There’s a new development in today’s Washington Post about the White House leak of a CIA operative’s name from July. Apparently in the process of researching the leak, domestic journalists discovered the name of a CIA front company. This intensifies the situation for two reasons. First, it establishes that Mrs. Plume has indeed worked undercover in the last 5 years. Second, it shows that the leak of her name has snowballed into the release of additional classified material. The press found this in a week, who knows what else they’ll find.
On Nightline last night, they interviewed a few former CIA agents about this. All were registered Republicans, all had voted for Bush — but they all were incensed that this could have taken place. Specifically, it becomes a nightmare when recruiting new agents and securing cooperation from foreigners. They think, “Why should I help your government, if there’s a chance that your government would turn on me and put my life at risk?” Plus of course it prevents our intelligence agencies from gathering the most reliable intelligence possible, because they’re likely to ignore intelligence which contradicts the “party line” for fear of repurcussions.
What a mess. Isn’t Bush wonderful?
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As to the Nightline panel, let’s not forget the mysterious black hooded “Jane Doe” former CIA Agent, who commented “this is bad, very bad.” Or the fat guy who kept repeating the phrase “call off the partisan dogs” over and over and over…
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