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The biographical blurb describes him as a "political centrist" who received a prize for "Truth-Telling," though a careful reader might notice that the award came in part from a group associated with The Nation magazine — which only Michael Moore would consider a centrist publication. -- "Our Man in Niger : Exposed and discredited, Joe Wilson might consider going back.," by Clifford D. May, NRO contributor, National Review Online, July 12, 2004, 11:05 a.m.

So you see, Wilson doesn't have to give it back because he told the truth as the Nation defines it...

YOu have to understand leftwingers- just as the CAIR-type Muslims deny anything you quote them on because "you didn't properly understand the original arabic," the left wing cannot be held to anything that isn't properly translated from the original Soviet era Russian. [Well, not really- they can't be held accountable for anything...] Let me help you with lib logic: Truth is the English word for the Russian "pravda." [Thus, truth = pravda] As we know, Pravda published wholesome Soviet propaganda. [Thus, pravda = propaganda] Hence, truth = pravda = propaganda, that is, truth = propaganda. So you can now see why he was awarded this Truth-Telling award; it is really the Ron Ridenhour Award for Pravda-Telling, in other words, the Ron Ridenhour Award for Propaganda-Telling.

That link is worth the visit, by the way.

The link is definitely worth a visit. I admire Cliff May a great deal. He wrote a column last summer telling how he was informed of Wilson being recommended by his wife, who worked for the CIA. May said it was offered as explanation--by a democrat (he identified the "democrat" part on tv--I saw him say it on Fox), not by any WH people out to bring down Wilson.

I wondered myself this morning about the implications of Plame writing that memo and if it meant she would not be undercover. I see May posits the same thought. (Which again begs the question, wouldn't an investigation into that narrow question have taken about an hour to establish? It gives me hope that Fitzgerald was looking in another direction as I've often theorized).

Finally, May cites the theory from some intelligence sources that the forgeries may have been created to cast a shadow all legitimate evidence. Hmmmmmmm

I part company when he says he doesn't think Wilson is evil. I won't say he is, I just don't think May should have included it, for if Wilson has done what it seems evident he has, it goes well beyond partisan mischief. I wouldn't have felt the need to disclaim maligning Wilson, as May did--but other than that, super column.

Now that we know that Mrs. Wilson did recommend Mr. Wilson for the Niger assignment, can we not infer that she was working at CIA headquarters in Langley rather than as an undercover operative in some front business or organization somewhere? As I suggested in another NRO piece (Spy Games), if that is the case — if she was not working undercover and if the CIA was not taking measures to protect her cover — no law was broken by columnist Bob Novak in naming her, or by whoever told Novak that she worked for the CIA.

Hahahahahhaha!