[okie01]

But if it turns out that he did leak Valerie Plame's name then he deserves prison time.

If I know that my neighbor, Susan Slobotnik, works at CIA and I pass that information along to you, the meter reader, have I broken a law?

No, I have not. Even if it turns out that Susan Slobotnik is actually Queen of Spies.

Why is that? Because I had no idea that Susan Slobotnik was actually a spy. So far as I knew, Susan was an analyst, desk officer, coffee brewer, whatever. What did I know? I wasn't aware of her true "covert status".

The point being, to break the law, I have to be aware of Susan's true "covert status" and, then, knowingly, reveal her identity.

Under the circumstances, there is no reason to believe that Plame any longer held "covert status". And, even if she did, there is no reason to believe that Rove would've known of it. Intelligence wasn't his job. And Tennant had obviously not alerted the White House with regard to any "covert status" for Plame when he told them it was "Wilson's wife, who works in CPD" who had recommended Wilson for the trip.

Ergo, no harm, no foul.

[HawaiianGecko]

 

 

	There you go again... making perfect sense.  You should realize that the left has zero, none, zilch, nada, goose-eggs in the way of critical thinkers, ergo, they are incapable of understanding your perfectly readable logic. I

 

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Under the circumstances, there is no reason to believe that Plame any longer held "covert status". And, even if she did, there is no reason to believe that Rove would've known of it. Intelligence wasn't his job. And Tennant had obviously not alerted the White House with regard to any "covert status" for Plame when he told them it was "Wilson's wife, who works in CPD" who had recommended Wilson for the trip.

I'd like to know who told Rove what he told Cooper? And why did Rove tell Cooper? And before the moonbats flame me for not being "on the correct talking points". No, I'm not a sicko commie spy from DU.