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There was NO outing of any CIA operative here. This is yet another myth promoted by the self interested author of all this, Joe Wilson. Truth be known, he was probably the source, or at least the one who confirmed what the source said.
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Are you joking? I guess there is some tiny possibility that the indictment is filled with falsehood, but quoting from the indictment (emphasis added):
"14. On or about June 23, 2003, LIBBY met with New York Times reporter Judith Miller. During this meeting LIBBY was critical of the CIA, and disparaged what he termed “selective leaking” by the CIA concerning intelligence matters. In discussing the CIA’s handling of Wilson’s trip to Niger, <font color="red">
LIBBY informed her that Wilson’s wife might work at a bureau of the CIA.</font>"
"17. On or about the morning of July 8, 2003, LIBBY met with New York Times reporter Judith Miller. When the conversation turned to the subject of Joseph Wilson, LIBBY asked that the information LIBBY provided on the topic of Wilson be attributed to a “former Hill staffer” rather than to a “senior administration official,” as had been the understanding with respect to other information that LIBBY provided to Miller during this meeting. LIBBY thereafter discussed with Miller Wilson’s trip and criticized the CIA reporting concerning Wilson’s trip. During this discussion, <font color="red">
LIBBY advised Miller of his belief that Wilson’s wife worked for the CIA.</font>"
What scares me is that you probably believe the crap you spew.
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What you are quoting from the indictment is not related to a charge of outing a CIA operative, it's background for charges of perjury. The prosecutor has clearly shown that he believes these statements from the indictment, and that the actions cited
are not a crime -- if they are true they conflict with his testimony, that's the charge.
It's pretty weak.
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What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
Fitzgerald said Libby committed perjury because far from hearing of Plame's ID from reporters, he in fact was the first person to leak the classified information that Plame worked for the CIA outside of the government. The crime was of course lying about this.
It's like Alger Hiss, who like Libby was charged with perjury, not espionage. He was convicted and served 44 months.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_Hiss