Interview with Valerie Plame/Part 2 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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[jasonleopold]

I think people didn't pay attention because I conducted the interview.

[willyD200]

Hopefully her civil suit will bring about some accountability and hang f%@!king Rove, Cheney and company!

How can the american public let this treason go unpunished?

This is only one of many, but one of the worst examples of the corrupt Bush admin.

[Adagio1723]

she is hot

[trimel2]

What a Brave and Courageous FAMILY the Wilsons are!!

Just finish watching FAIR GAME and couldn't believe how truthful this situation was. It not only involved America - but Britain and Australia as well. Sadly there are American families grieving for the loss of there Sons and Daughters.

[Brandonlee123456789]

Thank You for this interview Jason Leopold I was seeking further information about this for perspective on not just this but further issues as well.

[delaney12]

george W Bush should be hanged in front of the american ppl on live tv....fuckin peice of shit him and his whole admin. are criminals...they should all be charged with war crimes...complete sacks of shit every single one of them

[delaney12]

@jasonleopold i think ur right....more ppl are listening now that Fair Game has come out and been seen....i didnt know about this until 2006 but i didnt know in depth until today...feb.19.2011...thats pretty fuckin 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.

[bustertuttle]

If you think this is crasy shit, research the Kock brothers involvement in the Tea Party and a few other political organisations. Follow the money, apparently the love of it can't be managed by the morally corrupt!

[salsa20]

Wow. This is some crazy Shit!!!!!