Joe Wilson: Springing Libby Shows Administration Is "Corrupt
to the
Core"
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Tuesday 03 July 2007
New York - Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of outed CIA
operative Valerie Plame, tonight ripped President Bush's decision to
commute the prison sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby in the CIA leak
case.
Appearing in an audio interview on MSNBC's "Countdown," Wilson called
the move the latest evidence that the administration is "corrupt to the
core." He added that it meant that the president was now participating
in the "obstruction of justice."
Wilson called on both the president and Libby's former boss, Vice
President Cheney, to "come clean" on their roles in the leaking of
his
wife's name, now that Libby has been spared prison. He called the
leaking of the name "treasonous."
Asked by host Keith Olbermann if there was a "quid pro quo" - Libby
would remain silent about crucial details of Cheney's role in the case
in exchange for a pardon or commutation - Wilson answered, "absolutely."
Libby was convicted of several counts of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Wilson warned that the message of the commutation might lead to fewer
people being willing to risk their lives as covert CIA operatives.
He vowed to continue the civil suit with the aim of getting Cheney and
Libby on the stand. And he called on Americans to protest the move by
contacting members of Congress. Democratic leaders quickly condemned the
Bush act.
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