[kcvl]

Per the NYT’s Kristof, the CIA brought Plame and others back to Washington for safety reasons out of concern that Aldrich Aimes had disclosed their identities to the Russian’s before his arrest in 1994.

[hipaatwo]

Wow! Do you still have that article? Maybe repost it.

[savedbygrace]

So then, the CIA had already brought her in. That is significant.

BTW, Isikoff is playing the wordsmith here with his smarmy lines about Rove.

I fart in Isikoff's general direction.

[EDINVA]

" ....CIA brought Plame and others back to Washington .... Aldrich Aimes had disclosed their identities to the Russian’s before his arrest in 1994."

Isn't there a only a five year period after covert operations that exposing the agent's role and identify is in effect ... after that they're no longer covered by the law that is being prosecuted here? If she came back in '94, and the ID was revealed in '02, or '03, what's the crime ?

[marblehead17]

Do you have a link to this. I could REALLY use it. Thanks in advance.

[nopardons]

bttt

[Cboldt]

New York Times, October 11, 2003 - Op-Ed Secrets of the Scandal By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Thanks for the hint. "Kristof" "Plame" in Google turned up the Op-Ed piece real quickly.