Mike Norman

Mike Norman is a poltical scientist who researches the issue of how the U.S. goes to war, focusing on the last war wtih Iraq. From one of his reviews:

Welcome to FDL Book Salon, where today we are privileged to have Jeff Lomonaco and Murray Waas online with us to discuss The Unived States v. I. Lewis Libby. As always, please keep the discussion on point. The Salon today is being introduced by Jeff Lomonaco, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. He became interested in the CIA leak investigation via his interest in how democracies go to war, especially how wars – and the Iraq war in particular – are justified in public debate. JFT)

On behalf of Murray and myself, I’d like to thank Jane, Christy and Jim and the whole FDL crew for the opportunity to participate today.

The principal aim of the The United States v. I. Lewis Libby is to present as accurate and accessible a record as possible of the trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s trial on charges of obstruction of justice stemming from his role in blowing the cover of CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson. The book amounts, to the single best record we have thus far as how a beleaguered OVP intensely focused on responding to Joe Wilson, but unaware of much of what Cheney and Libby themselves were doing.