The much-awaited New York Times' piece on the Judith Miller-Jailing-Plame Kerfuffle case is out.

Key takeaways:

- If the special prosecutor in this case was looking for a smoking gun from Miller on Karl Rove or Lewis Libby - with regard to leaking the name of a covert U.S. agent - he didn't get it;

- Miller says she has no idea who gave her Valerie Plame's name and identity (It was written as "Valerie Flame" in her notes) because she forgot who told her;

- If Miller spent 85 days in prison because of a misunderstanding on the terms of Libby's anonymity, that's a pretty strong lesson to reporters and sources to get the terms of attribution in an iron-clad fashion before any interview is conducted;

The only sympathetic figure in the entire story is Libby, which is sure to make a lot of people go nuts.

John Hinderaker: "In general, Miller's story seems to exonerate "Scooter" Libby, Dick Cheney's chief of staff, with whom Miller had a series of conversations about Joe Wilson."

Jeff Jarvis is somewhat unimpressed with Miller, casting her off as someone who blames everyone to protect her image and career.

Response: She spent 85 days in jail to protect a source. She works at paper with - regardless of what your opinion is of it - a rich heritage of fighting First Amendment issues which includes the Myron Farber case. Maybe give her the benefit of a slight doubt?

LAVoice is liveblogging a Judy Miller speech, almost simultaneous with the Times' story being published.