[cryptical]

For partisan political reasons, Karl Rove and/or other senior White House personnel KNOWINGLY exposed a NOC. They exposed one of the deepest cover agents the US has - just to play "hard ball" with a critic. They blew her cover - and possibly the cover of other agents as well (she might not be the only one at the same fake 'front' firm).

Bull. She was an analyst, not a field agent. She was reportedly compromised while in the field by Aldrich Ames, so she had to move to desk work at Langley.

Not Undercover == No Crime.

[cracker]

"Bull. She was an analyst, not a field agent. She was reportedly compromised while in the field by Aldrich Ames, so she had to move to desk work at Langley.

Not Undercover == No Crime."


Duh...

1. The CIA asked DOJ to open a criminal investigation.
2. If Plame was not undercover, no crime was committed.
3. Presumably, the CIA would know if one of their employees was undercover.

4. Ergo, Plame was still undercover. QED