“Very often you get a curveball thrown at you.” When Bob S, a longtime CIA operations manager working on Weapons of Mass Destruction described the ambiguity common on CIA operations as getting a “curveball” thrown at you in Wednesday’s testimony at the Jeffrey Sterling trial, he surely didn’t mean to reference the Iraqi fabricator who, under the pseudonym “Curveball,” […]
Operation Merlin: The Russian’s Case Officers
January 14, 2015
On the first day of the Jeffrey Sterling trial, the government called the Russian scientist’s first 3 CIA case officers. By the third, Zach, their case already began to show holes.
Jeffrey Sterling: The Government’s Circumstantial Case
January 14, 2015
The government presented a compelling, but circumstantial case. Jeffrey Sterling’s lawyer poked big holes in that. But the government doesn’t have to prove Sterling was James Risen’s only source, just that he did serve as a source for classified information.
Government Declares a Monopoly on the Right to Call James Risen as a Witness
January 12, 2015
The government wants to prevent Jeffrey Sterling from calling James Risen to testify.
Government Wants to Know Potential Sterling Jurors’ Opinions about Whistleblowers
January 9, 2015
While the government objects to the judge asking questions about potential jurors’ in the Jeffrey Sterling trial opinions about Condoleezza Rice, it does want to know how they feel about whistleblowers.
The Jeffrey Sterling Trial: A Preview
January 6, 2015
An overview of what to expect from the Jeffrey Sterling trial.
House Intelligence Committee Raises Speech and Debate Concerns for Jeffrey Sterling Testimony
January 2, 2015
The House Intelligence Committee asked for and obtained a protective order to sharply limit the testimony of former House Intelligence staffer Michael Sheehy in the Jeffrey Sterling trial.
Judge Brinkema Doubts Government Claims about the Russian Scientist
December 28, 2014
Judge Brinkema points to past government exaggerations when approving a subpoena for the Russian scientist involved in the Merlin plot.
In Plan for Risen Subpoena, Government Raises Sixth Amendment Interests of Jeffrey Sterling
December 16, 2014
In a filing, the government has limited the testimony it will demand from James Risen. But it raises the possibility that Jeffrey Sterling will demand more.
Will Government Try to Expose James Risen to Jeffrey Sterling Cross-Examination about His Sources?
December 14, 2014
While the government has anonymously claimed it won’t make James Risen expose his sources at the Jeffrey Sterling trial, that may not end the question of what he will have to testify to at the trial.
