--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > It seems unlikely that Rove, as campaign stragegist in 2003, would > have clearance to know who covert CIA ops were. And even if he DID, he > would have had to have a "need to know" -- which is even more > unlikely. So it appears to me that Rove is not "eligible" for > prosecution. >
If Rove sat in on a briefing with President Bush where Valerie Plame was identified in some way, he de facto had clearance for that information. > As I have stated, the real focus is on the person who had clearance, > and the need to know, AND who leaked the info to Rove. Or who leaked > it to an intermediary who leaked it to Rove. Right. However, as I said, if Rove was in an official meeting where classified info was discussed, he had official access to that info and was liable. > > Beyond its high probability that Rove is not the focus of the > investigation, it is far more interesting to think of those at a level > above Rove who are now in the prosecutor's sights. Actually, given Rove's status in the White House, there's only one person above him --the one he advises directly. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
