It is true that the investigation just about completed by Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald is not related to the Iraq war, but the incident giving rise to the investigation does relate to one of the reasons why the liberation of that country was necessary. For background you probably aren’t getting from the MSM, see my post, Background to the Plame Investigation: Iraq was Seeking Uranium from Niger for its Nuclear Ambitions.

In the unlikely case that you missed the details of the investigation and the indictment of Scooter Libby and need to catch up, check out my post Mr. Libby’s Exponentially Stupid Cover-up. The post contains links to the special counsel’s website and the text of the indictment, which is an interesting read. After reading the indictment I got the headline for my post from the idea that Libby’s story sounded more stupid each time he retold it (i.e. its stupidity increased exponentially).

For those interested in economic development, I also have a post on the implications of Saudi Arabia being accepted into the World Trade Organization.