I. Lewis Scooter Libby: External Links: Articles & Commentary

The following are external links for 2001 through 2005 related to I. Lewis Scooter Libby.

2001

• John L. Perry, "Time for 'Scooter' to Scoot," News Max, March 4, 2001: Perry identifies Libby as now "holding three high-level positions in the Bush-Cheney administration: not only chief of staff to the vice president, but also assistant to the vice president for national-security affairs and -- now of suddenly increased pertinency -- assistant to the president."

2002

• Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., "Bush Must Say, 'No' To Israel Nuclear Blackmail," Executive Intelligence, September 27, 2002. The article contains LaRouche's perspective on both Libby and the "neo cons". Libby is identified as the protégé of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Dundes Wolfowitz.

2003

• Jim Lobe, "Cheney's mask is slipping," Asia Times, October 1, 2003.
• Justin Raimondo, "Cheney Chief-of-Staff Named as Spy-gate Leaker," Antiwar.com, October 2, 2003.
• Eric Boehlert, "Suspicion centers on Lewis Libby," Salon, October 3, 2003: "Dick Cheney's chief of staff helped hype the Iraq threat and discredit Joe Wilson. But while the White House has denied Karl Rove is the leaker, so far it's left Libby twisting slowly in the wind."

2004

• Evan Thomas, "The New Man to See," Newsweek, June 23, 2004 (issue).
• "Plame rumors," Daily Kos, August 23, 2004.
• Richard H. Curtiss, "I. Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby: The Nexus of Washington’s Neocon Network," Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September 2004.

2005

• Laura Rozen, Libby to Replace Feith? War and Piece, January 26, 2005.
• Pete Yost, "Reporter: Top Cheney Aide Among Sources," Associated Press, July 17, 2005.
• Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten, "Top Aides Reportedly Set Sights on Wilson. Rove and Cheney chief of staff were intent on discrediting CIA agent's husband, prosecutors have been told," Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2005.
• "New Information May Reveal Key Details on Judith Miller's Role in the Rove/CIA Scandal," Democracy Now!, August 4, 2005. Interview with Murray Waas.
• Murray Waas, "The Meeting. Scooter Libby and Judy Miller met on July 8, 2003, two days after Joe Wilson published his column. And Patrick Fitzgerald is very interested," The American Prospect, August 6, 2005.
• Swopa, "Scooter Libby's lawyer preaches the Gospel of Immaculate Dissemination," Needlenose, September 29, 2005.
• Pete Yost, "Miller Testifies to Grand Jury on CIA Leak (Comments from Scooter Libby's lawyer!)," Associated Press (Free Republic), September 30, 2005.
• Julian Borger, "Lewis 'Scooter' Libby," Guardian Unlimited (UK), October 1, 2005.
• Jim VandHei and Walter Pincus, "Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer. Bush and Cheney Aides' Testimony Contradicts Earlier White House Statement," Washington Post, October 2, 2005.
• Kevin Drum, "Scooter Libby: Hit Man, Nature Lover, or Hopeless Romantic?" Washington Monthly, October 2, 2005.
• Balletschooz, "Decoded: Scooter Libby's Coded Prison Letter to Judith Miller," Blog Critics, October 2, 2005.
• "Fitzgerald's Letter to Scooter Libby's Lawyer," Talk Left, October 4, 2005.
• Swopa, "Who did Scooter Libby lie to?" Needlenose, October 4, 2005.
• Steve Soto, "Scooter Libby Now Says Judy Kneepads' Jail Time Was Unnecessary," The Left Coaster, October 4, 2005.
• Greg Mitchell, "As Aspens Turn: Deriding that 'Scooter'," Editor & Publisher, October 6, 2005.
• Murray Waas, "Libby Did Not Tell Grand Jury About Key Conversation," National Journal, October 11, 2005.
• "More Scoop on Scooter, or, Libby Leaks Again," Above Average Jane, October 14, 2005.
• Murray Waas, "CIA Leak Prosecutor Focuses On Libby," National Journal, October 18, 2005.
• Judy Keen, "'Scooter' packs lot of power but runs quietly," USA Today, October 18, 2005.
• Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, "Rove Told Jury Libby May Have Been His Source In Leak Case. Top Aides Talked Before Plame's Name Was Public," Washington Post, October 20, 2005.
• David Johnston, "Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry," New York Times (TruthOut), October 21, 2005.
• Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger, "Bush Critic Became Target of Libby, Former Aides Say. Cheney's chief of staff reportedly sought an aggressive campaign against Wilson," Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2005.
• John Dickerson, "Who Is Scooter Libby? The secretive Cheney aide at the heart of the CIA leak case," Slate, October 21, 2005.
• John W. Dean, "Waiting For The Valerie Plame Wilson Grand Jury: The Big Question Is Whether Dick Cheney Was a Target," FindLaw's Writ, October 21, 2005.
• Michael Kranish, "The sources of a source. 'Scooter' Libby, figure in CIA case, has worn varied hats," Boston Globe, October 23, 2005.
• Mark Leibovich, "In the Spotlight And on the Spot. Scooter Libby, Backstage No More," Washington Post, October 23, 2005.
• Frank Rich, "Karl and Scooter's Excellent Adventure," New York Times (TruthOut), October 23, 2005.
• David Johnston, Richard W. Stevenson and Douglas Jehl, "Cheney Told Aide of C.I.A. Officer, Notes Show," New York Times, October 24, 2005.
• "Indictments Coming Tomorrow; Targets Received Letters Today," The Washington Note, October 25, 2005.
• "White House refuses to comment on CIA probe. Cheney revealed CIA officer’s identity to top aide, New York Times reports," Associated Press (MSNBC), October 25, 2005.
• Jason Leopold and John Byrne, "Prosecutor in leak case seeks indictments against Rove, Libby, lawyers close to case say," The Raw Story, October 26, 2005.
• Sarah Kelley, "Can a Philadelphia Democrat Save Scooter Libby?" Legal Times, October 27, 2005.
• Murray Waas, "Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel," National Journal, October 27, 2005.
• Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, "Rove, Libby Prepare for Possible Indictments," Washington Post, October 28, 2005.
• Jeff Chu,"'Cheney's Cheney'. Profile: Often described as the Vice President's alter ego, Lewis Libby has made a career in Washington out of being effective, organized and discreet," Time, October 28, 2005.
• John Solomon, "Libby indicted on 5 counts; resigns as Cheney's top aide," Independent Record, October 28, 2005.
• Steve Gilliard, "Why a Libby indictment is crucial," The News Blog, October 28, 2005: "Nailing Rove doesn't nail the neocons. ... Second, if you eventually want to get to the forgeries and the lies which led us into war, the route lies through Dick Cheney and his man Scooter and not Rove and Bush. While Bush may have wanted war, he contracted the work out to Cheney, who then went to Libby, who was obssesed with the subject."
• "Top Cheney aide Libby indicted, quits post. Vice president’s ex-chief of staff says he’s confident he will be exonerated," Associated Press (MSNBC), October 28, 2005.
• "White House sidesteps questions about Cheney. NYT: Vice president told top aide CIA officer's identity," Associated Press (CNN), October 28, 2005.
• "Charged aide quits Cheney office," BBC, October 28, 2005.
• David Corn, "A Grave Indictment, but Grave Questions Remain," The Nation, October 28, 2005.
• "Libby says he believes he will be exonerated," Reuters, October 28, 2005.
• Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, "Cheney Aide Libby Is Indicted. Rove Spared But Remains Under Scrutiny," Washington Post, October 29, 2005.
• Pete Yost, "Libby Lawyer Plans Lack-Of-Memory Defense," Associated Press (Yahoo! News), October 29, 2005.
• "Cheney's top aide indicted; CIA leak probe continues. Libby charged on 5 counts, confident he'll be 'totally exonerated'," CNN, October 29, 2005.
• Glenn Kessler, "With Vice President, He Shaped Iraq Policy," Washington Post, October 29, 2005.
• "So Many Questions Remain, Worst Monday Ever Predicted for McClellan," evote.com, October 29, 2005.
• John Byrne, "Of course FItzgerald didn't charge anybody with violating the secrecy statutes - Libby obstructed the entire investigation," AMERICAblog, October 30, 2005.
• Kenneth T. Walsh, "A Rough Road For 'Scooter'? An inside player takes center stage," US News & World Report, October 31, 2005 (issue).
• Lois Romano, "Known for Discretion, Libby Is A Surprising Figure in CIA Leak," Washington Post, October 31, 2005.
• Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, "Trial Could Pit Libby's Interests Against Bush's," Washington Post, November 1, 2005.
• John W. Dean, "A Cheney-Libby Conspiracy, Or Worse? Reading Between the Lines of the Libby Indictment," FindLaw's Writ, November 4, 2005.
• Jeremy Scahill, "Germ Warfare: The Second Front of Scooter Libby, Judy Miller and Dick Cheney," Common Dreams, November 17, 2005.
• Elizabeth de la Vega, "Libby's 'Some Other Dude Did It' Defense," Tom Dispatch, November 18, 2005.