Columnist Hints Book Was Source That Led to Use of C.I.A. Officer's Name [Robert Novak]

New York Times ^ | 8/2/05

[Chester A. Arthur]

Columnist Hints Book Was Source That Led to Use of C.I.A. Officer's Name

By ANNE E. KORNBLUT

Published: August 2, 2005

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 - One of the most puzzling aspects of the C.I.A. leak case has had to do with the name of the exposed officer. Why did the syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak identify her as Valerie Plame in exposing her link to the C.I.A. in July 2003 when she had been known for years both at the agency and in her personal life by her married name, Valerie Wilson?

Mr. Novak offered a possible explanation for the disconnect on Monday, suggesting in his column that he could have obtained Ms. Wilson's maiden name from the directory Who's Who in America, which used that name in identifying her as the wife of Joseph C. Wilson IV, a former ambassador.

Mr. Novak did not explicitly cite the directory as his source. Nor was this his first public reference to the Who's Who listing. In a column in October 2003, three months after he had first disclosed Ms. Wilson's name and her role, Mr. Novak cited the published listing as evidence that Ms. Wilson's identity was "no secret."

But in drawing renewed attention to the published listing, Mr. Novak seemed to suggest more directly than ever before that the scrutiny that has focused on which of his sources provided him the name might have been misplaced, and that he might well have figured it out by himself.

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Na, not Joe Wilson... a good liberal would never do that whould he....

[Mo1]

BTW ... do we know exactly when the Wilson's got on that list ... like what year?

[Howlin]

I'd bet my house he did it himself. I bet it even says "Listed in Who's Who" on his business card.

And most people who really ARE somebody sneer at that sort of thing........LOL.

[bd476]

Good reference, great links!

[TheOtherOne]

I'd bet my house he did it himself. I bet it even says "Listed in Who's Who" on his business card.

Are you serious! LOL. You don't happen to have a source or a n image of that business card do you?

[nopardons]

Right you are, on ALL accounts!

[Howlin]

No, but doesn't he strike you as the type that would do that?

[TheOtherOne]

No, but doesn't he strike you as the type that would do that?

Obviously he does, since I asked you for the image!

[LegendHasIt]

When I was first starting out in the consulting business, I nominated myself to "Who's Who".

Got listed, no problems; no questions; No $ . I didn't even buy the book!

Ha Ha.

I put it on my resume and a couple of ads to impress the ignorant.... only a couple of people were dumb enough to think it meant anything.

If I could get in the book ANY jerk (or his wife) can.

[kcvl]

So, now we know Joe Wilson nominated himself?! lol!

That sound just like him!

[kcvl]

Or maybe Chris Matthews or Tim Russert nominated him. Or even Larry Johnson could have done it. So many choices. roflol!

After all, he did have a Rolex watch, so he says, he doesn't want the "makeup girl" to get soiled. PUKE!

The chicken strut, the arrogance, the attitude, the bragging...everything screams, PHONY!

[Jumpmaster]

"Na, not Joe Wilson... a good liberal would never do that whould he...."

Probably has himself paged at airports.

[gridlock]

One of the most puzzling aspects of the C.I.A. leak case has had to do with the name of the exposed officer. Why did the syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak identify her as Valerie Plame in exposing her link to the C.I.A. in July 2003 when she had been known for years both at the agency and in her personal life by her married name, Valerie Wilson?

Novak did not identify Plame by "Plame", "Wilson", or any other name in his column. He merely referred to her as Joe Wilson's wife.

After all the ink that has been spilled over this case, how can people still be getting the basic things wrong? Things that are easy to find from the printed record?

[leadpenny]

LOL

"Joseph Wilson . . . Joseph C. Wilson the fourth, a former ambassador, recently in all the papers, please go to the Diplomatic VIP Lounge."

[GOP_Proud]

Being in Who's Who is like being hall monitor in Jr. High. It means nothing. You can get in it for being president of your high school art club. Geesh.

[taildragger]

Is it me or doesn't anyone see the irony and hilarity of what Novak did?

These dorks outed themselves and he only put 2 and 2 together.

Hoisted again by their own petard's!

I am sure more revolations lie this to come, including Fitzgerald's indictments etc.