The Raw Story | MSNBC update: Cheney's office knew Plame's work was sensitive

Somehow, it does not matter to me whether or not Cheney knew exactly what Mrs. Wilson's work was. The fact that he definitely knew that she worked in counter-proliferation is enough.

If we remember, that is all the Bush administration had talked about for almost a year. WMD, WMD, WMD...

By that time, Iran had long been included in the "axis of evil."

The Bushites were all about combating "evil" and WMD, or so they said.

So why in the hell would Cheney or anyone else, take a risk like this, simply to get back at Joe Wilson?

Can grown men really be this childish and irresponsible? Can hubris so infect our government that the people running things will sacrifice this nation's security just because someone is embarrased, because he lied, beacause he was dead wrong?

Apparently.

Cheney needs to be in the dock right along with Libby, answering questions.

This is outrageous!


The Raw Story MSNBC update: Cheney's office knew Plame's work was sensitive:

"As MSNBC first reported yesterday, Wilson was not just undercover... but was, according to intelligence sources, part of an effort three years ago to monitor the proliferation of nuclear weapons material into Iran. And the sources allege that when Mrs. Wilson's cover was blown, part of the administration's ability to track Iran's nuclear ambitions was damaged as well.

There is no evidence Vice President Cheney, who gave information to his now indicted chief of staff Scooter Libby, knew what Wilson was involved in. But intelligence experts say the Vice President appears to have had indications that Wilson's responsibilities were sensitive. The Libby indictment says, quote, 'on or about June 12, 2003, Libby was advised by the Vice President of the United States that Wilson's wife worked at the Central Intelligence Agency in the Counterproliferation Division.'

In the Intelligence community, that division means something special."