[familyofman]

"...but the consensus seems to be that she's a mid-level "analyst" working in DC, not an "operative" in the sense of being a covert agent."

Bull feathers - the consensus seems to be just the opposite!!!!

[Steve_Seattle]

"Bull feathers - the consensus seems to be just the opposite!!!!"

Valerie Plame's CIA affiliation was known to many Washington insiders before this story broke. Her and her husband allowed themselves to be photographed for "Vanity Fair," hardly suggestive of her being a covert operative. Next thing you'll be telling me Anita Hill was a Reagan Republican.