A Crucial Time Period in PlameGate
Posted on Sat Oct 01, 2005 at 02:15:09 PM EST
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I was reading yesterday's AP Timeline of Judith Miller's role in the Plame investigation, and realized it omitted events of one of the most crucial time periods: July 6 - 14, 2003. July 6 was when Joseph Wilson's op-ed appeared in the New York Times discrediting the Administration's claim about Iraq buying yellowcake uranium from Niger. July 14 is when Novak's column appeared citing "two senior administration officials" as sources advising him that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA operative.
That's probably the most important time period Fitzgerald has been investigating. So, I've complied a new timeline, with links to the source documents, where available. Here's what I've got so far.
- July 6 - Records of White House Iraq Group for 7/6 - 7/30 subpoenaed by Fitzgerald.(Chicago Tribune, 3/5/04)
- July 7- Bloomberg reports on the State Department Memo prepared for Colin Powell and dated July 7, that includes Plame’s name in a paragraph marked “(S)'’ for `Secret.’ "The three-page document said that Wilson had been recommended for a CIA-sponsored trip to Africa by his wife, who worked on the CIA’s counter-proliferations desk."
- July 7 - Novak calls Ari Fleischer(no confirmation they spoke.)
- July 7 - Air Force One (with Colin and Ari on it)leaves for Africa; Ari's Press Gaggle. Ari observed perusing state department memo on flight.
- July 8 - Condi Rice briefing on Air Force One
- July 8 - Libby Meets with Miller
- July 8 - Novak talks to Rove.
- July 8 - Novak speaks to unnamed person in the street about Wilson's wife. Former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow tells grand jury he warned Novak before July 11 not to reveal Wilson's wife's name in article.
- July 9 - Novak Calls Wilson. Or, on July 8, Wilson calls Novak, misses him, they connect on July 10.
- July 11- George Tenet Statement
- July 11 - Rove talks to Matt Cooper about Wilson's wife.
- July 11 - Rove e-mails Hadley about talking to Matt Cooper. "Rove sent the e-mail shortly before leaving the White House early for a family vacation that weekend, already aware that Novak was planning an article about Plame and Wilson in his column..."
- July 12 - Pincus talks to his source who tells him Wilson's trip was a boondoggle set up by his wife, a CIA analyst
- July 12 - Libby talks to Matt Cooper
- July 12 - Ari Fleischer's July 12 press gaggle subpoenaed by Fitzgerald.
One post-Novak date to keep in mind:
- July 16 - Fitzgerald subpoenaed a list of those in attendance at the July 16 White House reception for former President Ford's 90th birthday. (Chicago Tribune, 3/5/04)
Unspecified July events to keep in mind:
"...the prosecutors have asked about cellphone calls made last July to and from Catherine Martin, a press secretary for Cheney." International Herald Tribune, 2/1//04)
Question: Has this ever been resolved, reported by the AP on 7/11/03?:
One of the mysteries congressional investigators seem intent to explore is how much Cheney knew. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Monday that Cheney was not informed nor aware of the CIA report casting doubt on the British allegations. But Wilson, the former envoy who helped the CIA write the report, said in an NBC-TV interview last Sunday that Cheney's office requested and received from the CIA a report on Wilson's mission.
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