As FireDogLake's liveblogging of Libby's trial continues, I note a number of abbreviations, acronyms, slang, shorthand popping up on the fly that most of us Plame-maniacs already know but newbies may not grasp. I'm going to try to document them here, a kind of not-so-secret decoder ring. If there's something you'd like to see added, leave me a comment and I'll cover it here. NOTE: in the event of a server crash at FireDogLake.com, check Windcatpond for announcements, as well as DailyKos for alternative live blogging posts. Complete list of FireDogLake's Libby trial live blog and related posts her e. Acronyms and Abbreviations: "ADD" From notes introduced during testimony by David Addington; abbreviation referred to Addington himself. ADDOPS ? -- Believe to be “Asst. Deputy Director Operations”-CIA (if you can confirm this one, leave me a comment, tks!) CIPA ...
Looking for my dharma in spite of the weather
As I commented at FireDogLake about Monica Goodling in light of the DOJ's document dump last night:
Oh. Man.
I hope the testosterone-enriched members of the community didn’t buy that “stupid little good girl” act that Goodling sent up.
This bit in particular is going to get her spanked:
[source: email from Mari Santangelo to Robert Marshall, dd. 22-FEB-06 4:44p]
She deliberately avoided the DAG’s and OASG’s office; in the background, on the date of this particular email, the PatActII is being debated and is not approved until the end of the month, with the Delegation of Authority signed on 01-MAR-06 (need to double-check the date) almost immediately after the PatActII passed.
Within weeks of this time, Thomas Heffelfinger will announce he is leaving USA-MN position.
Our “stupid little good girl” was quite deliberate and very busy; she’s on the hook for a lot more than Hatch Act violations.
Oh, and one more bit that has been stuck in my craw and may yet add up to something. During the course of the emails about the delegation and in the cover letter of the delegation there is a reference to a memo — Memorandum for Jennifer G. Newstead, General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, “Assignment of Functions Related to Certain Military Appointments, at 3-4(July 28, 2005)”.
As far as I can tell, Newstead is no longer in OMB; what the hell was this about?
Remember Iglesias comment to the effect that every thing was documented at DOJ in memos?
Yeah. That.
And I think we now have concerns about OMB.