A point to consider.
is Valerie Plame her real name? That may be her cover "real name". This sounds devious, but its done. If that is her cover "real name", she hasn't been exposed in the slightest.
From ORBAT.COM
"Is Valerie Plame her real name? That may be her cover "real name". This sounds devious, but its done. If that is her cover "real name", she hasn't been exposed in the slightest."
I suspect no one told Novak or Cooper Plame's name. Whoever started it just said "wife."
Clues: Novak said her name is in "Who's Who in America." Recently Joe Wilson said his wife has gone by the family name "Wilson" since they were married. So, I suspect Novak in pursuit of his amibition to shame the Bush Admin from "hiring" people who might undermine him ran with the "leak" and I bet "Plame" is the name listed in Who's Who for Wilson's wife. Also, the leaker did not mention the wife for her to be outed, but to color the story why Wilson was hired.
The "leakers" may be many, and it appears the reporters told "White House officials" about Wilson's wife, not the other was around, at least at first.
The Rove stuff is nonsense, spewed by O'Donnell, meat for the Rove-obssessives. Cooper had two articles, he spoke to many people. Also, the person who leaked might have had doubts about WMD's, even anti-Bush, but still recognized Wilson's role as insignificant, even deceitful.