Harlow, the former CIA spokesman, said in an interview yesterday that he testified last year before a grand jury about conversations he had with Novak at least three days before the column was published. He said he warned Novak, in the strongest terms he was permitted to use without revealing classified information, that Wilson's wife had not authorized the mission and that if he did write about it, her name should not be revealed.
Harlow said that after Novak's call, he checked Plame's status and confirmed that she was an undercover operative. He said he called Novak back to repeat that the story Novak had related to him was wrong and that Plame's name should not be used. But he did not tell Novak directly that she was undercover because that was classified.
2007-09-01 09:12:45 · 9 answers · asked by soperson 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Doesn't matter, her identitity was classified, as all other CIA operatives are. Just because she wasn't on an under-cover assignment, does not mean her identity as a CIA operative wasn't classified.
Leaking her real identity to press makes it impossible for her to work covertly, which is a threat to national security.
Brush up on your facts
2007-09-01 09:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The CIA claims she was. Why every republican in the Bush administration decided to out her and all of the folks that worked at her cover I dont know. She is still regarded as a NOC by the CIA, thats why she cant tell all and put Andrew Card, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Richard Armitage, etc. into prison.
2007-09-01 16:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by snarkysmug 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It has already come out in a previously classified CIA report submitted by the prosecutor during the sentencing phase that she was in fact a covert cia operative at the time that libby and rove were discussing her name with reporters. The CIA has admitted this publically Even the idiotic fox pundits have had to admit, to their embarassment, that she was a covert CIA operative at the time that bush's people were discussing her identity with reporters.
2007-09-01 16:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Her superiors in the C.I.A. testified that Plame was a covert officer.
Isn't it outrageous what your government will do to you if you don't tout their rhetoric!!??
2007-09-01 16:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly B 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Valerie Wilson was not a undercover CIA operative , thats nonsense the media and mostly her husband want you to believe .
2007-09-01 16:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
her classmate at the CIA said she was.
http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/7/13/04720/9340
2007-09-01 16:19:40 · answer #6 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
She was undercover alright. Under Clinton's covers.
2007-09-01 16:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Tin Foil Fez 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
They call her Vaaaaaaaaaaaalerie! They call her Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalerie!
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2007-09-01 16:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by howie doody 1 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Yes she was.
2007-09-01 16:17:52 · answer #9 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋