Comments on: Bob Novak Is One Key to Libby’s Aspen Letter

By: Stormwatcher

Stormwatcher — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:12:05 +0000

I found this article regarding Fitzgerald’s successful attempt to review Judy Miller’s phone records after she tipped off the charities under surveilance by Fitz.

The case arose from a Chicago grand jury’s investigation into who told the two reporters, Judith Miller and Philip Shenon, about actions the government was planning to take against two Islamic charities, Holy Land Foundation in Texas and Global Relief Foundation in Illinois. Though the government contended that calls from the reporters tipped off the charities to impending raids and asset seizures, the investigation appears to be focused on identifying the reporters’ sources.

Thanks for all the help to everyone here.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:04:11 +0000

Irrespective of the imperfection of the messenger/atty, about which I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with you, you might want to watch the press conference video because they claim to have some underlying facts and testimony which if true seem important icebreakers, investigations-wise.

Maybe relatedly:

FBI and IRS agents served at least 10 search warrants Monday at Cuyahoga County offices and homes as part of a public corruption investigation, authorities said.

By: bmaz

bmaz — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:43:39 +0000

When you have witness protection issues, you do NOT have press conferences and put it out into the ether. That is why I think this attorney is nuts. If there is a real witness safety issue, this attorney ought to be answering some very tough questions about his own conduct.

By: klynn

klynn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:33:18 +0000

bmaz, I am not putting any faith into the lawyers, simply relaying a real press conference about a real case, about a real request for witness protection for a whistleblower, in relation to Ohio election fraud. Some of the facts from the case are on public record and are interesting in terms of the bigger pictures that are addressed here at EW’s. IANAL, thus I cannot speak about what kind of job the lawyers are doing. But the case is real and the witnesses are as well. I cannot be a judge of “goofy” on this matter. I’ll leave that up to you.

As far as Ohio and election fraud, the issue is real and still a cumbersome burden on the citizenry due to the political roadblocks that have come up along the way on many of the cases, especially from the FBI. As an Ohio citizen who waited almost five hours to vote, of course any news conference or public notice of a lift of a stay on a voter fraud case will catch an Ohio voter’s attention.

I find the case interesting as a voter and the IT facts seem to line up with some interesting IT facts that have been discussed in the past here as well.

By: bmaz

bmaz — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:40:38 +0000

Klynn, I think you should be warned that there is some screwy stuff going on there in Ohio and these lawyers you are putting so much faith in are simply full of shit and from all appearances are malpracticing their case. I know everybody is all worked up over this, but I would be very suspect if I were you. This is way more goofy than it is earth shattering so far.

By: klynn

klynn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:28:26 +0000

The Aspen Ideas festival is listed as an AIPAC event on the AIPAC website.

Additionally, AIPAC’s largest event annually is the AIPAC Aspen Cocktail event.

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:16:13 +0000

I had to be reminded of this, but Judy Miller interpreted the “aspens” before the grand jury as a reference to her having attended a conference in Aspen and then seen Libby in Jackson Hole. Then it is significant that Walter Isaacson is the president of this outfit. Walter Isaacson represents the MSM which will turn in defense of Judy.

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:07:45 +0000

On the front page of the Aspen Institute web page I see the Aspen Ideas Festival and a Palestinian economic initiative. This is simply not a neocon think tank of any sort. The question is then why it would be useful to Scooter Libby.

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:02:25 +0000

Shashi Tharoor’s Bio It is confirmed that this is the same person. Also note that the “Aspen Institute India” is mentioned.

By: Leen

Leen — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:59:19 +0000

Great read

Intelligence Industrial Complex
http://www.antiwar.com/engelhardt/?articleid=13214
“The military-industrial complex has changed radically since World War II or even the height of the Cold War. The private sector is now fully ascendant. The uniformed air, land, and naval forces of the country as well as its intelligence agencies, including the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), the NSA (National Security Agency), the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency), and even clandestine networks entrusted with the dangerous work of penetrating and spying on terrorist organizations are all dependent on hordes of “private contractors.” In the context of governmental national security functions, a better term for these might be “mercenaries” working in private for profit-making companies.”