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With I. Lewis Libby's indictments on false statements, perjury, and obstruction of justice (and subsequent resignation), we can now shut the book on the Plame Leak non-scandal. As reasonable commentators have held all along, it appears that no crime was committed in the "outing" of Valerie Plame, and no charges will be brought. Instead, the special prosecutor saw fit to indict one member of the administration for attempting a lone cover-up.

Now let's see how the story (such as it is) is framed by the American left and their media enablers. We already know that the Democrats will exaggerate the charges against Libby for political use, as they have throughout the investigation (Howard Dean has already convicted him, no doubt). But will talk of "Bush Administration cover-up" and "Leak indictments" become the new "Plastic Turkey" in the media? Considering that the words of proven liar Joe Wilson are still taken as gospel by much of the media, I'd say that we're not likely to see a lot of context coming out of America's news rooms.

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The book is far from shut on the Plame scandal (only Republicans would think outing a CIA agent wasn't a big deal). Rove is still being investigated, and the indictment makes clear that Libby wasn't the only one involved in leaking Plames identity to the media.

And remind me what Wilson lied about. He never said that Cheney personally sent him, and he did say that Nigerian Gov't safeguards would have made a transaction almost impossible, which is quite true. If the evidence that Iraq bought uranium was so compelling then why falsify documents?

The White House leaked Plames name to the media in an effort to muzzle Joe Wilson. Whether or not that's illegal it is certainly extremely unethical, and morally reprehensible, and most of the American public agrees.