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Another Take on Libby’s Indictment

This case, like almost everything in Washington, has been driven by politics – not truth, justice, or the Constitution. It’s about seeking political power, pure and simple, not unlike the impeachment process during the last administration. There are much more serious charges of lying and cover-ups that deserve congressional attention. The country now knows the […]

This case, like almost everything in Washington, has been driven by politics – not truth, justice, or the Constitution. It’s about seeking political power, pure and simple, not unlike the impeachment process during the last administration.

There are much more serious charges of lying and cover-ups that deserve congressional attention. The country now knows the decision to go to war in Iraq was based on information that was not factual. Congress and the people of this country were misled. Because of this, more than 2,000 U. S. troops and many innocent people have died. Tens of thousands have been severely wounded, their lives forever changed if not totally ruined.

The lies Scooter Libby may or may not have told deserve a thorough investigation. But in the scheme of things, the indictment about questions regarding the release of Valerie Plame’s name, a political dirty trick, is minor compared to the disinformation about weapons of mass destruction and other events that propelled us into an unnecessary war. Its costs – in life, suffering, and money – have proven to be prohibitive.

The Libby indictment, unless it opens the door to more profound questions concerning why we went to war, may serve only as a distraction from much more serious events and lies. ~Rep. Ron Paul

Unfortunately, I think Rep. Paul’s last remark is the most insightful of all. Now that Libby has taken the fall and given the lazy, incompetent journalistic establishment a scandal it can obsess about for a while, some of the pressure will be off the White House. It takes eyes of the media and public (if they are even paying attention) off the ongoing disaster in Iraq. Only to the extent that it reminds the public that the administration is rife with liars and con-men will Libby’s trial inspire any desire for accountability from this administration.

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