Guest blogged by David Edwards<\/i><\/p>\n
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Special prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, is investigating the outing CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. Suspicions have been solidly cast upon Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. There is no doubt that the crime wasn’t committed alone or without the help of others. <\/p>\n
An article<\/a> published today in the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail<\/a><\/i>, suggests that Patrick Fitzgerald’s instincts are to root out corruption at the highest levels:<\/p>\n And always, he has methodically, inexorably pursued his investigations to target the man at the top of the organizational pyramid<\/b>. That’s how he operates: Apply maximum pressure to reluctant witnesses in order to build an air-tight case against the most senior member of a criminal conspiracy<\/b>. “You get the sense that there are absolutely no sacred cows with him. He aims straight for the top<\/b>.”<\/div>\nU.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has prosecuted mobsters, terrorists and even journalists. He has investigated and charged state and city officials in this notoriously crooked state with pit bull tenacity.<\/p>\n
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\nThe 6-foot, 2-inch, 215-pound former rugby player is considered one of the most aggressive and uncompromising prosecutors in the country.
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\nHe won the high-profile job in Chicago when Illinois’ maverick senator, Peter Fitzgerald, (no relation) recommended him to the White House as someone who would be “untouchable” — a modern-day Elliot Ness — by the political power brokers in the state.
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\nPeople who have watched Mr. Fitzgerald operate in Chicago, and before that as assistant U.S. Attorney in New York City, are not surprised by his zeal in pursuing the journalists. But don’t expect him to stop there.<\/p>\n
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\nCindy Canary, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, said Mr. Fitzgerald has “stepped up the pace of prosecutions tremendously” since taking the job in September, 2001.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Take a look at this August 8th