[Sacajaweau]

What I can't understand:

BEFORE Novak printed his article, Joe and Novak talked. Joe told Novak "Leave my wife out of this". They had played musical phones. All Joe had to do was call the CIA and Novak would have been stopped.

WHY DIDN'T JOE CALL THE CIA?

He chose instead to dicker with Novak over the phone?? Doesn't make sense.

[grjr21]

"All Joe had to do was call the CIA and Novak would have been stopped."

according to USA Today

"It wasn't until Robert Novak called the CIA for comment that he was told that she in fact had been in a clandestine role, and that therefore disclosure of her name would cause great difficulties."

Aparently Novak didn,t care