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"Armitage has been questioned several times, but is not expected to be indicted by the federal grand jury investigating who outed CIA spy [[Valerie Plame]] to journalists in 2003, sources said." However, Armitage's "testimony could hurt" [[I. Lewis Scooter Libby]], Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]'s "indicted former chief aide," or [[Karl Rove]], President George W. Bush's "political guru," Bazinet and Meek wrote. "Two sources familiar with the case said Armitage, Rove and Libby all had contacts with the press about Plame. Unlike Rove and Libby, Armitage appears to have tried to dissuade reporters from writing about her."

==Profiles==

"Armitage, who was denied a 1989 appointment as Assistant Secretary of State because of links to Iran-Contra and other scandals, served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Reagan years. U.S. Government stipulations in the Oliver North trial specifically named Armitage as one of the DoD officials responsible for illegal transfers of weapons to Iran and the Contras." [http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/politics/armitage_SS.html]

==Related SourceWatch Resources==

*R. Jeffrey Smith, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091302066.html "Novak Accuses Plame Source Of Distortion. Armitage Minimizes Role In Leak; Columnist Differs,"] ''Washington Post'', September 14, 2006.

*Eddie-george, [http://houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com/blog/eddie_george/2006/sep/14/robert_novak_digging_one_heckuva_hole "Robert Novak digging one heckuva hole,"] ''TPM Cafe'', September 14, 2006.