bloody invasion of another country is not politics; it is a crime.
Two other important reads, also via ASZ: Firedoglake, for continuing analysis of the documents released today, and Senator Kennedy’s powerful statement, posted on Eschaton.
