WP: Post's source on Plame story reveals himself to prosecutors

[quaoar]

The Washington Post is reporting that the source who leaked the Plame story to reporter Walter Pincus has revealed himself to the special prosecutor in the case but has not released the Post from its confidentiality pledge.

Sorry. No link yet.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

1. How accurate is this information? n/t

[AlCzervik]

2. Is this from a real news source or from DR***?

[quaoar]

3. Not Drudge

It's a WP story.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

16. KICK

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Thanks for posting.

[Mr_Spock]

4. Is this a possible big story?

I'm not really up on Plame - been waiting.

[AlCzervik]

6. tang gate would be a good distraction away from plamegate

for Dim-son. Either that or all the planets have lined up.

[npincus]

5. what's the significance- will his name be released?

[troublemaker]

7. Interesting. Thanks for posting

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Sounds like somebody's going States Evidence.

There may have been more than 1 leaker. This one may know who fed Novak & others the story & may be cutting a deal with Fitz. It could be the break it takes.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

9. Out of order! Post this in 'Plame Indictments Thread #72' Please!

:) actually this is huge. Thanks for the tip!

[NightOwwl]

18. LOL!

Every time I visited one of those threads it was always "Indictment coming soon!", "Indictment right around the corner!", "Indictment any day now!"

Sheesh!

[mourningdove92]

10. This is big news.

The article said the source for Walter Pincus. What about Novak? Was there more than one source.

[Doohickie]

11. THIS may be

The October surprise.

If this source turns state's evidence, Bush (or at least Cheney) could be impeached before Nov. 2.

Wouldn't that be sweet.

Although I still think Bush could somehow turn it to his advantage especially if Unca Dick goes Ollie on us and assumes all the blame for *.

[quaoar]

12. Here's the link

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24536-2004Sep15.html

[G_j]

15. so it would seem that Fitzgerald must know who it is(?)

from this:
"I understand that my source has already spoken to the special prosecutor about our conversation on July 12 <2003>, and that the special prosecutor has dropped his demand that I reveal my source. Even so, I will not testify about his or her identity," Pincus said in a prepared statement. "


from putting two and two together. ya think?

[quaoar]

13. Here's the story from the WP:

A Washington Post reporter's confidential source has revealed his or her identity to the special prosecutor conducting the CIA leak inquiry, a development that provides investigators with a fact they have been pursuing in the nearly year-long probe.

Post reporter Walter Pincus, who had been subpoenaed to testify to a grand jury in the case, instead gave a deposition yesterday in which he recounted his conversation with the source, whom he has previously identified as an "administration official." Pincus said he did not name the source and agreed to be questioned only with the source's approval.

"I understand that my source has already spoken to the special prosecutor about our conversation on July 12 <2003>, and that the special prosecutor has dropped his demand that I reveal my source. Even so, I will not testify about his or her identity," Pincus said in a prepared statement.

"The source has not discharged us from the confidentiality pledge," said The Post's executive editor, Leonard Downie Jr.

[spooky3]

17. self-deleted

[Clinton Crusader]

14. Am I shellshocked or is this huge??

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