Plame and her husband and others in the CIA ran a rogue operation to discredit a president. And? They had the help of journalists in the effort, including (it appears) journalists at the New York Times.
That is the only thing that makes sense, and it explains why Dowd and the rest of them are acting so worried. Wilson was supposed to finger Rove. She didn't. And now they're deathly afraid of what might happen.
just suppose....perhaps the Ambassador was helping himself to a little "Oil for Food"...and that on his little trip to Nigeria someone was watching his bank account just to see what would happen.............hmmmmm. Might come home really pissed off at ole Rove!!!!