[lugsoul]

You apparently missed the part of the testimony where Woodward specifically stated that the "everybody knows" part of the exchange referred to the fact that Wilson was 'the envoy' - NOT that his wife worked at CIA.

But why trouble yourself with what the participants say about the conversation, when it can be spun some complete other way?

[oceanview]

where are you seeing that in the article? the quotes I read there clearly show Armitage's "Everyone knows it" remark comes after his "His wife works in the agency" remark, thus that is clearly what he was referring to.

Is this transcript incorrect?

2:15 WOODWARD: But it was Joe Wilson who was sent by
2:16 the agency. I mean that’s just —
2:17 ARMITAGE: His wife works in the agency.
2:18 WOODWARD: — Why doesn’t that come out? Why does —
2:19 ARMITAGE: Everyone knows it.
2:20 WOODWARD: —that have to be a big secret?
2:21 Everyone knows.
2:22 ARMITAGE: Yeah. And I know [ ] Joe Wilson’s
2:23 been calling everybody. He’s pissed off because he was
2:24 designated as a low-level guy, went out to look at it. So,
2:25 he’s all pissed off.
3:1 WOODWARD: But why would they send him?
3:2 ARMITAGE: Because his wife’s a [ ]