[Just mythoughts]

"Chris Lehane, the infamous campaign dirty trickster was behind the whole thing."


He may well have played a part but I do not believe he was the original plotter.

Looks as though the intent was to stop an invasion into Iraq. Someone higher up the line had to conspire this covert act. Novak seems to have asked the question that no one else was asking why would the administration send someone like Wilson to gather "INTEL".

This seems to be the point in which the outraged Joey claimed damage to his wife. Switch the focus.

[Eva]

No, no, you don't understand what happened. Wilson came back and gave his report, every one yawned, Bush geve the STOU and the war proceeded. We had read about Wilson's report here on FreeRepublic. Then, after the war was over, Chris Lehane gets a hold of Wilson and dreams up this Bush lied scheme.

[Shermy]

Here's the link.

http://intelligence.senate.gov/iraqreport2.pdf

[cyncooper]

Novak seems to have asked the question that no one else was asking why would the administration send someone like Wilson to gather "INTEL".

Actually Cliff May asked that question too, before Novak's column appeared explaining it. May said a person friendly to Wilson told him by way of explanation of the otherwise inexplicable.

I got the impression from reading and seeing May talk about it (he is excellent on this subject) that he knew of others scratching their heads over Wilson's revelation that he had gone on assignment ostensibly on behalf of the Bush administration.