Comments on: Libby Prosecution: Robert Grenier Testimony

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:57:42 +0000

"“Not all the time.” “What improved was not my specific conversation with Mr. Libby but my recollection of how I felt afterwards.”" How he "felt?" Aww, isn't that precious!

By: clarice

clarice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:30:51 +0000

(Very smart) JOM poster Cecil Turner observes:
"Libby calls Grossman for info on May 29th, but then waits two weeks to place the "first time ever" call to Grenier on June 11th? Don't think so, Marc. Score that one for Libby as well: he asked Grossman once, on June 10th."

By: Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

do with it, that she recommended him and that she put it in a memo. WALLACE: So she was lying under oath? HUME: I think that there is reason to question her credibility on that point. Someone is committing perjury here - either Plame or these people. At this point I'm inclined to seek safety in numbers. But don't take that to mean I have any desire to know for certain. I honestly don't care what Plame and Wilson want to say in order to keep their names in the papers and their impecible hair in

By: EFFin’ Unsound

EFFin’ Unsound — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

saying that his wife, a covert CIA agent, was the one who sent him on the fact-finding mission, and to try to paint him as some rogue radical on the left. The truth, however, has been coming out in the years since. We discovered that Wilson was sent by the CIA after Vice President Cheney and others requested that someone be sent. The Bush Administration was knowingly lying about a number of things in the run-up to the war that they were told were not accurate (for anyone whose interested, there are

By: protein wisdom

protein wisdom — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

There was no nepotism involved. I did not have the authority,” she said. That conflicts with senior officials at the CIA and State Department, who testified during Libby’s trial that Plame recommended Wilson for the trip. See, for instance, here and here. For those interested, a transcript of Plame’s testimony can be found here.

By: XDA

XDA — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

has good relations with both the PM [prime minister] and the former Minister of Mines (not to mention lots of French contacts), both of whom could possibly shed some light on this sort of activity." Oh, my. Whom to believe? She also contradicts Robert Grenier who recently testified (under oath) against Libby and said that a CIA guy he contacted "mentioned" that Wilson's wife worked in the division and was the impetus behind the trip. "I am certain the individual did not tell me the name, only that it was

By: Whiskey Fire

Whiskey Fire — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

origin and circumstances of Wilson's trip, and was advised by the CIA officer that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA and was believed to be responsible for sending Wilson on the trip. "Was believed to be" -- that's some hard evidence there. He also adds this from James Joyner's account of CIA official Robert Greiner's testimony at the trial: That person “mentioned” that Wilson’s wife worked in the division and was the impetus behind the trip. “I am certain the individual did not tell me the name,

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

ambassador did not uncover any information about REDACTED during this visit to Niger, CPD did not distribute an intelligence report on the visit. Woopsie... And this testimony from Robert Grenier, a 27 year employee of the CIA, as reported by Outside The Beltway: He called “Kevin” at the counter-proliferation division (the #2 guy) and neither he nor the chief were available. He talked to someone else and left a message for Kevin. He got a response “

By: JustOneMinute

JustOneMinute — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

That conflicts with senior officials at the CIA and State Department, who testified during Libby's trial that Plame recommended Wilson for the trip. Yes, it does conflict - here is Grenier of the CIA, as liveblogged by Joyner and Wheeler. Or here is Special Counsel Fitzgerald's indictment, point 7. And let's note that I am setting to one side the State Department people who also thought Ms. Wilson was behind the trip because they may have been misinformed.

By: The Hindsight Factor | We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident

The Hindsight Factor | We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

OTB-Libby Trial: Libby Witness Grenier Has Reconstructed Memory OTB-Libby Trial: Libby Prosecution: Robert Grenier Testimony Just One Minute - Libby trial: The David Shuster Follies (Act Five) OTB-Libby Trial: AP and MBA Partner on Libby Trial Coverage Dean's World- Libby trial: Scooter Libby, Ted Wells and the ethnic mashup trial