BBC: Surprise 'won't derail CIA suit' (Plame/Wilson) [View All]

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Last Updated: Thursday, 31 August 2006, 21:25 GMT 22:25 UK

Surprise 'won't derail CIA suit'
By Richard Allen Greene
BBC News, Washington

Outed CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband, Bush critic Joseph Wilson,
plan to go ahead with a lawsuit against close associates of President George
W Bush despite a startling new revelation about the source of the leak
that blew Ms Plame's cover, one of her lawyers has said.

The new information "has no impact on the case. This case is about top-level
White House officials who conspired against Valerie Wilson," Melanie Sloan,
one of the Wilsons' lawyers, told the BBC, referring to Ms Plame by her
married name.

The Wilsons filed suit in July against Vice-President Dick Cheney; his former
chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby; and Karl Rove, George W Bush's top
political adviser, accusing them of intentionally revealing Ms Plame's
identity to discredit Mr Wilson.

But a new book due out next week claims that the original source of the leak
was Colin Powell's former deputy, Richard Armitage.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5303202.stm