This morning at 10:00 am EST, the Executive Editor of the Washington Post, Leonard Downie Jr., was on-line fielding questions about Bob Woodward’s source and the CIA leak case in general.
Here is the link to the story:
Post Executive Editor Discusses Woodward
Reporter’s Silence in CIA Leak Case Scrutinized
Well, I read through this and what struck me were his very specific references to the blanket waiver surrounding the confidentiality between Woodward and his secret “source”. Below are both references from the article:
Leonard Downie Jr.: This casual part of a long interview for Bob’s book was part of an overall confidential source agreement that cannot be broken or taken apart in any way without the source’s permission. So far, the source has agreed only to Bob testifying about their conversation in the Fitzgerald investigation.
Leonard Downie Jr.: Excellent question. The interview that was taking place when the gossipy exchange took place was entirely covered by a confidential source agreement. Therefore, the gossipy exchange was, too. It wasn’t as though it had occurred in some other casual conversation outside the confidential source agreement.
So it looks to me that whoever this source is, he had a very complex confidentiality agreement with Woodward and he spent hours with him in an interview for the book which is when he spewed forth the interesting gossip about Wilson’s wife.
So my question is this, would all 75 of the offficials he interviewed have THAT complicated a confidentiality agreement? Or would that type of agreement fit more closely with a very important figure?
I know most of you will think I’m being crazy, but my money is still on George himself being Woodward’s source.
OK, maybe it is Hadley… But I’m telling you, my gut says it’s dumbass! And my gut is hardly ever wrong!
Is that Dumbass or his other brother Dumbass?
Which of the Dumbass clones do you have in mind? I know it is painful to write their name, so initials will do.
Dumbass is Bush, Bush is Dumbass.
I think it’s reasonable that a dedicated staffer would take the fall for the president on guarantee of a future pardon and a place in the history books afterward.
There were so many leaks, so close together, almost all taking a leak at the same time…er,..I mean, leaking at the same time.
I found this
A lawyer in the case said Woodward's source had not previously testified before a grand jury.
Fitzgerald sees new grand jury proceedings
Well, Bush certainly never testified in front of the Grand Jury now, did he??? I’d say Hadley likey has (can’t say for sure tho).
The other thing that makes my spidey sense tingle is the 8 redacted pages written by Judge Tatel. The sense that something is important enough to send a journalist to jail. What’s bigger than Bush?
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking… it’s just that he is such an idiot, every time he opens his mouth in an unscripted moment, he sticks his foot in it. I can see him blabbing about Plame. I can see the rest of them scrambling to come up with a plan to muddy the waters about the whole issue just to protect his stupid ass.
I honestly think he said it at some time in all of this. His personality glows with ‘I’m above all and I will remind everyone of this fact every chance I get.’ He has several quotes about the advantage of being president and that it prevents him from being seriously questioned. He holds a lot of contempt for some groups but especially for the media.
I’d like to know where Downie gets off calling the revelation “gossipy” when he was not present, there is an on-going investigation and Woodward has no fucking notes about it like a JOURNALIST is supposed to.
How much is Bush paying him? Paper of record indeed.