Disloyal political appointees and undisciplined careerists spun the OSI out of existence by lying to journalists that the short-lived office was considering planting disinformation in the press.
Until it is known whether or not there was an explosion on board, or whether the vessel hit something, the Russian press remains bewildered as to why the flagship of the Northern Fleet is lying on the bottom of the Barents Sea, with 116 crew members on board.
Libby, the vice president's former chief of staff, is charged with lying to FBI agents and a grand jury investigating who leaked Plame's identity to the press.