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Wilson, a former State Dept. official and adviser to John Kerry, and his wife, a CIA employee, actually concocted this lie in an attempt to smear a sitting President during wartime.

Does anyone have the definitive date Wilson signed on as an advisor to the Kerry campaign?

A previous posting said he signed on with Kerry prior to July 2003 when Wilson (who in effect was a temporary contract employee of the CIA) wrote the NYTimes article criticizing the Bush Administration's Iraq policy.

Thirdly: Isn't there some type of rule saying employees of the CIA (past or present) cannot use or reveal any information about their service WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CIA.

[Quilla]

MojoWire wrote: "Does anyone have the definitive date Wilson signed on as an advisor to the Kerry campaign?"

In May 2003, after his mission to Niger but before his July 6, 2003, Times op-ed piece, Mr. Wilson began working for Mr. Kerry as an unpaid adviser, offering foreign policy advice and speechwriting tips.

Source (fourth paragraph from bottom).

[Sam Hill]

"Does anyone have the definitive date Wilson signed on as an advisor to the Kerry campaign?"

I don't, but it had to be between the end of February and the beginning of May.

Check out this thread:

Wilson Didn't Complain About "The 16 Words" Until He Was Working On Kerry Campaign

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1445574/posts

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Thirdly: Isn't there some type of rule saying employees of the CIA (past or present) cannot use or reveal any information about their service WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CIA.

I read some article/blog yesterday that when the CIA commissioned Wilson for the Niger mission on Plames suggestion they waived the confidentiality requirement. The article speculated that the reason they did this was so Wilson could discredit the administration on the yellow cake story.

Sorry I can't find the link.