Valerie elise plame wilson, known simply as valerie plame, is a former officer of the central intelligence agency, politician and the author of two books related. For outed excia operative valerie plame, the pardon of scooter libby by president donald trump last friday was personal. Remember the outrage when cia operative valerie plames name was leaked to newspaperman robert novak. The former cia officer the democrats praised while trying to bash republicans. Valerie plame resigns from foundation after sharing anti. Valerie doesnt go by the book and it tends to get her into trouble, but she is successful at completing her missions. As a covert operative at the time of the story, the revelation of plames agency ties involved novak and his two senior. Its okay that the new york times reporter got iraq wrongthe trouble with her new memoir is she still wont admit she actually did. Former cia operative valerie plame took to social media to criticize former new york times reporter judith millers recent column that deflected her role in ginning up support for the iraq war. Valerie plame, a former covert cia agent, is a best sellingauthor, public speaker, activist, and consultant.
Why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic tweet. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen. Plame and her husband, joe wilson, accused the bush white house of doing it in retaliation. Valerie plame if you remember 2003 was outed as a cia employee by a government official of very high office just to discredit her husband who claimed very different circumstances surrounding the invasion of iraq. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. If you dont, lemme give you the cliff notes version of events. I wish i had the maturity and courage to have pushed back more in conversation about spy. Patrick fitzgerald and the kabuki dance of the valerie. The real problem with judith miller politico magazine. Valerie plame tweets story saying jews are warmongers in. Novaks latest explanation contradicts his claim that ms plames.
Yet sanders introduced himself to his associates by it. The valerie plame affair is one of political intrigue and shenanigans a brief outline of the events. Leftist darling valerie plame wilson is a bit of an antisemite. I think maher handled this interview very well, mrs. If there was a conspiracy to out plame, how come libby. An interview with valerie plame what the real life carrie. Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand shut down trump. Two senior administration officials told me that wilsons wife suggested sending him to niger to investigate the italian report. Apr 19, 2018 for outed excia operative valerie plame, the pardon of scooter libby by president donald trump last friday was personal.
May 30, 2007 valerie plame wilsons covert status at the c. In december 2003, he appointed his close friend and former colleague, u. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house valerie plame wilson, author, valerie plame wilson, read by, laura rozen, afterword by, read by the author, afterword read by linda emond. That being said, i did enjoy this book a great deal. As a covert operative at the time of the story, the revelation of plame s agency ties involved novak and his two senior administration official sources in a lengthy criminal investigation. Can the exspy take away the presidents megaphone before he tweets the world into armageddon. Sep 26, 20 in july of 2003, an unassuming article in the washington post set off a political scandal that rocked the bushcheney white house.
Valerie plame was a cia officer whose identity was exposed in 2003 then under bush administration to the press. Sep 25, 2017 former cia operative valerie plame wilson resigned from ploughshares fund, a foundation that funds people and organizations who work against nuclear weapons, after she tweeted an antisemitic article that claimed american jews drive the wars in the middle east. Aug 23, 2017 valerie plame wilson wants to buy twitter and ban trump from it. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity. Valerie plames new, antisemitic game new york post. Apr 09, 2016 valerie plame, chris pavone valerie plame has one regret. Trump pardons dick cheney chief of staff scooter libby mr trump says he does not know libby personally, but thinks he has been. It reveals so easily, what others try so hard to conceal. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novaks public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003. Libby is charged with lying to the fbi and a grand jury about his conversations with reporters concerning cia operative valerie plame wilson and obstructing an investigation of how her identity and job were leaked to the press in 2003.
Valerie plame wilson is planning to take president trump off twitter by buying a chunk of the social media platform. Bill interviewed her with the tact and class that would make the long gone class of real journalists in this country proud. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. Valerie plame s ad is a little like an action film us politics. Wilson is the former covert cia officer whose thenclassified nonofficial cover noc identity as valerie plame was leaked to the press in july 2003, after her husband, former ambassador joseph c. Mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction.
Exspy valerie plame promotes her movie the new york times. Pound, a cia veteran who retired after 33 years of service in 2009, some 31 years after being outed in a book as an operative. Its fascinating that richard armitage was the source of the leak, and one hardly ever hears anything about mr. Wilson never worked for the cia, but his wife, valerie plame, is an agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. Valerie plame and joe wilson attempted to hijack american foreign policy when plame recruited her husband to travel to africa to investigate yellow cake. Wilson, and valerie plame wilson, is a former united states cia operations officer and the author of a memoir. Chris stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty are dead. It was some honorary title bestowed on notable kentuckians by the governor. Valerie plame and others have said things that some people might just take as antisemitic.
From the director of the bourne identity comes this riveting thriller inspired by the experiences of reallife cia officer valerie plame academy award nominee naomi watts. Wilson, and valerie plame wilson, is a former united states cia. Should the new york times fire judith miller and apologize. Nov, 2010 todays washington post free for all section included a letter to the editor from one r. One side of the political divide argued that she was actually on desk duty at langley at the time of robert novaks infamous column naming her, which would mean that the leaking of her identity was, if not exactly nice, not illegal either. You dont want to be associated with cia officer vanessa pierson or you may end up six feet under. If you have not tuned in to the washington post s transformation into a fair and balanced newspaper, you may be amazed to see its editorial about the recently released film fair game based on former cia operative valerie plame s book. News from the associated press, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novaks public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003 in 2002, plame wrote a memo to her superiors in which she expressed hesitation in recommending her husband, former diplomat joseph c. Valerie plames second thriller is a solid 4 star novel. In blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. An interview with valerie plame what the real life carrie mathison did next valerie plame was outed as a cia agent in a plot worthy of a thriller. Earlier today, our boring thursday got jolted by a reappearance from former united states spy valerie plame wilson.
Plame who got her 15 minutes of fame when she was outed as a cia analyst after her husband opposed the second gulf war tweeted a link to an article on n titled americas jews are driving americas wars. At 16, he was already a ranking member in hizb uttahrir, a londonbased islamist group. Sep 22, 2017 why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic tweet. She has written a book, enjoyed endless tv appearances and even had a movie made about her. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. Greg mitchell, you write, after new york times probe, keller should fire miller, the editors should fire miller and apologize to readers, but lets take this higher up than judith. Why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic. Sep 07, 2006 that was nearly three years ago, but the political firestorm over who leaked valerie plame s identity continued to burn as special counsel patrick fitzgerald began hauling white house officials. Valerie plame, chris pavone valerie plame has one regret. Valerie plame wilson, the famous cia spy whose cover was blown by the white house shortly after the u. Valerie plame wilson is planning to take president trump off twitter by buying a chunk of. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. The article, penned by robert novak and run under the unremarkable headline, mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. Todays washington post free for all section included a letter to the editor from one r.
Patrick fitzgerald and the kabuki dance of the valerie plame. That was nearly three years ago, but the political firestorm over who leaked valerie plames identity continued to burn as special counsel patrick. In august 2005, comey left the doj and became general counsel and senior vice president at lockheed martin. When plames retired ambassador husband joe wilson academy award winner sean penn writes a newspaper article challenging the basis for the u. Bill maher interviews valerie plame and joe wilson. Guess what the democrats favorite former cia operative, valerie plame, was up to last week. Joseph wilson, valerie plame on bill maher our amazing world. Leftist darling valerie plame wilson is a bit of an anti.
My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house new york. Libby told the grand jury that he felt surprise when tim russert told him, on july 10 or 11, 2003, that valerie plame wilson worked for the cia and that many reporters knew it. It was june 2000, and id just quit forbes, where i was a senior editor. Plame cant be a very easy interview due to the circumstances of her past. Attorney patrick fitzgerald, to be the special counsel leading the investigation into the valerie plame leak after attorney general john ashcroft recu s ed himself. Fitzgerald said libbys motive was to avoid being fired. Aug 24, 2017 inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand shut down trump. Leak prosecutor says plame was covert the new york times. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand. I wish i had the maturity and courage to have pushed back more in conversation about spy novels with chris pavone, she says gender bias. Valerie plame, who was exposed as cia operative by aide to george w bush, announces death of exhusband.
Libby may have talked of outing operative with cheney. Again, this may explain how novak knew to use the name valerie plame in his infamous article where he outed ms. Valerie plame knew exactly what she was tweeting alan dershowitz slams former cia agent valerie plame over retweet of antisemitic article. On the first day of the jewish new year, valerie plame wilson tweeted. Joseph wilson, valerie plame on bill maher youtube.
The prosecution never accused libby of outing anyone. Missing the real outrage about valerie plame noq report. Valerie plame simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bush joseph wilson donald trump wilson twitter lewis scooter. Aug 25, 2017 valerie plame wilson, the famous cia spy whose cover was blown by the white house shortly after the u.
Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by richard armitage. Novak, a nationally syndicated columnist who writes for the chicago suntimes and cohost of cnn s crossfire, said he learned of valerie plames identity as he was preparing a. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central. Sep 28, 2017 valerie plame and others have said things that some people might just take as antisemitic. Valerie plame is still alive reader post flopping aces.
Opinion i believe some of your best friends are jewish. Former cia operative officer valerie plame joins hardball to discuss the implications of trumps continued attacks on the whistleblower who. Valerie plame wilson wants to buy twitter and ban trump from it. Liberal darling valerie plame goes full antisemite. By maajid nawaz october 25, 20 maajid nawaz spent his teenage years listening to american hiphop and learning about the radical islamist movement spreading throughout europe and asia in the 1980s and 90s. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. The piece, by a fellow former cia agent and longtime antiisrael fanatic, philip giraldi. Valarie plame listed in 2003 whos who the dis disney. Whos val plame and why does she want to buy twitter. Valerie plame knew exactly what she was tweeting us. Brown valerie plame tweets story saying jews are warmongers in middle east former cia officer valerie plame says. Peddling antijewish propaganda on twitter and on rosh hashanah, no less. Sep 21, 2017 on the first day of the jewish new year, valerie plame wilson tweeted. It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up.
Valerie plame blasts exny times reporter judith millers. As you might know by now, valerie plames bird droppings via twitter would not, um, end well. Agent, will run for congress in new mexico my career in the c. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson resigned from ploughshares fund, a foundation that funds people and organizations who work against nuclear weapons, after she tweeted an antisemitic article that claimed american jews drive the wars in the middle east. Sep 29, 2003 novak, a nationally syndicated columnist who writes for the chicago suntimes and cohost of cnn s crossfire, said he learned of valerie plames identity as he was preparing a column to be. Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by scooter libby.
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