More jurors on standby in CIA leak trial

maddezmom

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Fri Jan-19-07 08:52 AM
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More jurors on standby in CIA leak trial

WASHINGTON - A federal judge is putting more potential jurors on standby in the CIA leak trial because so many people have been dismissed, mostly because of strong feelings against the Bush administration and the Iraq war.

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton had hoped to have a 12-person jury picked Thursday so opening statements could be held Monday. After three days of hearings, however, Walton did not even have a pool of 36 impartial people from which to choose the final jury. He pushed opening statements back to Tuesday.

Attorneys for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby have been asking pointed questions about each juror's political views. Several have been dismissed because they said they could not set aside their opinions on President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney or the war in Iraq.

Libby is accused of lying to investigators about his conversations with reporters regarding outed CIA operative Valerie Plame. Plame's identity was revealed shortly after her husband, Joseph Wilson, criticized the administration's march to war.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_trial_36

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jus_the_facts

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Fri Jan-19-07 09:04 AM
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1. So they'll end up with people who support them instead...lovely...

....then prepare for justice NOT to be served..like it ever was..or ever has been before for these douchebags. :eyes:

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Fri Jan-19-07 09:11 AM
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2. Odd how yet another trial of the Republicans is getting little or no coverage

but then

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DoYouEverWonder

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Fri Jan-19-07 09:35 AM
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3. One more reason for Congress

to do their own investigation of this whole affair, no matter what the outcome of this trial is.

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wishlist

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Fri Jan-19-07 10:03 AM
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4. Not impartial to believe that Bush and Cheney are dishonest- just factual

After all that has been revealed about this Administration's dishonesty with regard to 9/11 and Iraq, it is only reasonable that most people no longer regard them favorably. To eliminate everyone who not longer trusts this Administration tilts the balance too far.

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Missy Vixen

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Fri Jan-19-07 11:39 AM
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5. If those interested in the case have a little time over the weekend

you might want to read the live blogging Pachacutec from firedoglake has been doing on the voir dire process in the trial. It's outstanding. Pachacutec is also a psychologist by profession; his impressions of what's been happening in that courtroom are very insightful and interesting.

Several of the commentators, for instance, are now wondering if Cheney is on the witness list but will never testify. Why? It's screwing with jury selection, to the benefit of the defense.

www.firedoglake.com

Julie

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