Karl Rove, and the lies of Joe Wilson and the Democrats

For the past couple of weeks all I've been hearing about on the news, and talk radio is about Karl Rove and his "deliberate outing of a CIA operative." At first, I really didn't have an opinion on this, as I didn't know if the allegation was true or not. As a patriot, my personal opinion is that anyone that deliberately "outs" an undercover operative (or "spy") deserves to be tried for treason, then shot. I'm dead serious about that. There is nothing worse than a traitor--one who would turn against his or her own country does not deserve life, plain and simple.

Since the story first came out, I've done a little checking, and here's what I've found: http://intelligence.senate.gov/iraqreport2.pdf This is the report that the Senate Intelligence Committee published concerning the intelligence community's asessments of Iraq. Note on page 39 of the report that they speak of Mr. Wilson, and how his wife suggested that he go to Niger to find out about the rumor of Iraq buying uranium from there. Note that Mr. Wilson stated that it was our Vice President Dick Cheney that sent him there. Note that in the report it states clearly that Mr. Wilson did not speak with the current President of the country, nor did he speak with the current person in charge of the mines in Niger. Note also that it states clearly that Mr. Wilson didn't file a report on his trip, but that a report was filed by others and that he was "debriefed". It also states that no report was ever given to Cheney, contrary to what Mr. Wilson has stated. Hmmm....... Well, it appears certain that Mr. Wilson is a liar, as the report clearly states things that are in direct conflict with what he has said. Should that dampen one's opinion of Mr. Wilson? I would certainly think so.

Now, there's the statement that I've been hearing about how Rove deliberately "outed" Wilson's wife Valerie Plame in "retaliation" for Wilson coming back and stating that there was no connection between Iraq and Niger. Note that it couldn't have been done in an intelligence report as one would assume, since Wilson never made a report. Nope, it was in an editorial in the New York Times that Mr. Wilson attacked the administration about this entire incident. Then, some time later, Robert Novak printed Valerie Plame's name and stated that she worked for the CIA and was Wilson's wife. Obviously, this was an attack by the administration in retailiation, right? That's what people have been saying for a couple of years now. But let's look at the facts: Karl Rove responded to a reporters question about Wilson's trip to Niger, and Rove stated that "apparently his wife works at the CIA." That's what this whole thing is about. Hmmm....... Porter Goss works for the CIA too. Did I just commit a crime? Should I have my name splashed all over by the media? I don't think so. Apparently the reporter then did some digging, discovered Plame's name, and then reported it publicly. Hmm....Seems to me that the reporter would be the one that was in trouble, right? Well, not according to the Democrats.

The fact is, Ms Plame was at one time a covert operative, but since her move to the US in 1997 she has not been under cover. In fact, she was (as several sources put it) "widely known" around Washington to work for the CIA, and obviously didn't hide when going to work. My uncle works for the CIA too, and speaks of it openly. He simply doesn't discuss his work specifics, so I presume means that Ms. Plame would be in the same scenario. It's no secret that she worked there, she just shouldn't talk about her job.

Now, it is well known that Mr. Wilson stated publicly that he wanted to see Karl Rove "frog marched out of the White House in handcuffs", and so here about a week ago he and "Chuckie" Schumer went to the airwaves to denounce Mr. Rove and his dastardly deed in "outing" his wife. It's also widely known that the Democrats hate Rove, and believe him to be the "mastermind" behind their recent butt-kickings at the polls. Therefore, I don't think one needs to be a rocket scientist to figure out why they are jumping on the bandwagon on this issue. They want to see him out, and they see this as their best chance. Add to this that Mr. Wilson was on Kerry's campaign, and this entire thing smells to high heaven. Oh, and one more thing--the law that Rove supposedly broke in "outing" Ms. Plame doesn't apply here for a number of reasons, of which I'll only state a couple: First, one has to knowingly give out the name of an UNDER COVER agent, or one that has been under cover within the past 5 years. Since Ms. Plame hadn't been under cover for more than 5 years it doesn't apply. Second, it seems to me that one would need to NAME an agent, which Rove didn't do--he stated that "apparently" the guy's wife worked for the CIA. He didn't name her, and ostensibly didn't know her name. How can one "out" an agent without stating that person's name? It's ridiculous.

Frankly this entire situation is a non-story, and anyone who will do a little bit of research can find out that it's completely made up hype. What is truly disturbing is the lack of any of the major news agencies bothering to read the report that I linked to above, and exposing Mr. Wilson for the obviously lying, democrat hack that he is. To me, it just goes to show the liberal slant to the news that they're putting out--forget the truth, here's a chance to repeat Watergate. It's sad to see where we've come.

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