[dogbyte12]

Former CIA agent Larry Johnson tonight who claims to be a lifelong republican, with campaign contributions to match, said on Newshour on PBS tonight that Plame was an undercover agent for 3 decades. That he in fact was one of her trainers in espionage when she joined the agency.

Key quotes: "This not an alleged abuse. This is a confirmed abuse. I worked with this woman. She started training with me. She has been under cover for three decades. She is not as Bob Novak suggested a "CIA analyst."

"I say this as a registered Republican. I am on record giving contributions to the George Bush campaign. This is not about partisan politics. This is about a betrayal, a political smear, of an individual who had no relevance to the story."

[aristeides]

Thanks for that. Maybe now people will stop their denials.

[Shermy]

This is about a betrayal, a political smear, of an individual who had no relevance to the story."

It's about blabbing and cozying up to reporters who want a story.

[Notwithstanding]

I saw the same interview.
But by all accounts, her employment with the CIA was no secret prior to Novak's mention of it. Novak simply made it common knowledge, rather than personal info known by friends and acquaintances.

[jbstrick]

Who was the reporter on Fox this morning saying that "everyone" knew she worked for the CIA?

[Stultis]

Former CIA agent Larry Johnson tonight who claims to be a lifelong republican, with campaign contributions to match, said on Newshour on PBS tonight that Plame was an undercover agent for 3 decades. That he in fact was one of her trainers in espionage when she joined the agency.

Key quotes: "This not an alleged abuse. This is a confirmed abuse. I worked with this woman. She started training with me. She has been under cover for three decades. She is not as Bob Novak suggested a "CIA analyst."

Ah, so... If this is true then the Newsday story, rather than Novak's column, is really the key one since it outed Plame as a covert agent.

[cyncooper]

Johnson has no idea who leaked anything. The only evidence for a smear so far is Wilson against this WH.