Combined Novak quotes from his three columns July 14, 2003 – October 1, 2003 – August 1, 2005 [Post #14 has LINKS to his first two columns] “The CIA's decision to send retired diplomat Joseph C. Wilson to Africa in February 2002 to investigate possible Iraqi purchases of uranium was made routinely at a low level without Director George Tenet's knowledge. ……….Iraqi purchases of uranium was made routinely at a low level without Director George Tenet's knowledge…….. The Justice Department investigation was not requested by CIA Director George Tenet. Any leak of classified information is routinely passed by the Agency to Justice, averaging one a week………… I have previously said that I never would have written those sentences if Harlow, then-CIA Director George Tenet or anybody else from the Agency had told me that Valerie Plame Wilson's disclosure would endanger herself or anybody.”
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“………… I have previously said that I never would have written those sentences if Harlow, then-CIA Director George Tenet or anybody else from the Agency had told me that Valerie Plame Wilson's disclosure would endanger herself or anybody...........”
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I read that as, Novak talked to a lot of people and no one feared using Ms. Plame in the story would bring harm to her.