Squeeze Libby Until He Bleeds Cheney

The rich and the powerful always receive different justice than the regular guy in this country, but hopefully Patrick Fitzgerald can put a stop to that when it comes to prosecuting Scooter Libby. Libby's attorneys are trying to get him out of his perjury charges by demanding Bush's PDB's, the identity of 'another government official' who Fitzgerald is investigating and other information Fitzgerald has that's irrelevant to Libby's case. Libby just flat-out lied to the grand jury and anything other than information about his lies is none of his business. All that information is irrelevant to his case and he has no right to it. Many of those on the right jumped up and down when Fitzgerald didn't charge Libby with the crime of exposing an undercover CIA agent and now they want Libby to be able to use information relevant to that charge for his defense. Well tough, his defense needs to prepare their case based on his lies, not on something he isn't charged with. Fitzgerald needs to let Libby and his defense team know that he will seek the maximum sentence on all charges of perjury and if he doesn't want to spend the next 15-20 years in jail than all he has to do is tell the court that Dick Cheney is the person who committed treason by exposing an undercover CIA agent. I'm sure those who think treason should be prosecuted, even if you are on King George's court, would give up Libby to see Dick Cheney 'frog-marched' off to prison. I sure know I would.

Libby's evidence request refused "Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, charged with perjury in the CIA leak case, cannot be told the identity of another government official said to have divulged the identity of agency operative Valerie Plame to reporters because that person has not been charged, a federal judge ruled Friday. At the same time, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Libby could have copies of notes he took during an 11-month period in 2003 and 2004 while serving as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. The judge also set the stage for a showdown in late April over the defense's plans to subpoena reporters and news organizations for notes and other documents. Libby, 55, was indicted last year on charges that he lied about how he learned Plame's identity and when he subsequently told reporters. Libby's trial is scheduled for January 2007".