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This is why there is an investigation, the above indicates she WAS covert as far as the CIA was concerned.

The CIA declined to discuss Plame's intelligence work, but an agency official disputed suggestions that she was a mere analyst whose public exposure would have little consequence.
"If she was not undercover, we would have no reason to file a criminal referral," the CIA official said, insisting on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation.
Justice launches probe into CIA leak - Knight Ridder News - October 1, 2003

The CIA is not a monolith, and some agents are apt to be working against the administration. Those agents would have a reason, albeit not a legitimate one, to file a complaint.

If Plame met the criteria for cover, required by 50 USC 421-426, maybe the leaker was a CIA agent. It wouldn't be the first time.

Anyway, I can imagine a couple scenarios, one being filing a complaint even though the agent wasn't covert, just to clarify the formal and public record.

Notice too, the comment, "If she was not undercover, we would have no reason to file ..." is NOT an official position of the CIA. The comment comes from an anonymous source, and for all we know, was made up out of whole cloth by the reporter.

It doesn't say in the article that the CIA made a complaint. What it does say is the following:

"Corallo said the decision to investigate the leak was made by counterespionage section chief John Dion without consulting Ashcroft."

John Dion works at Justice and is in counterespionage section. Maybe there is more that meets the eye going on here.

Notice too, the comment, "If she was not undercover, we would have no reason to file ..." is NOT an official position of the CIA. The comment comes from an anonymous source, and for all we know, was made up out of whole cloth by the reporter.

Right, and I can buy that scenario, but the fact remains there is an ongoing investigation as if she WAS covert. That's a fact, unless there's something we really do not know.

My whole reason for bringing up this article is because I kept thinking based on reports that she was NOT covert, but the MSM kept writing articles as if she was. I was saying why would the MSM be so blantantly wrong about her status and keep reporting bogus info. So, I did a search and found that article.

Futhermore, based on a reporter sitting in jail for not revealing a source of someone who was NOT convert is pretty stupid and unneccessary UNLESS there is more to it! I believe this was setup against Bush and Rove, if you noticed in the article Schumer immediately suggested Rove be investigated.