From blogger Steve Clemons at The Washington Note regarding Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson's name.....

"An uber-insider source has just reported the following to TWN:

1. 1-5 indictments are being issued. The source feels that it will be towards the higher end.

2. The targets of indictment have already received their letters.

3. The indictments will be sealed indictments and "filed" tomorrow.

4. A press conference is being scheduled for Thursday."

Clemons concludes, "The shoe is dropping. More soon.."

I agree with the commenter who told Clemons, "Interesting article. No one else seems to be willing to say this. Hope your source is good.

(Steven Clemons is a Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.)

UPDATE - From John Roberts of CBS News, "Lawyers familiar with the case think Wednesday is when special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will make known his decision, and that there will be indictments. Supporters say Rove and the vice president’s chief of staff, Scooter Libby, are in legal jeopardy.

But they insisted today the two are secondary players, that it was an unidentified Mr. X who actually gave the name of CIA agent Valerie Plame to reporters. Fitzgerald knows who Mr. X is, they say, and if he isn’t indicted, there’s no way Rove or Libby should be. But charges may not focus on the leak at all.

Obstruction of justice or perjury are real possibilities. Did Rove or Libby change statements made under oath? Did they deliberately leave critical facts out of their testimony or did they honestly forget? Some Republicans urged Rove to step down if indicted. Not a happy prospect for president Bush."
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