This morning, Amy Goodman heads off her top-of-the-show headlines with a quote from Larry Johnson:
Libby Testifies “Superiors” Ordered Leak of Classified Information
New evidence has emerged linking Vice President Dick Cheney to the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Investigative journalist Murray Waas has revealed testimony from Lewis “Scooter” Libby – Cheney’s indicted former chief of staff — before a federal grand jury. Libby testified he had been “authorized” by Cheney and other White House “superiors” to disclose classified information to journalists to defend the Bush administration’s use of prewar intelligence in making the case to invade Iraq. Larry Johnson, a former intelligence official and colleague of Plame’s said:“This was not some rogue operation, but was directed at the highest levels, and specifically by Dick Cheney. Libby was definitely a man with a mission, but a man who was given a mission.”
BooMan wrote about the latest revelations, quoting Larry Johnson — who front-pages his stories here — in his story yesterday. And, Amy Goodman’s first segment is “Exclusive Interview: Murray Waas on How Cheney ‘Authorized’ Libby to Leak Classified Information.” (Steven D analyzed Waas’s latest story here yesterday.) … Also an OPEN THREAD! …