Below the radar?

Incredibly, the news that former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage was the one to instigate Plamegate by leaking the infamous CIA agent's name to Richard "turkeyneck" Novak has created little to no stir nationally, and somehow, I just can't figure out why. It's almost like an anti-climax.

Of course, the New York Times has the story, written by Neil Lewis.

What surprises me is that Fitzgerald hasn't said anything about prosecuting the fucker. And it's also noteworthy that the Times story doesn't really ask this question, despite the fact that thousands upon thousands of dollars have been spent by the federal government to find this information out. It doesn't say if Fitzy commented on whether he knew that Armitage was Novak's source or not, it doesn't provide any solid details about the disclosure that caused such a ruckus, and of course, it doesn't speculate on just why the hell Libby felt the obligation to lie if the disclosure was "casual," as the article says.

All in all, it seems as though the Times and Lewis are either deliberately trying to downplay this thing or actually believe that it's not that important. Granted, it's not necessarily new news (as it acknowledges when the article says that the leaker's identity had previously been reported by Newsweek and the Washington Post), but it's still pretty fucking relevant. Especially given the fact that Novak wasn't the only journalist to find this info out. He was just the only one who was a big enough asshole to use it. By my recollection, there were about half a dozen other journalists to whom Plame's info was leaked.

The article also fails mention Cheney's direct order to his subordinates to get back at Wilson for his op-ed (which is what sparked this whole situation).

Mr. Lewis, I'm disappointed. This story should've been a much bigger headline that the Times gave it, and whether or not that was your fault, at least some of the blame lies at your doorstep.

Now get ON that shit!