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07/22/2003 Archived Entry: "The Mrs. Wilson story goes mainstream."
The Mrs. Wilson story goes mainstream.
Man, if The Thug Cabal thinks they had their hands full with the Niger Lie, wait until you see them scrambling to de-fuse this little gem. From Newsday:
The identity of an undercover CIA officer whose husband started the Iraq uranium intelligence controversy has been publicly revealed by a conservative Washington columnist citing "two senior administration officials."Intelligence officials confirmed to Newsday Monday that Valerie Plame, wife of retired Ambassador Joseph Wilson, works at the agency on weapons of mass destruction issues in an undercover capacity -- at least she was undercover until last week when she was named by columnist Robert Novak.....
"When it gets to the point of an administration official acting to do career damage, and possibly actually endanger someone, that's mean, that's petty, it's irresponsible, and it ought to be sanctioned," said Frank Anderson, former CIA Near East Division chief.
A current intelligence official said that blowing the cover of an undercover officer could affect the officer's future assignments and put them and everyone they dealt with overseas in the past at risk.
"If what the two senior administration officials said is true," Wilson said carefully, "they will have compromised an entire career of networks, relationships and operations." What's more, it would mean that "this White House has taken an asset out of the" weapons of mass destruction fight, "not to mention putting at risk any contacts she might have had where the services are hostile."
Deputy White House Press Secretary Claire Buchan referred questions to a National Security Council spokesman who did not return phone calls last night.
And while we're on the subject - call me a big mean meanie if you must, but I want Novakula's decrepit old ass thrown into the slams until he identifies his sources.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Blah3, you are a "big mean meanie," but I love ya' anyway.
I remember Bob Novak from waaay back in the late '70's. He was a prick even then. Let's see how this story plays itself out.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/22/2003 12:18 PM NY
