When Obi-Wan Kenobi told young Luke that he "will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" than Mos Eisley spaceport, it's likely that the old Jedi master hadn't yet heard of the Bush White House.
Even so, justice is slowly being served. Yesterday, Scooter Libby was convicted on four of five counts of lying to the FBI and perjury. The case stemmed from the investigation into who revealed the name of a CIA operative back in 2002. Since this operative was the wife of an early critic of the Iraq war who dared question allegations that Saddam had been buying uranium, speculation was that someone in the White House had revealed the name in retribution.
Whether the outing of the agent was deliberate or accidental remains unresolved. So then what was the trial about? Well, basically Libby was caught trying to cover up what may or may not have been a crime.
Yeah, it makes my brain hurt, too.
Even so, the fact that Libby was Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff strongly suggests that he acted on orders from the Vice President. The problem is that no one has been able to actually prove that Cheney is a Dark Lord of the Sith.
So what happens to Libby now? Will he go to Federal prison and end up getting gang raped while picking up the soap? Unfortunately, that's doubtful. Libby won't be sentenced for a couple of months, and then his lawyers will likely file an appeal. That means Libby will remain free until the new trial.
By the time that concludes, it will likely be November of 2008. And why is that significant? Well, because I honestly believe that George W. Bush will pardon Libby after next year's elections.
Even so, justice is slowly being served. Yesterday, Scooter Libby was convicted on four of five counts of lying to the FBI and perjury. The case stemmed from the investigation into who revealed the name of a CIA operative back in 2002. Since this operative was the wife of an early critic of the Iraq war who dared question allegations that Saddam had been buying uranium, speculation was that someone in the White House had revealed the name in retribution.
Whether the outing of the agent was deliberate or accidental remains unresolved. So then what was the trial about? Well, basically Libby was caught trying to cover up what may or may not have been a crime.
Yeah, it makes my brain hurt, too.
Even so, the fact that Libby was Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff strongly suggests that he acted on orders from the Vice President. The problem is that no one has been able to actually prove that Cheney is a Dark Lord of the Sith.
So what happens to Libby now? Will he go to Federal prison and end up getting gang raped while picking up the soap? Unfortunately, that's doubtful. Libby won't be sentenced for a couple of months, and then his lawyers will likely file an appeal. That means Libby will remain free until the new trial.
By the time that concludes, it will likely be November of 2008. And why is that significant? Well, because I honestly believe that George W. Bush will pardon Libby after next year's elections.
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