Swopa is a blogger who has been writing about the Valerie Plame Wilson scandal, Iraq, and other issues at Needlenose since 2003. He is also a regular guest poster at Firedoglake.

Blog Entries by Swopa

Who's a Better Campaign Strategist Than Mark Penn or David Axelrod? Everyone, It Turns Out.

Posted January 10, 2008 | 10:18 PM (EST)


When I wrote elsewhere last Thursday, kinda-sorta-but-not-really predicting an Obama win in the Iowa caucuses, I said that Hillary Clinton had dug herself a hole by creating "doubts about her passion and commitment," which she needed to address in order for her to make a comeback. Is it safe...

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Why the Trail of Plame Leads to (or Through) Scooter Libby

Posted July 3, 2007 | 10:41 AM (EST)


On September 30, 2003, just after the investigation into the outing of CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson began, President George Bush said:

"If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is . . . If the person has violated law, that person will be...
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Hiding in Plame Sight: The Blockbuster Story No One Is Reporting from the Libby Trial

Posted February 12, 2007 | 08:29 AM (EST)


Consider this an open letter to the reporters covering the Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury/obstruction of justice trial, as well as the rest of the Washington, D.C. media.

I spent Monday through Thursday of last week in your midst in the media room of the E. Barrett Prettyman courthouse, watching the...

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