Wilson was a source for kristof and also post reporter walter pincus, who wrote in more detail about wilsons trip on june 12, 2003, without identifying him. May 30, 2007 valerie plame wilsons covert status at the c. If there was a conspiracy to out plame, how come libby didnt. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame. The valerie plame affair is one of political intrigue and shenanigans a brief outline of the events. Valerie plame, a former covert cia agent, is a best sellingauthor, public speaker, activist, and consultant. Although the actions of two senior administration officials may be felonious, a city that lives on leaked information seems unlikely to produce the identity of either official involved in the leak. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. Wilson, a retired foreign service officer who had traveled to africa in early 2002 at the request of the cia to help determine whether iraq had attempted to purchase enriched uranium from niger.
The first amendment doesnt protect covering up a crime. Analysis valerie plames claim that scooter libby leaked. Valerie plame, voiceover in a video ad, released sept. Pincus also became involved in the valerie plame case. Walter pincus, a 71yearold washington post reporter who has. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. This blog is focused on students in the national security studies program, the dc diplomatic community, and anyone else who has assisted my course, the united states in world affairs. State memo on plame stamped secret walter pincus and jim vandehei have dug around and discovered that the state department memo mentioning valerie plame wilson as a cia operative is itself stamped secret and makes it clear she is undercover and that the cover should not be blown.
Of all the scribbled sentences that have converged to create the valerie plame affair, the most remarkable, in literary terms, may. Jul 02, 2007 following is a timeline of how the cia leak case has evolved. While using her own name, valerie plame, her assignments required posing in various professional roles in order to gather intelligence more effectively. This was again untrue and walsh argues in his book, firewall, that bush was using pincus to spread disinformation on the investigation. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Nov 07, 2003 the partisan controversy over the outing of valerie plame, the oncecovert cia analyst and wife of ambassador joseph wilson iv, seems destined to go unresolved. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition. Valerie plame discusses her new novel wisconsin public radio. Sep 26, 20 in july of 2003, an unassuming article in the washington post set off a political scandal that rocked the bushcheney white house. Agent, will run for congress in new mexico my career in the c.
Walter pincus talked about his career in journalism and some of his his recent writings on national security and defense issues. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Plame was covert agent at time of name leak politics. In october, 2003 he wrote an article where he claimed plame worked for the cia and had been responsible for sending her husband, joe wilson, to investigate reports that iraqs government had tried to buy uranium in niger. Pincus has written that a post reporter received information about plame wilson from a bush administration official.
Michael isikoff reports that valerie plame was still performing covert overseas assignments at the time her name was leaked to the press. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. Former cia operative valerie plame discusses her new novel blowback, which is slated to be the beginning of a new series about a covert operative in the cia. Wilson travels to niger at the cias request to check for evidence that iraq bought uranium. In the news pages of the washington post, walter pincus and richard. It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up.
The nie contains no references to valerie plame or her cia status, but the special counsel has suggested that white house actions were part of a plan to discredit, punish or seek revenge against mr. Episode 34 spy mice with celebrity reader valerie plame december 6, 2016 kitty felde ashley, fatima, josue, mark, marissa, and bryan from las ambassador school of global education. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. In reality, as the posts walter pincus and richard leiby reported, ms.
One side of the political divide argued that she was actually on desk duty at langley at the time of robert novaks infamous column naming her, which would mean that the leaking of her identity was, if not exactly nice, not illegal either. Now plame, aided by veteran author sarah lovett, has penned a first novel. May 26, 2018 valerie plame is a american cia officer 19852005, who was born on 19 april, 1963 in elmendorf air force base, in anchorage, alaska. Oct 06, 20 valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from anonymity to celebrity a decade ago thanks to a truly bizarre episode that the george w. Robert novak wrote a column on july 14th identifying valerie plame as a cia operative and someone who had been involved in arranging for his trip to niger. Joe wilsonvalerie plame movie full of distortions realclearpolitics. On july 6, 2003, four months after the united states invaded iraq, former ambassador joseph wilsons now historic oped. If there was a conspiracy to out plame, how come libby didnt tell woodward. The real problem with judith miller politico magazine. Nov 08, 2014 provided to youtube by universal music group valerie plame the decemberists always the bridesmaid. Aug 30, 2006 former deputy secretary of state richard armitage was the source who revealed the identity of cia officer valerie plame to syndicated columnist robert novak in 2003, touching off a federal.
Karl rove is frogmarched before grand jury in plame investigation 15oct04 valerie plame bushs top political adviser, karl rove, testified friday before a federal grand jury trying to determine who leaked the name of an undercover cia officer. Walter pincus, the longtime washington post reporter and one of several journalists who testified in the valerie plame case, said he believed as far back as 2003 that bob woodward had some involvement in the case but he did not pursue the information because woodward asked him not to. The article, penned by robert novak and run under the unremarkable headline, mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. Episode 34 spy mice with celebrity reader valerie plame.
Plame served the cia at times as a nonofficial cover or noc, operating in athens and brussels. Walter pincus, national security reporter for the washington post, talks about the white houses leak of cia operative valerie plames identity. May 29, 2007 an unclassified summary of outed cia officer valerie plame s employment history at the spy agency, disclosed for the first time today in a court filing by special counsel patrick fitzgerald. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. The valerie plame affair is an especially rich episode in the larger story of the iraq. President bush had previously indicated that he would fire whoever had outed plame. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novaks public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003.
Pulling covers exposing secrets the valerie plame affair. Yes, valerie plame was covertin a court filing today, patrick fitzgerald provides a summary of valerie plame wilsons status with the cias counterproliferation division at the time she was. Its okay that the new york times reporter got iraq wrongthe trouble with her new memoir is she still wont admit she actually did. That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. Plame writes in her book that joe wilson was too upset to listen to her. It is based on two books, one written by plame, and the other by her husband. Investigation into source of leak identifying valerie plame as cia agent is.
Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist. Jul 21, 2017 one year ago former cia valerie plame wilsons long fight to publish memoir posted on july 21, 2017 by l it was a long journey personally and professionally. One year ago former cia valerie plame wilsons long fight. In the book version of fair game, plame calls me meanspirited. Newly released court papers could put holes in the defense of. A spy thriller about vanessa pierson hmm, familiar initials, a young, blonde, lithe and nicely sexy covert agent. Oct 22, 2007 valerie plame and joe wilson attempted to hijack american foreign policy when plame recruited her husband to travel to africa to investigate yellow cake. Aug 23, 2017 it seems like people are so fed up with trumps twitter musings that they are willing to pay to never see them again. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia. Years later in her 2015 book, judith miller recanted her testimony under no. Wilson was a source for kristof and also post reporter walter pincus, who wrote in more. If you have not tuned in to the washington post s transformation into a fair and balanced newspaper, you may be amazed to see its editorial about the recently released film fair game based on former cia operative valerie plame s book. Its fascinating that richard armitage was the source of the leak, and one hardly ever hears anything about mr.
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