Guide to the Thursday (Feb 22) Libby Trial Live-blog

This is an index of links to the Firedoglake Libby Trial Liveblogging. I am trying to make it as easy as possible to go read the details of the trial. Do not refresh any more than necessary, as Firedoglake's server is being hit very frequently. That's why it is so slow to load or sometimes comes back reporting "Unable to Connect."

As before the links are in time sequence with the oldest at the bottom and the newest at the top. Since the testimony and arguments are over, the jury is now out. Liveblogging will be little more than an occasional note or observation until the jury returns with a verdict.

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Please contribute whatever you can afford.

To see all my posts indexing the Liveblog of the Libby trial from Firedoglake, click on the Label "Liveblog" (below) and scroll down to the date you are looking for.

• About Plame House.
  by Jane Hamsher. Analysis, discussion and today's PoliticsTV.com U-Tube segment.
• Fitz!
  by Pachacutec (a Psychologist.)
• The conspiracy Patrick Fitzgerald couldn't crack.
  by Swopa (An attorney.)
• Jury sends out two notes.
  by Jeralyn Merritt at Talkleft.com.
• Unscripted.
  by Christie Hardin Smith. Ruminations on how the jury might be considering the data the trail has given them, and on the strategies for giving them the data.
  
• Nope. Not yet.
  by Christie Hardin Smith. While waiting on the jury, she links to several other commenters who she thinks do exceptional jobs of analyzing this trial.

Guide to the Wednesday (Feb 21st) Libby Trial Live-blog

This is an index of links to the Firedoglake Libby Trial Liveblogging. I am trying to make it as easy as possible to go read the details of the trial as recorded by Marcy Wheeler [Emptywheel of The Next Hurrah.] Do not refresh any more than necessary, as Firedoglake's server is being hit very frequently. That's why it is so slow to load or sometimes comes back reporting "Unable to Connect."

As before the links are in time sequence with the oldest at the bottom and the newest at the top. The numbered links are the actual live-blogged trial reports. The others are discussion.

When you reach the end of each Firedoglake Libby trial post you will see a place for a credit card or an address to mail a check to. If you are reading this material, there is no money to pay for publishing it except donations or the pockets of Jane Hamsher and the bloggers, none of whom are wealthy. And Jane is delaying the start of her chemotherapy to be in Washington D.C. for this.

Please contribute whatever you can afford.

And if you are teed off (as I am) about how the for-profit news organizations are cutting back on reporters and investigations, this is partly because the newer news media has not figured out how to pay these costs and the older Newspapers and TV are losing revenue they used to get. Go to Frontline (PBS) and check out the series called "News Wars." It explains a lot.

To see all my posts indexing the Liveblog of the Libby trial from Firedoglake, click on the Label "Liveblog" (below.)

• What's it all about, Alfie?
  by Jane Hamsher.
  This is Wednesday's Politics.com video with Jane and Marcy as they discuss what the trial has been all about, where it might go after, and kick back until the jury comes in. [Added Feb 22, 12:19 PM]


• Fitzgerald: "There Is a Cloud Over the Vice President"
  By Jason Leopold at Truthout.
  [This article restates what Fitzgerald said about the perjury/obstruction of justice charges against Libby to place it into perspective. Libby's lies and obstruction of Fitzgerald's investigation have prevented the investigation from getting into the underlying crime - the outing of Plame at the orders of Cheney and perhaps Bush. This trial is an effort to go deeper, which "Scooter" Libby has prevented. Editor.]


• Hey! Guess who snuck into a courtroom!
  by Marcy. Discussion.


• From Huffington Post - "Missing the Forest for the Trees."
  by Jeralyn Merritt.
• To the Jury - "The Waiting Game"
  by Christie Hardin Smith.
• 1. Jury Instructions and Free Form Liveblog
  by Marcy [Emptywheel]
• Discussion of Prosecution closing - "Wilson's wife wasn't a person but an argument."
  by Scarecrow.

This trial offers a lot of hints at the many crimes committed by Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld and others.

It also clearly lays out how our mainstream media has failed us. If you want an extremely clear example of the problem in our media, go read today's column by Glenn Greenwald in Salon. Newsweek's Richard Wolffe describes what a fantastic job the media is doing, and how misunderstood they are by the Bloggers. Glenn then takes his claims and shows the words published by Wolffe himself that demonstrate his lies or psychotic failure to understand the reality of his own failed work.

Guide to the Tuesday (Jan 23) Libby Trial Live Blog

Guide to the Tuesday (Jan23) Libby Trial Live-blog

This is the first day of the actual trial, at which time I had not yet begun to index the Firedoglake Liveblogs. This is an index of links to the Firedoglake Libby Trial Liveblogging. I am trying to make it as easy as possible to go read the details of the trial as recorded by Marcy Wheeler (EmptyWheel) of Firedog lake. Do not refresh any more than necessary, as Firedoglake's server is being hit very frequently. That's why it is so slow to load or sometimes comes back reporting "Unable to Connect."

As before the links are in time sequence with the oldest at the bottom and the newest at the top. The numbered links are the actual (paraphrased, not verbatum) live-blogged trial reports by EmptyWheel. In this case it is the opening statements from Fitzgerald (the Prosecutor) and from Wells (the Defense.)

To see all my posts indexing the Liveblog of the Libby trial from Firedoglake, click on the Label "Liveblog" (below.)

• Discussion of Openings And On To Witnesses by Christie Hardin Smith.
• Back At The House by Christie Hardin Smity.
• Other issues.
• 3. Wells’ Opening Statement, Part Two
• 2. Well’s Opening Statement, Part One
• 1. Fitzgeralds' Opening Statement.
• Jury Instructions. The charges against "Scooter" Libby are presented here, along with the elements of proof which must be established to proove each charge.
• Good Morning from D.C. by Christie Hardin Smith.

Guide to the Tuesday (Jan 30) Libby Trial Live-blog

This is an index to the Firedoglake Libby Trial Liveblogging. I am trying to make it as easy as possible to go read the details of the trial as recorded by Marcy Wheeler (EmptyWheel) of Firedog lake.

As before the links are in time sequence with the oldest at the bottom and the newest at the top. The numbered links are the actual (paraphrased, not verbatum) live-blogged trial reports by EmptyWheel.

To see all my posts indexing the Liveblog of the Libby trial from Firedoglake, click on the Label "Liveblog" (below.)

• Here is a handwritten note regarding Bush and McClellan. Did the President direct Scotty what to do here? Look at this handwritten note very carefully.


• Marcy and Jeralyn wrap up the day.
• Judy Miller's Note-Triggered Memories. Comment.
• 6. Questioning Judy Part Three
• 5. Questioning Judy Part Two.
• 4. Questioning Judy Part One.
• 3. Questioning David Addington Part Four.
• Lights Camera... Noon Update by Christie Hardin Smith
• 2. Questioning David Addington Part Three.
• 1. Questioning David Addington Part Two.
• The Public's Dilemma - Judy Miller and Reporter's Privilege by Christie Hardin Smith.

Addington, David S. See Biography. David Addington is the principle theorist of the so-called Unitary Executive in which he theorized that the President as Commander-in-Chief during wartime cannot be restricted by other branches of government. [This according to Marcy Wheeler.]

Miller, Judy See Biography.

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Guide to the Monday (Jan 29) Libby Trial Live-blog

Again, the links are in time sequence with the oldest at the bottom and the newest at the top. The numbered links are the actual (paraphrased, not verbatum) live-blogged trial reports by Marcy Wheeler (EmptyWheel.)

To see all my posts indexing the Liveblog of the Libby trial from Firedoglake, click on the Label "Liveblog" (below.)

• eRipost discusses the forged Niger Documents
  

• Summary for the day by Jeralyn Merrit and Marcy Wheeler (A lovely PhD and a gorgeous lawyer.)
• Summary/Discussion by Christie Hardin Smith.
  
• 5. David Addington questioned Part One.
  
• 4. Ari Fleisher questioned, Part Three
  
• 3. Ari Fleisher questioned, Part Two
  
• A Peek inside the Media Circus (Christie Hardin Smith.)
  
• 2. Ari Fleisher questioned, Part One.
  
• 1. Cathie Martin questioned, Part four.
  Note: "W" changes from Walton to Wells after the Sidebar is over and when cross examination begins.
  
• Libby Trial Legal Primer: Hearsay by Looseheadprop
  

Bartlett, Dan Counselor to President Bush, see bio.

William (Bill) Jeffress the Defense Lawyer cross examining Cathie Martin.

Cathie Martin Cheney's press secretary during the period when Novak was told the classified information that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent and published it.

Walton, Reggie B., Federal Judge. See Biography.

Addington, David S. See Biography. David Addington is the principle theorist of the so-called Unitary Executive in which he theorized that the President as Commander-in-Chief during wartime cannot be restricted by other branches of government. [This according to Marcy Wheeler.]

Ted Wells is an attorney for "Scooter" Libby.

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