Scott Polanco

Jeff Polanco, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, 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. (Welcome to FDL Book Salon, where today we are privileged to have Murray Waas and Jeff Lomonaco online with us to discuss The Unived States v. I. Lewis Libby. Both came to the CIA leak investigation via his interest in how democracies go to war, especially how wars – and the Iraq war in particular ; Jeff Polanco, for himself, and on behalf of Murray Waas the entire FDL crew for the opportunity to participate.

The principal aim of the The United States v. I. Lewis Libby is to present as much an accurate and accessible record as possible of the trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s trial on charges of obstruction of justice and perjury and related to his and others’ role in blowing the cover of CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson. The book and reporting by Murray Waas amounts, I believe, to the single best record we have thus far of the conduct and character of the most powerful and the most secretive Office of the Vice President in history.