Bob Novak's
weasly defense of role in Plame affair.
First, I did not receive a planned leak. Second, the CIA never warned me that the disclosure of Wilson's wife working at the agency would endanger her or anybody else. Third, it was not much of a secret.
First, it wasn't a planned leak--so it must be right to publish the name of an undercover CIA agent. Second, the CIA never warned him that the disclosure would endanger her or anybody else, so it must be right to publish her name. Thirdly, it wasn't much of a secret, so revealing it was harmless. Later on, Novak reveals his real reason: he suspects Wilson is a partisan liberal anti-Bush hack:
Wilson had become a vocal opponent of President Bush's policies in Iraq after contributing to Al Gore in the last election cycle and John Kerry in this one.
Mr. No Facts does not mention Wilson's contributions to the George W. Bush campaign.
