Novak was one of six journalists, according to reports, who were leaked the name of the agent by a revenge-driven White House source, but he was the only one unscrupulous enough, sharing the source's passion for revenge, to actually publish the name, full-well knowing its consequences for both the agent and her sensitive operation.
This sentence contains a lot of truth but is only 1/2 correct.
The fundamental truth is this: "he was the only one unscrupulous enough ... to actually publish the name"
But the 1/2 incorrect:
"sharing the source's passion for revenge" assumes that it was the CIA employee who was the target of the leak. She was not. It was the Bush administration that Novak (and possibly the leaker) was attacking.
Novak is a worthless hack who pretends to be a conservative but regularly has his feelings hurt because he's totally (and justifiably) ignored.
Novak's criminal involvement in this leaking business was an irrational lashing out, on his part, at his own non-entity stature in Washington
Novak is a disgusting creep. When I see his turtle-face on the screen I change the channel.
So your theory is somebody high in the WH loop(most sources are leaning toward the VP offices) is leaking CIA agents names to damage the WH? If so I would expect a little more effort to expose the perp. I can't buy it, seems like somebody got carried away going after Wilson to me.