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This is from a funny and entertaining piece by Tina Brown about the Judith Miller Saga:

All I could extract from Sunday's Miller marathon was her own implausible revelation that after having 85 days in jail to think about it, she has no memory of where she got that memorable Marvel Comics name -- VALERIE FLAME -- that was mysteriously inscribed in her recently surfaced notebook. Miller also mentions running into I. Lewis Libby in a cowboy hat and sunglasses at a rodeo in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and failing to recognize him. "Judy," he said. "It's Scooter Libby!" But was it? Maybe it was Don Imus. Or Moammar Gaddafi.

Early on, I formed a casual impression that this "Judith Miller Saga" was a product manufactured by some press agent. I didn't read last Sunday's article with the Miller byline because I didn't expect to get any serious, important, or illuminating information out of it.

And then, Tina Brown remarks in passing: The script is like a rejected pilot for the WB network.

Tina Brown may have good instincts. But was this saga from the same PR firm which cooked up the Kuwaiti Baby Incubator Story? Or maybe it's from a different company.

Anyway... Enjoy!

:: Seeing Right Through...
-- By Tina Brown --
-- WashPost, Reg Req'd --

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