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the G-man said:
If Armitage was the original leaker, that undercuts the argument that outing Plame was a plot by the hard-liners in the veep's office to "out" Plame. Armitage was, if anything, a foe of the neocons who did not want to go to war in Iraq. He had no motive to discredit Wilson. On "Larry King Live" last month, Woodward was dismissive of the special prosecutor's investigation, suggesting that the original leak was not the result of a "smear campaign" but rather a "kind of gossip, as chatter ... I don't see an underlying crime here."



G-man, correct me if I'm wrong here. But is ignorance of the law an excuse to break the law?

If this turns out to not be a smear campaign. And her name was really leaked within weeks of her husband writing a column blasting Bush, then I will be shocked. This will be the largest coincidence in history.
Much more coincidental than the guy who jumps off a roof and is shot in the chest by random gunfire as he passes the 5th floor windows.

Bow ties are coool.