According to an op-ed Joe Wilson wrote for the LA Times on Oct. 29, it was Valerie Plame herself who had her identity compromised by the American government.
Wilson wrote, " Between us, Valerie and I have served the United States for nearly 43 years. I was President George H.W. Bush's acting ambassador to Iraq in the run-up to the Persian Gulf War, and I served as ambassador to two African nations for him and President Clinton. Valerie worked undercover for the CIA in several overseas assignments and in areas related to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
But on July 14, 2003, our lives were irrevocably changed. That was the day columnist Robert Novak identified Valerie as an operative, divulging a secret that had been known only to me, her parents and her brother.
So, unless Valerie's parents and siblings had top secret clearance, she compromised her own identity long before Bob Novak did.
Damn details.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-wilson29oct29,0,4988049.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
Joe was ACTING ambassador to Iraq for ONE DAY while the ambassador was away.
"But on July 14, 2003, our lives were irrevocably changed. That was the day columnist Robert Novak identified Valerie as an operative, divulging a secret that had been known only to me, her parents and her brother"
Yet the Pincus family had a nice 4th of July Barbeque at the Wilson home just ten days earlier! I would love to know how Valerie sidestepped the issue of her employment?
Why the hell isn't Stincus on the stand?!!!!