"Meanwhile, we have reason to believe that Pincus was very pleased with the article and guided by self-interest. Recall the strong suspicion that Wilson was actually a Pincus "client" -- who was being advised on how best to manipulate the press by advancing the story and giving it "legs"."
Absolutely. Pincus was citing Wilson, not by name, in articles before.
Note in the Japanese reporter's article Pincus says ``Joseph Wilson finally came forward the first week in July (2003) and wrote his own story."
This little known accuracy supports the accuracy of th Japanese reporting.
28Is that a hint?III. Applying this standard to the facts of this case, and considering first only the public record, I have no doubt that the leak at issue was a serious matter. Authorized Òto investigate and prosecute violations of any federal criminal laws related to the underlying alleged unauthorized disclosure, as well as federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, [his] investigation, such as perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and intimidation of witnesses, see Letter from James B. Comey, Acting Attorney General, to Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (Feb. 6, 2004), the special counsel is attempting to discover the origins of press reports describing Valerie Plame as a CIA operative monitoring weapons of mass destruction. See majority op. at 3-5.