You really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you?
LOL
(That means, EVERYBODY thought of that already. Doesn't mean a crime was committed, still, though. There are several criteria that must be met, but if someone committed a crime, arrest them.)
Not unless they're in the habit of writing columns for the Chicago Sun Times under the name "Robert Novak".
*Joe Wilson* took it upon himself to write an op-ed July 6th (Novak then wrote his column of July 14 based on Wilson's curious column) revealing that he, Joe Wilson, was sent by the CIA to Niger.
I hope even you can see that it was Joe Wilson, and Joe Wilson alone, who revealed that.
As to charges the Wilsons may or may not face, I have confidence that if enough evidence is gathered to prosecute and convict it will be done.
I've highlighted the interesting portions for you.
--That wasn't news to me. I had been told that — but not by anyone working in the White House. Rather, I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhand manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of.--
In otherwords, May didn't identify this person as a Democrat, as you stated.
You really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you?
Perhaps not, but at least I passed Reading Comphrension 101. I'm not sure that we could say the same thing about you.
Continuing on with Mr May's other comments...
--I chose not to include it (I wrote a second NRO piece on this issue on July 18) because it didn't seem particularly relevant to the question of whether or not Mr. Wilson should be regarded as a disinterested professional who had done a thorough investigation into Saddam's alleged attempts to purchase uranium in Africa. --
So, even Cliff May knew it was completely irrelevant to the article at hand that Valerie Plame's name and job status be mentioned.
Doesn't mean a crime was committed, still, though. There are several criteria that must be met, but if someone committed a crime, arrest them.
That still doesn't answer my question: if this guy is a Democrat (and you'd claimed he was), why is May protecting this guy? Why not name him, if 'everybody' knew that Plame was CIA?
I hope even you can see that it was Joe Wilson, and Joe Wilson alone, who revealed that.
No, what Wilson did was reveal to the world that he had been sent to Africa to investigate a possible uranium deal between Iraq and Niger. In his article, HE SOMEHOW FAILED TO MENTION THAT HIS WIFE WAS A CIA OPERATIVE.
To claim, or even hint, that he is somehow responsible for outing his wife is beyond the pale. As even Cliff May is willing to admit, Wilson's wife's CIA status had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not he might have had ulterior motives for criticising Bush.
As to charges the Wilsons may or may not face, I have confidence that if enough evidence is gathered to prosecute and convict it will be done.
You're still thinking of this in terms of politics. And as far as I'm concerned, that's irrelevant.
The only thing that matter here is that through either carelessness or malice, or a combination of both, a CIA operative's cover has been blown by a political official.
The CIA is simply not going to let this one lie. It CAN'T, because if it did, it'd be tantamount to admitting to its own agents that their covers can be blown at any time on the whim of some political hack. No one in their right mind would want to risk their lives under those circumstances.