In an article to be published in the magazine today, Bradlee is quoted as saying: "That Armitage is the likely source is a fair assumption." Armitage was deputy secretary of state in President Bush's first term.
In an interview yesterday, Bradlee said he does know the identity of Woodward's source and does not recall making that precise statement to a Vanity Fair reporter. He said he has no interest in unmasking the official who first told Woodward about Plame in June 2003.
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"does not recall making that precise statement"? That's a strange way to assure people that you didn't tell someone who the leaker was.
Vanity Fair is running a 15 page article (15 pages??) about Plamegate in their new issue. The author of that epic is Marie Brenner, a close friend of Judith Miller and Arianna Huffington. Huffington says of Brenner's piece: "This isn't journalism; it's a Sag Harbor circle jerk" and the critique only gets worse from there. Arianna is not amused.
Editor & Publisher offers its own opinion of the piece, focusing mainly on the war between Judith Miller and bloggers - particularly the Huffington Post - which ensued as the case was under investigation in 2003.
In the meantime, Libby's defense seems to be pushing the meme that anybody and his dog can discover the identity of covert CIA agents using Google. Former CIA agent, Larry Johnson, debunks that claim over at his blog, No Quarter.
This case has led us all through a very tangled web and we won't know exactly who said what to whom for a while - if ever - although Libby's trial could reveal some very interesting information. Of course, there's still the possibility that Patrick Fitzgerald could bring down more indictments next week, next month, next year. We're waiting patiently, Fitz. Just a reminder: don't go hunting with Cheney until this is done. It could be hazardous to your health - and your face.
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