The American Prospect
by Matthew Yglesias

11/01/05

On July 14, 2003, syndicated columnist Robert Novak published 'Mission to Niger,' which reported, among other things, that former Ambassador Joseph 'Wilson never worked for the CIA, but his wife, Valerie Plame, is an Agency operative on weapons of mass destruction.' The information was sourced to 'senior administration officials.' That left a lot of questions open. Had members of the Bush administration blown the cover of a CIA agent? Wasn't that illegal? Based on the information available at the time, it was impossible to say, but it certainly looked suspicious. Liberal bloggers, some reporters, and a few congressional Democrats pressed for more information. Eventually the CIA agreed and made a criminal referral to the Justice Department, suggesting that based upon what was known about the situation, serious crimes may well have been committed...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp