[Mb-civic] In Plame Leaks, Long Shadows - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

<>In Plame Leaks, Long Shadows
Rove Knew of CIA Agent, Husband's Role in Criticizing Bush

By Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, July 17, 2005; Page A01

Karl Rove had a secret.

In public, he was masterminding President Bush's reelection and brushing 
off suggestions he had played any part in an unfolding drama: the 
unmasking of CIA operative Valerie Plame. In private, the senior White 
House adviser was meeting, on five occasions, with federal prosecutors 
to tell what he knew about the matter.

The story he would tell prosecutors did not seem to square with the 
White House's denial that it had played any role in one of the most 
famous leaks since Watergate. Rove told prosecutors he had discussed 
Plame in passing with at least two reporters, including the columnist 
who eventually revealed her name and role in a secret mission that would 
raise questions about Bush's case for war against Iraq. At the same 
time, other White House officials were whispering about Plame, too.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071601364.html?nav=hcmodule

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