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Statement of Ambassador Joseph Wilson with Respect to the Indictment

(To be read by his attorney Christopher Wolf at 3:00 p.m. - 10/28/05)

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-28-2005/0004199397&...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued
today by Christopher Wolf -- The five count indictment issued by the Grand
Jury today is an important step in the criminal justice process that began
more than two years ago. I commend Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald for his
professionalism, for his diligence, and for his courage.
There will be many opportunities in the future to comment on the events
that led to today's indictment. And, it appears that there will be further
developments before the grand jury. Whatever the final outcome of the
investigation and the prosecution, I continue to believe that revealing my
wife Valerie's secret CIA identity was very wrong and harmful to our nation,
and I feel that my family was attacked for my speaking the truth about the
events that led our country to war. I look forward to exercising my rights as
a citizen to speak about these matters in the future.
Today, however, is not the time to analyze or to debate. And it is
certainly not a day to celebrate. Today is a sad day for America. When an
indictment is delivered at the front door of the White House, the Office of
the President is defiled. No citizen can take pleasure from that.
As this case proceeds, Valerie and I are confident that justice will be
done. In the meantime, I have a request. While I may engage in public
discourse, my wife and my family are private people. They did not choose to
be brought into the public square, and they do not wish to be under the glare
of camera. They are entitled to their privacy. This case is not about me or
my family, no matter how others might try to make it so.
This case is about serious criminal charges that go to the heart of our
democracy.
We, like all citizens, await the judgment of the jury in a court of law.
Thank you.