From: Adam Flinton 

Gary Britt wrote:
> Like it or not it makes a BIG difference.  Its only illegal to disclose
> THEIR NAME/IDENTITY, and only then under very specific circumstances, not
> applicable here.
>

WIFE OF AMBASSADOR WILSON IS AN IDENTITY.

What's you wife called? Mrs Britt?

This is deep slime. He purposely revelaed the id of a CIA person so as to
attack her husband.

Deep deep slime.

Ada,


> Gary
>
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:42d2e2b7{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>
>>>No, why would you ask that.  There isn't any evidence that Rove knew she
>>>worked in anything other than some non-covert job.  She worked at the
>
> CIA
>
>>>under her MAIDEN NAME, so to say Wilson's wife wouldn't even indirectly
>>>disclose her name.
>>>
>>
>>You're off your rocker. So what is she was working under her maiden
>>name? Oh so that added maybe 30 seconds to the look up time.
>>
>>What was his job again? Was it a public role which his wife would have
>>been part of?
>>
>>If Mrs Bush decided to do sometiung under her amiden name, how long do
>>you think it would take people to find that name?
>>
>>If anything the fact that she was the wife of an ambassador makes it
>>much worse because there is no doubt she would have met lots of people
>>as the wife of the ambassador & now everyone knows she was a spook.
>>
>>So he couldn't be bothered to check. Maybe that's coz he couldn't give a
>>damn.
>>
>>Adam
>>
>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>>news:42d2aec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>So the White House has now redefined 'highest standards of conduct' ?
>>>>
>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050711/cm_thenation/35295/nc:742
>>>>McClellan declared of the Plame/CIA leak, "That is not
the way this
>
> White
>
>>>>House operates. The president expects everyone in his
administration to
>>>>adhere to the highest standards of conduct. No one would be
authorized
>
> to
>
>>>do
>>>
>>>
>>>>such a thing."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>>>news:42d29193$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What excuse is needed?  Its not unlawful to say
"Wilson's Wife" in a
>>>>>sentence.  It doesn't identify her name or blow any
alleged CIA cover.
>>>
>>>It
>>>
>>>
>>>>>doesn't even .  Further, it doesn't appear she was a covert agent
>>>
>>>covered
>>>
>>>
>>>>>by
>>>>>the relevant statutes because their is a question about
whether she
>>>
>>>worked
>>>
>>>
>>>>>overseas as an undercover agent during the preceding 5 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>Nothing to excuse, because there is no there there.
>>>>>
>>>>>Gary
>>>>>
>>>>>"Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
>>>>>news:42d2687b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Yep Rove said "Wilson's wife" instead of
her name when identifying her
>>>>>
>>>>>role
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>to the reporter. I wonder what lame excuse the Rove
apologists will
>>>>>
>>>>>conjure
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>up now?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR20050710010
00_pf.html
>
>>>>>>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove spoke
with at least one
>>>>>
>>>>>reporter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>about Valerie Plame's role at the CIA before she
was identified as a
>>>>>
>>>>>covert
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>agent in a newspaper column two years ago, but
Rove's lawyer said
>>>>>
>>>>>yesterday
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>that his client did not identify her by name.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cooper, according to an internal Time e-mail
obtained by Newsweek
>>>>>
>>>>>magazine,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>spoke with Rove before Novak's column was published. In the
>>>
>>>conversation,
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>Rove gave Cooper a "big warning" that
Wilson's assertions might not be
>>>>>>entirely accurate and that it was not the director
of the CIA or the
>>>
>>>vice
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>president who sent Wilson on his trip. Rove
apparently told Cooper
>
> that
>
>>>>>>it
>>>>>>was "Wilson's wife, who apparently works at
the agency on [weapons of
>>>>>>mass
>>>>>>destruction] issues who authorized the trip,"
according to a story in
>>>>>>Newsweek's July 18 issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
>>>>>>news:42d1b824{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>
>>>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR20050710007
58.html
>
>>>>>>>"Top White House advisor Karl Rove was one
of the secret sources that
>>>>>>>spoke to reporters about a covert CIA operative
whose identity was
>>>>>
>>>>>leaked
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>to the media, Newsweek magazine reported in its
latest edition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The magazine said Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin,
confirmed that Rove
>>>>>
>>>>>talked
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>to Time magazine about former ambassador Joseph
Wilson and his wife,
>>>>>>>CIA
>>>>>>>agent Valerie Plame."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4e68d3ae-f190-11d9-9c3e-00000e2511c8.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's top
political adviser, was the
>>>>>>>secret source who gave a Time magazine reporter
permission to testify
>>>>>
>>>>>last
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>week, thus avoiding jail for contempt of court,
Newsweek reported on
>>>>>>>Sunday."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Mr Rove has insisted he did not leak Ms
Plame's name, and e-mail
>>>>>
>>>>>accounts
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>included in the Newsweek story only make clear
that he talked to Mr
>>>>>
>>>>>Cooper
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>about Mr Wilson's wife, without revealing her name."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>About his wife without revealing her name?????
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ummm gee that'll really slow anyone down.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Adam
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
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>

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