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Plame update

by Mark Gisleson

Dick Meyer at CBS News has posted a story entitled "George W. Nixon."

Eight days after Wilson published his piece, veteran reporter Robert Novak wrote a column that said, "Wilson never worked for the CIA, but his wife, Valerie Plame, is an Agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. Two senior administration officials told me Wilson's wife suggested sending him to Niger to investigate [the reports]."

Wilson’s wife, it has been reported elsewhere, worked undercover. The "two senior officials" who blew her cover to Novak probably did something illegal. They certainly did something vile. Chuck Colson, the keeper of Nixon’s enemies list, would be so proud....

So far, the Bush Team hasn’t had as much luck with fall guys. CIA chief George Tenet tried to take the bullet for the "yellowcake" flap, but the flap flapped on. So NSC aide Stephen Hadley was sent out to take it on the chin. Neither resigned, neither was fired. They just took responsibility.

That is something the President has not done.

OK, now I think it's safe to say this story's not going away. So now, if you're keeping score, the major media covering Plame-gate are as follows:

Arizona Star

National Post & Canadian Press

CBS News

Chicago Sun-Times

Mother Jones

New York Press [second item]

Newsday

The Nation

Time

Washington Post

Frankly, I find it hard to believe that the major media is so reluctant to run with such a juicy story, so just to be super fair, I went directly to the New York Times and tried their search engine for "valerie plame." Sure enough, I got 28 hits — everything from crossword puzzles to travel articles. Nothing about Joseph Wilson's wife or this story. Paper of record my ass.

Posted by Steve Perry at July 24, 2003 1:00 PM

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