BBC NEWS | Americas | Cheney to testify over CIA leak

BBC NEWS | Americas | Cheney to testify over CIA leak: "US Vice-President Dick Cheney will be called as a defence witness in the CIA leak case involving his ex-chief of staff Lewis Libby, defence lawyers say.

Mr Libby faces charges in connection with the leaking of agent Valerie Plame's identity. Her husband had publicly criticised US policy on Iraq.

Mr Libby denies five charges of perjury, making false statements and obstruction of justice.

The trial is expected to start in mid-January.

'We're calling the vice-president,' defence lawyer Theodore Wells said at a hearing ahead of the trial in Washington.

Mr Libby is accused of lying to FBI investigators and a grand jury about how and when he learned that Ms Plame was a CIA officer and of lying about disclosing classified information to reporters." Read complete post here.