So history suggests that whatever Fitzgerald's investigation concludes about Libby, Rove and the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity, there will be strong resistance from official Washington if the prosecutor tries to track the criminality up the chain of command.
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Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq, can be ordered at secrecyandprivilege.com. It's also available at Amazon.com, as is his 1999 book, Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth.'
Editor's note; Bob Parry is one of the great investigative journalists of our time. His website is ConsortiumNews.com
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