Huffington Magazine Issue 3-4 | Page 84

HUFFINGTON 07.01-08.12 SQUELCHING SECRETS he was appointed as a special counsel and could choose his own course, in this leak case, he was very much working under Justice Department supervision, with a remit that focused narrowly on the Guantanamo defense attorneys. But pursuing Kiriakou and throwing the book at him was clearly Fitzgerald’s call — and one for which he may be called to account in the history books. Maybe Fitzgerald isn’t all he’s cracked up to be, Steven Aftergood said. “There does seem to be a pattern of going for the little guy,” he noted. “Just because he’s ferocious doesn’t mean he’s either wise or brave.” FITZGERALD’S LEGACY TIM BOYLE/GETTY IMAGES LETTING ROVE AND CHENEY GO Fitzgerald stopped short of charging Rove or Cheney.