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Plame Round-up: Hubby done it
Hat tip Instapundit. For those following such things, blogger Sweetness and Light summarizes -- with copious links -- the chronology of the Valerie Plame outing. Herewith excerpts for your delectation: It was almost certainly Mr. Joseph C. Wilson IV who first "outed" his wife as a CIA officer. And he probably did this in early May 2003 after meeting with top level Democrats and around the time he began to work for the John Kerry for President campaign. Note that up until at least March 8, 2003 Joe Wilson still contended that Saddam had WMD and that he was involved in the nuclear arms trade. So what happened after March 8th to make Wilson change his tune about the Iraqs WMD and re-write his findings from his trip to Niger? A version in direct contradiction to what he told his CIA debriefers, according to the 9/11 Commission? The answer is easy. The US invaded Iraq in March and after searching for two months, admitted they had not found any stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. And, coincidentally May 2003: Joe Wilson began to "advise" the Kerry for President campaign. Why would Richard Armitage have been talking about Wilson and Plame in June of 2003? This was still weeks before Joe Wilson wrote his New York Times editorial, and a month before Robert Novak published his column mentioning Valerie Plame. Armitage brought this up because he is a gossip and it was already common knowledge because Joe Wilson had been calling all of the newspapers trying to get them to run his story about his mission to Niger. Given the chronology and Mr. Armitages remarks, it seems quite obvious Mr. Wilson outed his wife when he spoke to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on May 2, 2003 and then to the subsequent reporters at the Times, the Post and elsewhere, when he was hawking his story about his trip to Niger. Remember, there was much talk within the Kerry camp that Joe Wilson might be the new administrations Secretary Of State. The vainglorious Mr. Wilson surely had his eyes on that prize. And any concern about the secrecy of his wifes job at the CIA was a minor consideration compared to that lofty goal. Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-17 |
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