Bush said that he would fire anyone *convicted* of leaking the information which means that Bush would likely be out of office at that time...
--- On Monday, July 18, 2005 3:05 PM, Matthew Small scribed: --- > > President Bush today appeared to raise the threshold for firing any > White House official who leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent, > saying he > would dismiss anyone who "committed a crime" in the case. > > In a White House press briefing after a meeting with the visiting > Indian > prime minister, Bush stuck to his insistence on waiting until an > investigation is complete before substantively commenting on the case > of Valerie Plame, whose identity was leaked in July 2003. Plame was > identified > as a CIA agent working on weapons of mass destruction issues and the > wife of an administration critic, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson > IV, in a column by syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak, who cited > "two senior > administration officials." > > - > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071800 > 689.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165151 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
