Posted on 07/12/2005 3:31:58 PM PDT by Crackingham
That clearly was the intent of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove in leaking to a reporter that former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV's wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA agent. To try to conceal the fact that the president had lied to the American public about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program, Rove attempted to destroy the credibility of two national security veterans and send an intimidating message to any other government officials preparing to publicly tell the truth.
Rove's lawyer now says that Rove didn't break the law against naming covert agents because he didn't know Plame's name and therefore couldn't have revealed it. Perhaps he can use such a technicality in court, but in the meantime he should resign immediately — or be fired by the president — for leaking classified information, trying to smear Wilson and possibly endangering Plame's life.
"The White House promised if anyone was involved in the Valerie Plame affair, they would no longer be in this administration," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). "I trust they will follow through on this pledge."
The background on this story is crucial. Ambassador Wilson had been honored as a patriot by President George H.W. Bush for standing up to Saddam Hussein in a face-to-face confrontation in Baghdad on the eve of the Persian Gulf War. But in 2003, Wilson committed an unpardonable crime in the eyes of the second Bush White House. He exposed its lies about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs.
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I read somewhere that she was moved to another position within the CIA
Someone lower down in the CIA cooked up this trip; my guess is Plame's boss (who conveniently resigned after the story broke)at the instigation of Plame.
Cheney had nothing to do with this whatsoever.
The LA Times the NY Times the Washington Post - Who is a liar? Why of course it is these anti-American fascist who support terrorist and lie every chance they get to degrade our military and our way of life. Cancel your subscription to these scum bag rags. Over the years I have seen so called reporters go from for American to anti-American and do not believe anything they say. They lower than whale dodo.
OMG, are you listening to the White House presser today?
They were UNBELIEVEABLE!
Ah, haven't you been paying attention to this story?
I have to leave in a minute for a meeting. I will check in as soon as I get home, for sure!
Helen Thomas asked McClellan if Rove had apologized to him for "putting your credibility on the line."
I think when Dick Cheney said that the insurgency was in it's death throws, I think he actually meant the Democrat Party
Oh, somebody here has it...........I will just have to remember who!
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While Miller languishes in jail, Mrs Wilson has quietly returned to work at the CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, after a year's unpaid leave. Her work remains classified, although she is no longer a covert operative.
She spent much of her enforced leave of absence helping to counsel women suffering from postnatal depression, a condition that strikes an estimated one in 10 new mothers and which Mrs Wilson herself experienced.
Only once has Mrs Wilson shrugged aside years of low-profile living. (A LIE!) She was photographed in front of the White House for Vanity Fair, in dark glasses and a headscarf, sitting next to her husband in their convertible green Jaguar XJS.
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If this is the best they can do for a spy we are in serious trouble!!!
Hey Libs!! There's still one sourse that has not been identified yet, just warning ya.
I imagine if they finally figure they can't get Rove, they will dredge this up again and make Andy Card the target. Lunatics!
is the source's initials BC or WJC, or maybe even HRC ? :-)
Scott should have asked Helen to apologize for wasting oxygen.
HAHAHA!! Idiot liberals fall for it everytime! Yes that evil genius Karl Rove playing rope a dope again!! HAHAHAHA!!!
If this was lower down in the CIA, did it occur to anyone that Niger may have had a motivation to HIDE the fact that it had dealings (or plans to deal) with Iraq? It seems like there is a lot of credulence in the CIA...
oops..someone is busted.
If you remember, Chrissy was implicating Cheney because Scooter Libby was his top aid
Another fake but accurate report from the Dan Rather School of Journalism.
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