[John Valentine]

... deliberately outing a secret operative for base political motives ...

Utter crap.

Valerie Plame was NOT a "secret operative" for the CIA at the time, and had not been for nearly ten years. She was well known around town as an EMPLOYEE of the CIA, and didn't need to be "outed" by anyone.

Get an education before posting on this subject again, please.

[nopardons]

Check out his personal page...he's an Aussie, a journalist ( yeah, pull the other one...), and a PROUD MODERATE. King Midas, backwards, is a troll.