But Truthout.org -- the one publication to report, repeatedly, that Rove was definitely going to be indicted -- isn't buying it. I reached Truthout editor Marc Ash on his cel phone this morning. "I wasn't aware that he had said that," he said of Luskin's announcement, but insisted that Truthout was "absolutely" standing by its earlier reporting. "We've done a lot of work on this story, we've talked to a lot of people," he said, "and some of the people who provided information for the story are absolutely in a position to know." So if Truthout's reporting -- by correspondent Jason Leopold -- is correct, is Ruskin lying? "Robert Luskin's allegations are in the best interest of his client, not necessarily the press," Ash said. "I think that the information he is providing is directly contradicted by the information we have."

Mr. Fitzgerald's spokesman, Randall Samborn, said he would not comment on Mr. Rove's status.... In his statement Mr. Luskin said he would not address other legal questions surrounding Mr. Fitzgerald's decision.

but it looks very doubtful that Fitzmas day is ever going to come. Libby will probably get off, and no one will ever be indicted on a charge of having outed Plame.

Statement of Christopher Wolf, Proskauer Rose LLP, Counsel for Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson "We have become aware of the communication between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Luskin concerning Karl. Rove's status in the criminal investigation. We have no first-hand knowledge of the reason for the communication or what further developments in the criminal investigation it may signal. While it appears that Mr. Rove will not be called to answer in criminal court for his participation in the wrongful disclosure of Valerie Wilson's classified employment status at the CIA in retaliation against Joe Wilson for questioning the rationale for war in Iraq, that obviously does not end the matter. The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons."

Fitzgerald met with chief U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan before he notified Rove. Hogan has been overseeing the grand juries in the CIA leak case. Fitzgerald's spokesman, Randall Samborn, declined comment. Asked if the CIA leak investigation is still continuing, Samborn said, "I'm not commenting on that as well at this time." The prosecutor called Luskin late Monday afternoon to tell him he would not be seeking charges against Rove. AP 6/13/06

Regarding Mr. Luskin's Statement By Marc Ash, Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 10:48:36 AM EDT :: Fitzgerald Investigation We are stunned by the magnitude of the reaction to the article we published yesterday morning. We have put our cards on the table. We invite Mr. Luskin to do the same.

1.  We think Joe Wilson is a hero and deserving of a standing ovation.  Murray Waas too. 2.  Traditional media has dropped the ball on covering this important story, largely because they're so compromised in it. 3.  Judy Miller is "a humiliated and discredited shill." 4.  Miller, along with Steno Sue and Byron York, are journalists emblematic of the problem as we see it. 5.  Marcy Wheeler knows more about this case than any other human on the face of the planet and should be listened to at all times.

Nice quip about Sdaam and WMD though. As if that had any relevance here.

Kudos to Mr. Luskin who did a heckeva job for Karl Rove.

I'd hire Luskin in a blink if I was in a serious bind that I thought he could get me out of, wouldn't you?

...He just lied. From admissions from Rove, filings in the Libby case, and uncontradicted reportage, we know as clearly as we ever can that Rove did do each of those things. So he did do what he was suspected of and he did lie about it.