// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var Libbyletters070605 = new Array(); Libbyletters070605.ID = "Libbyletters070605"; Libbyletters070605.ID_WB = 19053312; Libbyletters070605.sPubDate = "6/6/2007 1:05:51 AM GMT"; Libbyletters070605.navsectionID = "3032552" Libbyletters070605.appFmt = 2; Libbyletters070605.appWidth = 460; Libbyletters070605.appHeader = "Fact file | Letters on behalf of Libby"; Libbyletters070605.mainArt = ""; Libbyletters070605.appDeck = "A sampling of the letters written to U.S. District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton on I. Lewis \"Scooter\" Libby's behalf:"; Libbyletters070605.appFooter = "Sources: The Associated Press, thesmokinggun.com"; Libbyletters070605.appNavStyle = 3; Libbyletters070605.appLayout = 1; Libbyletters070605.copyHeight = 325; Libbyletters070605.copyMargin = 9; Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Reuters", "82.5", "60.75", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i-1].body = "“My hope and prayer is that his outstanding record, his many contributions to our country and his value as a citizen, will be considered carefully.\""; Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Henry Kissinger","\"He is a man of strong views, some of which I do not share. But in my observations, he pursued his objectives with integrity and a sense of responsibility. I would never have associated the actions for which he was convicted with his character.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz","\"He rarely talks about his motivation, but it is clear to me that it is in the noblest spirit of selfless service. He is not ambitious in the usual Washington sense. In a city where many people crave public office for prestige and recognition, Mr. Libby is remarkable for the quiet way he goes about his work.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","John Bolton","\"He was -- unfailingly -- concentrated on substantive issues. Not on personalities, not on turf, not on politics, but on substance. All of [our] hours were long, but his were longer, operating across a range of issues whose scope and complexity cannot be adequated described in less than book length.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Mary Mattalin, Simon and Schuster editor-in-chief, and her husband, Democratic strategist James Carville","\"My family is praying the wisdom and mercy you bring to bear in determining Scooter's future will include a consideration of his family, the price they have already paid and what further justice would be served by additional devastation to them and the many other children who love Scooter.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff","\"I especially recall during my meetings with Mr. Libby, that when considering options and courses of action, he always looked for not just what was in the best interests of the country, but also for the right way to proceed -- both legally and morally.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Richard Perle, foreign policy adviser","\"His career in government has been exemplary. He has returned to public service at great personal sacrifice, both financially and in terms of the imbalance between work and leisure that the burdens of public service imposed on conscientious, dedicated officials.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","R. James Woolsey, former director of CIA","\"I believe him to be a man who was rightly entrusted with some, indeed most, of our country's extremely sensitive intelligence information and dealth with it professionally and responsibly. Were I in a position of responsibility in the government today I would continue to trust him to deal with such information according to the highest of standards.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Douglas J. Feith","\"Scooter showed a personal interest in protecting the freedom and rights of all Americans, men and women, of all races, religions and creeds. We often had to deal with difficult questions of how to balance competing values - for example, airport security versus personal privacy and liberty. Scooter approached those questions with respect for indiviual rights and a love of the Constitution.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission","\"His willingness to contribute so much of himself for no other purpose than the betterment of his country was exceptionally admirable.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic","\"In two decades of friendship I have found Libby to be a good and sensitive man, a man of probity, a large-hearted individual always attentive to the human dimension of things.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Leonard Garment, former Nixon counsel","\"Consistent with his years as a dedicated public servant, Scooter did not act with any intent to profit personally from his conduct. He has already paid a price for such conduct that is grossly disproportionate to any misdeeds or errors of judgment he may have committed.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Alan K. Simpson, retired Republican senator from Wyoming","\"During my years of my friendship with Scooter, I found a singular attribute which will always remain undiminished in my mind. That is the attribute of loyalty -- unswerving, unselfish, unwavering loyalty. One could also almost superimose upon his brow the accolade 'The Good Soldier.'\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Natan Sharansky, Israeli Government Minister","\"I have always found him to be a man of remarkable integrity and decency, someone who inspired confidence in his professionalism and competence.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Richard B. Myers, retired Air Force general","\"Scooter's dedication to the nation's security and his thoughtfulness were evident and his comments were always about the substance of the issue, not personalities. I always came away from our encounters thinking how lucky the country was to have someone of his caliber helping think through the great security challenges we all faced.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); Libbyletters070605[i++] = new Array("","Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases","\"Although he is not a scientist by training, he is obviously a brilliant person who understood quickly and thoroughly the complexity of the issues related to the development of biodefense countermeasures. In this regard, it was gratifying to see how this obviously extremely busy person would take the time to make himself available to listen and to help.\"","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); // END editorial data