Interview with Valerie Plame/Part 1 with Jason Leopold

Valerie Plame Still Wants to Know ... By Jason Leopold t r u t h o u t | Report Tuesday 13 November 2007 Former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson would still like to know the identity of the CIA official who passed her name to the office of Vice President Dick Cheney in the spring of 2003, and 'under what circumstances.' That's just one of several unanswered questions Plame Wilson has been trying to figure out in the years since several senior officials in the Bush administration leaked her name to syndicated columnist Robert Novak and a handful of other journalists. That leak ended her two-decade CIA career. 'I'd like to know, why did Novak go with my maiden name, Plame, in his original article?' Plame Wilson said during an hour-long, two-part interview with Truthout. 'I always thought that was strange. When I married, I took my married name. And then he [Novak] used Valerie Plame [in his column]. It was only the CIA who knew that I worked for them, and my maiden name.' Plame Wilson is promoting her book, 'Fair Game,' a memoir she wrote about the leak, her job as an intelligence operative working on counterproliferation issues, and the fallout that ensued when she became a public figure after her identity and CIA status were published in newspapers and magazines. Her book landed on The New York Times bestseller list two weeks ago and has more than 350,000 copies in print. Perhaps the most important question yet to be answered for Plame Wilson is whether President Bush had prior knowledge about the leak of her identity. "I'd love to know, what did President Bush know about all of this?" Plame Wilson said. Jason Leopold is senior editor and reporter for Truthout. He received a Project Censored award in 2007 for his story on Halliburton's work in Iran.

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[quicksite]

great job, Jason... You extracted some great insights from Ms. Plame, and shook out most of the lingering questions we've all wanted to know. ... It's been 5 months since you interviewed Joe Wilson -- a great interview as well -- and I wondered what form of followup you would provide us, the viewers and readers, on that OTHER unanswered question: (2)

[jasonleopold]

thank you "quicksite" for your support, kind words, and feedback.

[OzofBorg]

I want to make a comment about something that angers me almost as much as GW's complete disregard for Mrs. Wilson and her family, the fact that after 20 years of brave, patriotic service to this country the CIA just blew her off on her protection request. I am so disgusted with this group of brownshirts as Mr. Wilson aptly stated.

Thank You Mrs. Wilson for your service to me and this country

[TheGrogory]

All this time the American citizens were mislead, its a pity. I never stumbled upon this VALERIE until i saw FAIR GAME movie.I am not an American but I must say the BUSH ADMINISTRATION did a fairly good job to cover the truth from the rest of the world. MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE STILL DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS. TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY?

[retiredaxmurderer]

The CIA isn't exactly the cleanest organization in the world. I am sure they are very corrupt if they have to have 24/7 protection. I guess you have to watch your back alot when you carry out evil against others.

[699backstab]

@tony225 half of my family is american. I have spent time there and with other americans. Nice try

[tony225]

@699backstab There are a lot of good people in the United States; the exact opposite of what you describe. You should come here and meet some Americans and hang out with us. You will find, I think, that like all countries, we are not all good or bad.

[699backstab]

The united states is a complete shitstain on the fabric of humanity. These things that live in america are the lowest form of life on earth. To be american is to be solely against humanity, to be racist, to be religious and therefore to be murderous , unscrupulous and untrustworthy. America is the worst place on earth teeming with the worst people on earth. Its pleasing to know that Islam and the Muhammad, peace be with Him, is realigning america into a place where Islam can grow and prosper.

[willyD200]

#1. WMD- Bush,Cheney,Rumsfield,Rice,Pow­ell,Wolfowitz,Libby, Bolton,Wurmser,Armitage, Hadley,Feith

#2. Outting Valerie Plame- Armitage,Cheney,Libby,

#3. Wiretapping on average american - Bush and company!

[matt75hooper]

Would you name 1 lie from the Bush administration ?

Just one. I can wait............

[willyD200]

Not hardly! I'm no huge fan of any Clinton but they don't compare with the Bush admin. Lie for lie! The magnatude and seriouseness of the Bush lies far outweight anything Clinton did!....

[matt75hooper]

You must be too young to remember the Clinton regime. The Clintons made the Bush's look like Cubscouts.