The Disclosures of Valerie Wilson's Identity

1. The Disclosure by Karl Rove to Columnist Robert Novak
In a column dated July 14, 2003, Robert Novak first reported that
Valerie Plame Wilson was "an agency operative on weapons of mass
destruction."1 Mr. Novak cited "two senior administration officials"
as his sources.2 According to multiple news reports, one of these two
sources was Karl Rove, the Deputy White House Chief of Staff and the
President's top political advisor.3 During a phone call on July 8,
2003, Mr. Rove confirmed for Mr. Novak that Ms. Wilson worked at the
CIA. During this conversation, Mr. Novak referred to Ms. Wilson "by
her maiden name, Valerie Plame," and said he had heard she was
involved in "the circumstances in which her husband … traveled to
Africa."4 Mr. Rove responded, "I heard that, too."5 Mr. Novak's name
also appeared "on a White House call log as having telephoned Mr. Rove
in the week before the publication of the July 2003 column."6

2. The Disclosure by a "Senior Administration Official" to Columnist
Robert Novak
In addition to his communications with Mr. Rove, Mr. Novak learned
about Ms. Wilson's identity through communications with a second
"senior administration official."7 Mr. Novak's second source has not
yet been publicly identified. Mr. Novak has stated, however, that the
source provided him with Ms. Wilson's identity. As he stated: "I
didn't dig it out, it was given to me."8 He added: "They thought it
was significant, they gave me the name and I used it."9

3. The Disclosure by Karl Rove to TIME Reporter Matt Cooper
During a phone call on July 11, 2003, Mr. Rove revealed to TIME
reporter Matt Cooper that Ms. Wilson worked at the CIA on weapons of
mass destruction.10 Mr. Cooper reported that this "was the first time
I had heard anything about Wilson's wife."11 Mr. Rove provided this
information on "deep background," said that "things would be
declassified soon," and stated, "I've already said too much."12

4. The Disclosure by Scooter Libby to TIME Reporter Matt Cooper
During a phone call on July 12, 2003, TIME reporter Matt Cooper asked
the Vice President's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby "if he
had heard anything about Wilson's wife sending her husband to Niger."
13 Mr. Libby replied, "Yeah, I've heard that too," or words to that
effect.14 Mr. Libby provided this information "on background."15

5. The Disclosure by an "Administration Official" to Washington Post
Reporter Walter Pincus
On July 12, 2003, an "administration official" told Washington Post
reporter Walter Pincus that "Wilson's trip to Niger was set up as a
boondoggle by his CIA-employed wife."16 Mr. Pincus has not publicly
identified his source, but has stated that it "was not Libby."17

6. The Disclosure by a "Top White House Official" to an Unidentified
Reporter
In addition making disclosures to Mr. Novak, Mr. Cooper, and Mr.
Pincus, White House officials may have had conversations about Ms.
Wilson with three other reporters about Ms. Wilson's identity.
According to the Washington Post, a "senior administration official"
confirmed that "before Novak's column ran on July 14, 2003, two top
White House officials called at least six Washington journalists and
disclosed the identity and occupation of Wilson's wife."18 According
to this official, "Clearly, it was meant purely and simply for
revenge."19 Press reports suggest that one of these unidentified
reporters may be NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell.20

7. The Disclosure by a "Top White House Official" to an Unidentified
Reporter
In addition making disclosures to Mr. Novak, Mr. Cooper, and Mr.
Pincus, White House officials may have had conversations about Ms.
Wilson with three other reporters about Ms. Wilson's identity.
According to the Washington Post, a "senior administration official"
confirmed that "before Novak's column ran on July 14, 2003, two top
White House officials called at least six Washington journalists and
disclosed the identity and occupation of Wilson's wife."21 According
to this official, "Clearly, it was meant purely and simply for
revenge."22 Press reports suggest that one of these unidentified
reporters may be NBC Meet the Press host Tim Russert.23

8. The Disclosure by a "Top White House Official" to an Unidentified
Reporter
In addition making disclosures to Mr. Novak, Mr. Cooper, and Mr.
Pincus, White House officials may have had conversations about Ms.
Wilson with three other reporters about Ms. Wilson's identity.
According to the Washington Post, a "senior administration official"
confirmed that "before Novak's column ran on July 14, 2003, two top
White House officials called at least six Washington journalists and
disclosed the identity and occupation of Wilson's wife."24 According
to this official, "Clearly, it was meant purely and simply for
revenge."25 Press reports suggest that one of these unidentified
reporters may be MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews.26

9. The Disclosure by an Unidentified Source to Wall Street Journal
Reporter David Cloud
On October 17, 2003, Wall Street Journal reporter David Cloud reported
that an internal State Department memo prepared by U.S. intelligence
personnel "details a meeting in early 2002 where CIA officer Valerie
Plame and other intelligence officials gathered to brainstorm about
how to verify reports that Iraq had sought uranium yellowcake from
Niger."27 This "classified" document had "limited circulation,"
according to "two people familiar with the memo."28

10. The Disclosure by an Unidentified Source to James Guckert of Talon
News
On October 28, 2003, Talon News posted on its website an interview
with Ambassador Joseph Wilson in which the questioner asked: "An
internal government memo prepared by U.S. intelligence personnel
details a meeting in early 2002 where your wife, a member of the
agency or clandestine service working on Iraqi weapons issues,
suggested that you could be sent to investigate the reports. Do you
dispute that?"29 Talon News is tied to a group called GOP USA30 and is
operated by Texas Republican Robert Eberle.31 Its only reporter, James
Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon), resigned when it was revealed
that he gained access to the White House using a false name after his
press credentials were rejected by House and Senate press galleries.32
In a March 2004 interview with his own news service, Mr. Guckert
stated that the classified document was "easily accessible."33 In a
February 11, 2005, interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN, Mr. Guckert
said the FBI interviewed him about "how I knew or received a copy of a
confidential CIA memo," but he refused to answer FBI questions because
of his status as a "journalist."34 A week later, Mr. Guckert changed
his account, claiming he "was given no special information by the
White House or by anybody else."35

11. The Disclosure by a "Senior Administration Official" to Washington
Post Reporters Mike Allen and Dana Milbank
On December 26, 2003, Washington Post reporters Mike Allen and Dana
Milbank reported on details about the classified State Department
memo, writing that it was authored by "a State Department official who
works for its Bureau of Intelligence and Research."36 The Post story
was attributed to "a senior administration official who has seen" the
memo.37 The Post also reported that the CIA was "angry about the
circulation of a still-classified document to conservative news
outlets" and that the CIA "believes that people in the administration
continue to release classified information to damage the figures at
the center of the controversy, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV
and his wife, Valerie Plame."38


NOTES
1 Robert Novak, The Mission to Niger, Chicago Sun-Times (July 14,
2003).
2 Id.
3 Rove Reportedly Held Phone Talk on CIA Officer, New York Times (July
15, 2005). See also Rove Confirmed Plame Indirectly, Lawyer Says,
Washington Post (July 15, 2005).
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Rove Confirmed Plame Indirectly, Lawyer Says, Washington Post (July
15, 2005).
7 Robert Novak, The Mission to Niger, Chicago Sun-Times (July 14,
2003).
8 Columnist Blows CIA Agent's Cover, Newsday (July 22, 2003).
9 Id.
10 Matt Cooper, What I Told the Grand Jury, TIME (July 25, 2005).
11 Id.
12 Id.
13 Id.
14 Id.
15 Id.
16 The When and How of Leak Being Probed, Washington Post (Nov. 26,
2004).
17 Id.
18 Bush Administration Is Focus of Inquiry; CIA Agent's Identity Was
Leaked to Media, Washington Post (Sept. 28, 2003).
19 Id.
20 Secrets and Leaks, Newsweek (Oct. 13, 2003) (stating that she
"heard in the White House that people were touting the Novak column
and that that was the real story").
21 Bush Administration Is Focus of Inquiry; CIA Agent's Identity Was
Leaked to Media, Washington Post (Sept. 28, 2003).
22 Id.
23 Reporter Held in Contempt in CIA Leak Case, Washington Post (Aug.
10, 2004) (describing a July 2003 telephone conversation between Mr.
Russert and Mr. Libby).
24 Bush Administration Is Focus of Inquiry; CIA Agent's Identity Was
Leaked to Media, Washington Post (Sept. 28, 2003).
25 Id.
26 Secrets and Leaks, Newsweek (Oct. 13, 2003) (reportedly stating to
Mr. Wilson, "I just got off the phone with Karl Rove, who said your
wife was fair game").
27 Memo May Aid Leak Probe, Wall Street Journal (Oct. 17, 2003).
28 Id.
29 Leaks Probe Is Gathering Momentum, Washington Post (Dec. 26, 2003).
See also Senate Intel Report Discredits Wilson's Claims About Iraq,
Niger, Talon News (July 13, 2004) (confirming that Talon reported on
the memo in October 2003).
30 Leaks Probe Is Gathering Momentum, Washington Post (Dec. 26, 2003).
31 Democrats Want Investigation of Reporter Using Fake Name, New York
Times (Feb. 11, 2005).
32 Id.
33 Id.
34 Rumsfeld Visits Iraq, CNN (Feb. 11, 2005).
35 Anderson Cooper 360, CNN (Feb. 18, 2005). See also Web Site Owner
Says He Knew of Reporter's 2 Identities, New York Times (Feb. 20,
2005) (claiming that referring to the memo as though he had it was
"merely an interview technique").
36 Leaks Probe Is Gathering Momentum, Washington Post (Dec. 26, 2003).
37 Id.
38 Id.

David wrote:

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dx-tard:

Have you noticed, your posts are repetitious and repetitive?

I think you are repeating the same ten words, but rearranging them in
different orders to confuse the unwary.

Check it out, others may have noticed it too.

Suggest you just chuck in a new word now and then, might keep 'em
confused a little bit longer...

John

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David wrote:

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John Smith wrote:

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Go play with your CB, 'tard boy.

LMAO at the totally clueless 'tard.

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dx-bozo:

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John Smith wrote:

[drivel snipped]

Go play with your CB, 'tard boy.

LMAO at the totally clueless 'tard.

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-=jd=-:

Above and beyond the call of duty, he has demonstrated, with
conclusive proof, he is, indeed, a dx-tard.

Only a truly retarded American could have preformed such postings
without flinching and with such a total disregard for his image and
those who would question his sanity.

I will attest in the affirmative to the question you pose... he is
indeed the finest 'Tard I have ever met...

John

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On Sat 23 Jul 2005 09:42:13a, David wrote in
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The Disclosures of Valerie Wilson's Identity

{snippage}

For the most part reads as the media naming names and claiming that,
when an
administration offical admits hearing a similar rumor, that
admission equates
to confirmation. Well, heck! I have heard from a top R.R.S. official
that
rickets is a 'tard. Has anyone else heard that rumor as well? If I
can find
one other person that has heard that same rumor, then by
journalistic
standards, it is a full and unequivocable confirmation.


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Hmmm, I was actually pointing at the dx-toid... however, I think the
french pronunciation is "dx-turd"

John

"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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Stop the presses!! rickets confirmed as 'tard!

-=jd=-


On Sat 23 Jul 2005 10:41:14a, "John Smith"
wrote
in message :

-=jd=-:

Above and beyond the call of duty, he has demonstrated, with
conclusive proof, he is, indeed, a dx-tard.

Only a truly retarded American could have preformed such postings
without flinching and with such a total disregard for his image and
those who would question his sanity.

I will attest in the affirmative to the question you pose... he is
indeed the finest 'Tard I have ever met...

John

"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Sat 23 Jul 2005 09:42:13a, David wrote in
message
:

The Disclosures of Valerie Wilson's Identity

{snippage}

For the most part reads as the media naming names and claiming
that,
when an
administration offical admits hearing a similar rumor, that
admission equates
to confirmation. Well, heck! I have heard from a top R.R.S.
official
that
rickets is a 'tard. Has anyone else heard that rumor as well? If I
can find
one other person that has heard that same rumor, then by
journalistic
standards, it is a full and unequivocable confirmation.


-=jd=-
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On 23 Jul 2005 15:35:43 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:


Stop the presses!! rickets confirmed as 'tard!

-=jd=-

Laugh as you will. These people have committed an unprecedented act
of wreckless disregard for an ongoing intelligence operation,
endangering national security and putting dozens of human assetts in
danger.

While you ignore this, and choose to instead engage in juvenile name
calling, we are all put in deeper peril by those we entrusted to make
things better.

John Smith wrote:

dx-bozo:

I only hang in the chicken band and with the freebanders because they
don't have licenses yet.

Soon as CW drops I'll introduce you to my buddies, you on 20M?

And your call is?

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Michigan
USA

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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:11:44 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote:


dx-tard:

Have you noticed, your posts are repetitious and repetitive?

I think you are repeating the same ten words, but rearranging them in
different orders to confuse the unwary.

Check it out, others may have noticed it too.

Suggest you just chuck in a new word now and then, might keep 'em
confused a little bit longer...

John

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


David wrote:

[crap snipped yet again]

Give it up 'tard... it ain't gonna fly.

Continue to tote.

dxAce
Michigan
USA