Let the spin begin. For weeks now I have been hearing that Valerie Plame was not actually undercover and hence the whole prosecution is bogus, because outing a nobody does not equate to treason! So Fox sets up the spin as follows:
" Long after the investigation began, it was revealed that Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, an administration member who opposed the war, was the first to leak Plame's name to the media. Armitage was never charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which punishes those who out secret agents.
In fact, the court never determined nor did it allow any evidence in Libby's trial about whether Plame was undercover or not and whether Libby violated the IIPA. Questions about Libby's motive were tested by the assertion that he had no reason to lie if Plame was represented to him as an analyst, he never knew she was undercover nor had reason to lie about his knowledge of her role in sending Wilson to Niger."
Last week I was driving through Utah and listening to Hannity on the radio (because that was the only channel I could get!) and he was spinning exactly the same garbage as Fox is posting on their site today.
I think as with Enron, the damage that this bunch has done is so large that there is no way out for them. Lets keep on the pressure and let justice rule.