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Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, dispatched by the CIA in February 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq sought to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program with uranium from Africa, was specifically recommended for the mission by his wife, a CIA employee, contrary to what he has said publicly.

What a great revelation to wake up to.

Now, we all surmised this was the case (using our skills of logic and reason) and the reason reporters like Cliff May said they were told *by sources friendly to Wilson--not anyone out to harm him or his lovely bride*--that Wilson had gone to Niger at the suggestion of his wife, was to explain and justify it. Wilson being an outright political antagonist of the administration, the trip is highly suspicious.

I've often said I would think the grand jury is looking into why the CIA was employing these shenanigans (or worse--probably worse), not the idiotic Wilson claim that the WH "outed" Valerie. If the Senate report was able to establish she recommended him, then it goes to reason the grand jury has, too. So then the question is why---and why his "findings" were misrepresented not only by himself, but an anonymous "CIA official" in newspaper reports that sought to undermine this administration and President Bush in particular.