CIA Leak Probe Widens

The Wall Street Journal says special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's pursuit "now suggests he might be investigating not a narrow case on the leaking of the agent's name, but perhaps a broader conspiracy."

"Lawyers familiar with the investigation believe that at least part of the outcome likely hangs on the inner workings of what has been dubbed the White House Iraq Group" which "worked on setting strategy for selling the war in Iraq to the public in the months leading up to the March 2003 invasion."

Josh Marshall spells out the implications, saying it goes far beyond losing Karl Rove to a possible indictment. It could bring down the president's entire Iraq policy. "If Fitzgerald has lassoed this operation into a criminal conspiracy, the veil of protective secrecy in which the whole operation is still shrouded will be pulled back. Depositions and sworn statements in on-going investigations have a way of doing that. Ask Bill Clinton. Every key person in the White House will be touched by it. And all sorts of ugly tales could spill out."

Meanwhile, the grand jury is set to expire on October 28, so it's possible that charges could come as early as next week.


October 12, 2005




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