Update, June 3: Rove's lawyer issues the denial.
Original post: According to Lawrence O'Donnell, the answer is unsurprising: Karl Rove.
Best Freeper response so far: "This can't be good if true." (that link won't last long -- the Freep police will be killing that thread any time now...)
If it does turn out to be Rove, it will sure strengthen the previously weak argument on the part of Democrats that Colonel Karl should resign... Here's O'Donnell's take on his own scoop:
"I revealed in yesterday's taping of the McLaughlin Group that Time magazine's e-mails will reveal that Karl Rove was Matt Cooper's source. I have known this for months but didn't want to say it at a time that would risk me getting dragged into the grand jury.
"McLaughlin is seen in some markets on Friday night, so some websites have picked it up, including Drudge, but I don't expect it to have much impact because McLaughlin is not considered a news show and it will be pre-empted in the big markets on Sunday because of tennis.
"Since I revealed the big scoop, I have had it reconfirmed by yet another highly authoritative source. Too many people know this. It should break wide open this
week. I know Newsweek is working on an 'It's Rove!' story and will probably break it tomorrow."
In other developments, Judith Miller is drawing strong support in her bid to stay out of jail:
Nine members of the Army with whom Miller spent time when she was covering the war in Iraq submitted letters on her behalf, saying that she is someone who keeps her word and would never reveal secrets or her confidential sources under any circumstances. One of the letters was from Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, who is in command of training Iraqi security forces. Miller's Chalabi-centric war coverage seems to finally be paying off. Petreus is almost a deity in D.C., and his support should help her out. I certainly wouldn't want to see anyone go to jail, but I have to say I'm more than happy to see her and Cooper's "source" outed -- this wasn't a traditional source leaking info, it was a political hatchet man using reporters to out an undercover agent -- and who was apparently willing to jeopardize America's national security for naked political retribution. Rove -- if he is the leaker -- doesn't deserve protection. |
