not such a great week to be Cheney....
documents unveiled this week in Libby's upcoming trial indicate disclosure of classified documents was done, in fact, on the Vice-President's orders, as part of the larger campaign to sell war with Iraq and crush critics thereof:
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According to court documents disclosed last week, Libby told a federal grand jury that he disclosed in July 2003 the contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq.
Fitzgerald said in the documents it was his understanding that "Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors."
The White House has refused to comment on the case.
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meanwhile, the
VP went hunting with pals over the weekend, ostensibly to blow off a little steam, but managed to blow holes in his hunting companion instead:
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WASHINGTON Feb 12, 2006 (AP)— Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.
Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
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all of this only confirms what many have already suspected about the VP: he is not to be trusted with guns, government, or government secrets.
