Listen to the Woodward/Armitage tape and humor me.

[BuyingThyme]

What do you hear (or not hear) at the 56-second mark?

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/02/12/libby.mp3

[proud patriot]

1. " _____ wouldn't have to call anybody"

couldn't quite make out the name .

[Duer 157099]

3. Joe Wilson

that's what I heard

[Duer 157099]

2. you mean: "... his wife's name..." (cut)

and then they're both talking over each other

[BuyingThyme]

4. This is the (a) transcript:

Woodward: --that have to be a big secret? Everyone knows.

Armitage: Yeah. And I know (unintelligible) Joe Wilson's been calling everybody. He's pissed off because he was designated as a low-level guy, went to look at it. So, he's all pissed off.

Woodward: But why would they send him?

[BuyingThyme]

5. What would it take to convince you that there is an edit at

the 56-second mark, after Armitage says "Yeah" and before he says "And I know..."?

Woodward: --that have to be a big secret? Everyone knows.

Armitage: Yeah. <<EDIT>> And I know Joe Wilson's been calling everybody. He's pissed off because he was designated as a low-level guy, went to look at it. So, he's all pissed off.

Woodward: But why would they send him?

I don't mind mean, nasty attacks about conspiracy theories and the like. Just let it out.

[Duer 157099]

6. Well, I can show you what it looks like:

That big black space in the center is right at the point you indicate. fyi.

[BuyingThyme]

8. Wow! Thanks! But I have no idea what that means.

But let me ask you this: After Armitage says "Yeah," doesn't his next line seem to capture him in mid rant? It's like the "Yeah" is on level ground, and the next part is full-steam, wind-it-up, down hill (different context?) -- as if something was edited in between.

[Duer 157099]

11. Not sure

I thought it was the other guy -- I'll have to listen more carefully to identify who is who...

[Duer 157099]

7. and here's a closer look at the same area:

I don't know enough about waveforms and audio files to make anything of this, though.

[BuyingThyme]

9. Are you doing this online, or on your computer?

[Duer 157099]

10. computer

tell me what you hear at 51-52

"...his wife... wife's name..."????

or

his wife.... works at....

???

[BuyingThyme]

12. I pretty much hear what's on this Raw Story transcript:

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Audio_of_Armitage_leaking_Wilsons_wife_0212.html

[Quixote1818]

13. K & R. I think what you have is worth an in-depth look.

There is a 90% chance you have nothing but a 10% chance the tape was tampered with. It's certainly worth looking into.

[BuyingThyme]

14. What do you hear at 56?

[Duer 157099]

15. OK, I got it

"And by the end of the day, Joe Wilson could call everybody"