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Scooter Libby has been indicted on one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements. Karl Rove has escaped indictment for now, but the case is not yet closed.

The indictment cites an article in the New Republic from 2003 after the invasion of Iraq that started the chain of events leading to the outing of Valerie Plame. The article is an amazing piece of reporting that blew apart the administration's case for war, demonstrating in detail how the administration intentionally exaggerated the nuclear threat posed by Saddam. Joe Wilson was one of the key sources for that article.

In a related story, the National Journal is reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney and Scooter Libby withheld documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 in connection with their investigation of pre-war intelligence.