1)They are protecting someone...i.e a reporter or Clintonista.
2) Joe Wilson and his wifey cooked this scheme up with the above named reporters....and are looking at some serious charges.
You got that right. Joe was sent to verify information gleaned by sensitive intelligence methods. I have no doubt that his proclamation to the press violated the rules pertaining to Special Access Programs. While the MSM won't address, it's pretty obvious what happened here.
DNC rogues at the CIA put the party ahead of their country.
Now, let's see some frogmarching!