a serious violation of international law, a dangerous precedent. The United States has sent a very bad signal to the rest of the world. |
According to my interview notes, though, it appears that Mr. Libby said little more than that the assessments of the classified estimate were even stronger than those in the unclassified version, |
According to my interview notes, though, it appears that Mr. Libby said little more than that the assessments of the classified estimate were even stronger than those in the unclassified version. |
Although I was interested primarily in my area of expertise - chemical and biological weapons - my notes show that Mr. Libby consistently steered our conversation back to the administration's nuclear claims. |
As for your reference to my 'entanglement' with Mr. Libby, I had no personal, social or other relationship with him except as a source, |
Because I had become part of the story. I had actually become part of the news, and that's something no New York Times reporter wants to do. |
Believe me, I did not want to be in jail. But I would have stayed even longer. |
called me in jail to say he really, really wanted me to testify. |
come back to work -- and life. |
directly from my source. |
everything to be proud of and nothing to apologize for. |
He asserted that George J. Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, had never even heard of Mr. Wilson. Veep didn't know of Joe Wilson. |
He was pressing about what you would say. When I wouldn't give him an assurance that you would exonerate Libby, if you were to cooperate, he then immediately gave me this, 'Don't go there,' or, 'We don't want you there.' |
I agreed to the new ground rules because I knew that Mr. Libby had once worked on Capitol Hill. I assumed Mr. Libby did not want the White House to be seen as attacking Mr. Wilson. |
I am also hopeful that my time in jail will help pass a federal shield law so that the public's right to know can be protected. |