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Tuesday, October 7, 2003 - Web posted at 9:47:13 GMT I want to know who leaked, says Bush WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush said yesterday he hoped that the FBI-led criminal probe into who leaked a CIA agent's identity would help plug other unauthorised disclosures to reporters. |
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"This is a serious charge, by the way. We're talking about a criminal action. But also hopefully we'll help send a clear signal we expect other leaks to stop as well," he said. At issue is a US Department of Justice investigation into whether Bush aides leaked Valerie Plame's name to journalists in July to punish her husband, Joseph Wilson, for publicly challenging the case for war in Iraq. White House officials and the president himself have rejected calls from opposition Democrats to name an independent investigator into the mushrooming controversy. "I've got all the confidence in the world the Justice Department will be do a good, thorough job," Bush said during a joint press conference with visiting Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. "I'd like to know who leaked". The president has come under fire in some quarters for not launching an internal probe when the information came to light in July and for rejecting opposition Democrats' calls for an independent investigator. "I take those leaks very seriously. And therefore, we will co-operate fully with the Justice Department," he told reporters Monday. "I want there to be full participation, because I am most interested in finding out the truth". Bush sidestepped a question about whether the leak was retaliation against Wilson, saying: "I don't know who leaked the information, for starters, so it's hard for me to answer that question until I find out the truth". - Nampa-AFP |
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