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It's pretty obvious that whoever "leaked" Plame's name was a Washington newcomer who believed that Plame was a CIA "employee", but not an agent (probably because the "secret" was so open in DC). The intent of the leak was not to endanger or "blow Plame's cover", but to let everyone know who it was that recommended sending former Ambassador Wilson to Africa in the first place. The whole incident is equivalent to Senator Leahy getting caught leaking classified information, and the person who did it (Rove is a logical suspect) ought to own up to it and resign; everyone else should then let the matter rest (after all, "Leaky Leahy" is still a sitting Senator). It was perfectly predictable, after Mr. Bush hired an attorney, that some loony lefties would hang this charge out there.

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While we're on the subject, sort of, did we ever find out just who is was that sent Wilson on his little junket?