Valerie Plame Was Stirred Not Shaken

Two big questions were answered today at the House Oversight and Government Reform Ctme. hearing on the disclosure of CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson's identity. 1. Valerie Plame was covert... PERIOD. 2. She had worked outside the country within the last 5 years on classified programs.... period. Outing her was despicable. Will anyone ever pay a price for such a heinous crime? Unlikely. But the FACT is the White House outed an undercover, covert CIA agent who was working on IRAQ's WMD intelligence program and they did it for political dirty tricks. Valerie Plame's testimony was strong, composed, direct and just plain incredible. CSPAN has the hearing on their videos. The video is also on the Oversight Committee web site. AP: “It was a terrible irony that administration officials were the ones who destroyed my cover,” she told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “If our government cannot even protect my identity, future foreign agents who might consider working with the Central Intelligence Agency and providing needed intelligence would think twice,” Plame said in response to a question. The hearing was the first time Plame has publicly answered questions about the case, which led to the recent perjury and obstruction of justice conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former top aide, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Her appearance was a moment of gripping political theater as Democrats questioned whether the Bush administration mishandled classified information by leaking her identity to reporters. No one has been charged with leaking her identity. More Who told who about Valerie Plame Wilson? From the Oversight Committee web site: