The judge in the Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, has said he does not want it to be a "trial" of the Iraq war.
But the war cannot be avoided altogether. Lawyers for both sides want to ask potential members of the jury about their opinions to try and weed out "unfriendly" jurors. Here is a selection from Mr Libby's defence team.
"Do you have particularly strong feelings about the war in Iraq?"
"Based on what you know at this time, do you believe that the administration misled the American people to justify going to war?"
"Have you been following any of the recent political scandals involving Jack Abramoff, William Jefferson, Tom DeLay, Cynthia McKinney or Mark Foley?"
"What is your political party preference? Democrat, Republican, independent or other?"
And this one is particularly to the point:
"Please describe any feelings you have about vice president Cheney."
The trial will make history on at least two counts. It will be the first time a sitting vice president - Mr Cheney is a witness for the defence - will testify in a criminal trial. It will also be the first time that bloggers have been accredited to cover such a trial.
