CNN's assessment of Wilson, in an earlier article..
Former Ambassador to Gabon Joseph WilsonIn CNN's eyes, Wilson's importance is directly proportional to his criticism of the Bush administration.
A tidbit of Gabon history
During the early years of the 20th century, when colonisation was still seen as an economic rather than a social or ethical issue, French private companies exploited Gabon by forcing Africans to work for them. Having only recently thrown off the shackles of slavery, the Gabonese were understandably bent out of shape by this new form of indentured slavery and, like other Africans in French Equatorial Africa, vented their anger in periodic revolts. Each successive revolt was quelled, and by the time a new broom swept these old regimes out of the country the companies had destroyed the forests, used up most of the other natural resources and sent the country into an economic slump that lasted until after WWI.
Profile: Joseph C. Wilson
Positions that Joseph C. Wilson has held:
* US ambassador between 1976 and 1998
* Ambassador to Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe during the administration of President George H. W. Bush
* Charge d'affaires in Baghdad [1991]
* Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council [under Clinton]