Comments (15)

Anonymous wrote on May 25, 2007 4:00 PM:

What's stopping the court -- under Geneva -- imposing the same punishment afforded to POWs: Send Libby to Guantanamo; why is a former US government attorney being treated in court differently [access to counsel, punishment, probabilty of punishment without trial] than a POW, in violation of Geneva?

Many innocents at Guantanamo aren't given the chance to "remain free pending appeal." Why the double standard, which violates Geneva?

AMeican lawyers like the Constitution if it keeps their reckless friends in the US government immune to accountability; but first chance, the lazy legal profession will do nothing as that same legal community destroyes the Constitution. Anything which any GOP Staffer or EOP-DoJ-WH counsel did to destroy/ignore/violate the COnstitution to any American should be applied to Libby: Denied the same rights.

If not, explain why American civilians -- without judicial process -- have been denied righs, liberties, discretion, and the freedom to be free from unreasonable searches -- yet, Libby apparently enjoys More Orwellian status.

Some laywers are more equal than Americans. Not impressed with the double standard, lawyers.

Rebel wrote on May 25, 2007 4:04 PM:

What's stopping the court -- under Geneva -- imposing the same punishment afforded to POWs:??

Walton is a G W Bush appointee. Need one say more?

raoul wrote on May 25, 2007 4:19 PM:

2 to 3 years for being a traitor which is actually what he was regardless of the spin involved. Not bad.

j swift wrote on May 25, 2007 5:03 PM:

Scooter does not have to sweat it. He will probably go to the Club Fed place or the neo-con elite who were applauding his made-man status the other night will secret files in baked goods for an easy escape.

He will be out in no time.

Jeff wrote on May 25, 2007 5:22 PM:

An important piece of news contained in Fitzgerald's memorandum is that investigators from an early point determined that Plame was indeed covert under the definition of the term in the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and therefore that the disclosure of her identity to reporters could indeed have violated the IIPA. Doesn't mean such a violation did occur. But one of the main arguments propagated on the right by the likes of Victoria Toensing has been that Plame was not covert under IIPA, Fitzgerald knew this, and therefore there could not have been such a violation, and therefore the investigation should never have been gotten off the ground.

That argument is now definitively shown to be false.

Mike Valentine wrote on May 25, 2007 6:04 PM:

A pardon is a black eye for the Republicans. Good for the Democrats but bad for the country.

james risser wrote on May 25, 2007 7:19 PM:

of course, reggie just received a promotion to the fisa court by the bush crime family two or three days ago...

i as SURE that will have no effect on the length of sentence...

modmom wrote on May 25, 2007 9:42 PM:

Out of jail while on appeal? I hope they are kidding. This man was part of a conspiracy that exposed a covert agenda as well as her network. Sounds like treason to me. I think perhaps the good judge should order a damage assessment that shows the cost in lives, covers and the exposure of Brewster Jennings and then decide. I know he isn't the mastermind, but he was a very well informed, attorney and a person in his position should be held to a higher standard!

modmom wrote on May 25, 2007 11:02 PM:

UFB! I just read this on Walton:

Walton has been on the U.S. District Court in Washington since he was appointed by President Bush in 2001.

He was catapulted into the limelight by the high-profile trial of Libby, convicted of lying to the FBI and a grand jury about the administration's leak of the identity of a covert CIA agent, Valerie Plame.

But it was not the first time he had been in the news.

Secrecy News noted that in July 2006 he had ruled in favor of the Federation of American Scientists in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the National Reconnaissance Office.

Earlier last year FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds unsuccessfully tried to get Walton to recuse himself from her case, arguing his decision to keep federally required financial disclosure information private created the appearance of a conflict of interest.

-snip
http://www.upi.com/Security_Terrorism/Briefing/2007/05/24/libby_trial_judge_joins_secret_fisa_court/9180/

There goes hope for justice. :(

Anon wrote on May 26, 2007 2:06 AM:

He's sure to be granted a pardon at the end of Bush's reign of terror. It's better if he goes to prison now, so he'll at least serve more of his sentence.

Anonymous wrote on May 26, 2007 9:58 PM:

Which is worse? A President who sanctions torture, twists intelligence to send the country to war, uses fearmongering to justify extensive violation of civil rights? Or a Congress which knows about the violations, but does allows it to continue?

PJ White wrote on May 27, 2007 5:15 AM:

I think Judge Reggie should send him to the slammer right now. At least he would have to serve 18 months of his sentence before Bush pardons him on his way out the door - with the doorknobs. It's not justice, but it's the best we're going to get, I fear.

sc: judge. How appropriate.

RobLACa. wrote on May 27, 2007 1:34 PM:

Hey stupid people , got anything better to do than lie to each other , betray my Country and cheerlead for the terrorists?

"That argument is now definitively shown to be false."

By who? A lying yipping democrat?

Why don't you learn how to speak the truth and not the talking points from the criminal democrat party of frauds.

You retards know who Armitage is? He's the one who mentioned that utterly clueless bimbo's name in the beginning and Fitz new this and wasted millions and three years of destoying reputations but what the hell, there criminal democrats who are fiending for power and can't get elected by their own merit because they traitorous puke scum and must lie , cheat and rely on voter fraud and their propagandist Media to get them elected.

The do nothing lying democrats are in action everyday lying like a bed wetting cry baby about everything . That is what being a democrat is all about. The democrat traitors should be executed publicly as well as those few two faced republicans. As far as the serial liars are concerned they should have their lying toungue cut out so they can be publicly humiliated like they deserve.

Maybe then we see less of you stupid ignorants spewing from the sides of your neck. Lying just to make yourselves feel good or forget about your serial Liar on National TV BJ Clinton is no way to go through life.

Listening to you A-holes are part of reason it only took me 20 years to wake up to the fact I was voting straight communist traitor dirtbags. Nov 2 2004 was the end of my voting for democratic frauds. You people make me sick.

PJ White wrote on May 27, 2007 3:17 PM:

To RobLACa: Mislay your prozac? WTF?

modmom wrote on May 28, 2007 1:22 PM:

To RobLaCa:

One person's actions (ie Clinton's extra martial affair) do not define an entire party. I would like to point out to you that the entire Bush presidency has been based on fraud and disception from the beginning-namely the 2000 election. If you are truly interested in the truth, please take time to read about the action of Timothy Griffin, acting US Attorney for Arkansas who worked with Monica Goodling on disenfranchising Af Americans in Florida, including those serving overseas in the military. BBC reporter Greg Palast got hold of the caging list. If this would not have been done and if votes were counted : GORE WON!

AND IT WAS ALL DOWNHILL FROM THERE:
-Disregarded repeated warnings from multiple sources about 911 attacks
-Lied us into war with Iraq (SADDAM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 911!)
-Ignored scientific studies warning about Global Warming and relaxed laws to all corporate cronies to continue polluting.
-Exposed a covert CIA agent (and thus her network, including Brewster Jennings-a CIA front company) for political reasons.
-Failed to supply body armor to the troops, and have pushed for cuts in veterans benefits.
-Disregard elements of the constitution, such as spying on Americans w no ties to terrorists (including a Quaker Peace Group)

I could go on for a very long time, but I suggest you research facts before you post here as TPM readers are very informed.