[Yo-Yo]

Question for all you Freepers more intelligent than me. (That's almost all of y'all!)

How is leaking the fact that Wilson's wife was a CIA operative considered a punishment against Wilson for speaking against the alleged attempt by Iraq to buy uranium ore from Niger? Is it simply embarrassing to a Liberal to have it known that his wife works for the Leftist-hated CIA?

[Khaibit]

Well... the claim is that when a covert operative's cover is blown they are in danger of being killed. They certainly cannot continue to work in that capacity. There is also the potential of compromising their contacts.

If she really was as 'deep cover' as the CIA is claiming then it is a valid objection. If she was working for the CIA while her husband was acting ambassador to Iraq prior to the first Gulf War... and in the field of WMD. Then yeah... that is a big deal.