Libby Reax; Myths

Media Matters has a list of myths to watch out for in the press coverage of the Libby verdict.

• No underlying crime was committed



• There was no concerted White House effort to smear Wilson



• Libby was not responsible for the leak of Plame's identity



• Libby merely "left out some facts



• Libby's leak was an effort to set the record straight



• There is no evidence that the Plame leak compromised national security



• Fitzgerald is a partisan prosecutor



• Fitzgerald exceeded his mandate in investigating violations beyond the IIPA



• Plame's employment with the CIA was widely known

The full deconstruction of each myth is available at the Media Matters link above. Of course, the first myth, suggesting that there was no underlying crime, has been addressed here, as well.