[aristeides]

I think #29 establishes pretty conclusively that Plame was an undercover operative, which is the point that I was trying to make in this thread. Surely you don't want to go on denying it?

[norton]

Well, yes, I am quite willing to deny it.

What you train for and what you do are often different things.

Thirty years ago (three decades) I trained for the same covert stuff - now I'm doing pretty mundane crap.

Do yourself a favor, don't let one guy's pronouncement define your ojective, and allow the process to develop; I think you'll find it a tad better, a tad more professional, than we have seen in the recent past.