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.