the word you two are looking for here is "plausible deniablity." Dana
On 7/22/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian wrote: > > You don't think her name was leaked as punishment? Why else would he do it? > > > > To discredit Mr. Wilson's version of the events - basically excitement > over discrediting a story vs. forethought as to the implications of > publishing Ms. Plame's name. > > > And if Rove is Bush's right hand man, the architect of his "Empire", his > > closest confidant, etc etc.......do you really think he'd do something like > > this without both A) knowing the full gravity of what he was doing and B) > > getting his boss's approval. > > > > I think Rove operates on his own - that is, I think he assumes > implicit agreement from the President and/or specifically doesn't > tell the President things The President shouldn't know. The > President, on his part, agrees to defend Rove. > > That's sure what's happening now. > > I'd like to think that if Rove told the President, "This Wilson is a > real a55hole. Let's out his wife, an undercover CIA agent" The > President would blow a gasket. Maybe I'm giving him too much credit? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166180 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
