But cheney denied that he unleashed a retaliatory campaign to discredit this early iraq war critic nor told anyone to leak the fact that wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, worked at the cia and had a small role in recruiting her husband for the niger mission. Cheney told fbi he did not know who leaked plames identity. Aug 30, 2011 but the latest practitioner is no surprise. On september 10, washington post fact checker glenn kessler published an article on the recently released valerie plame campaign video, taking exception to the line then dick cheney s chief. Former vice president dick cheney told a special prosecutor in 2004 that he had no idea who leaked the identity of cia agent valerie plame, according to newly released fbi documents. Doug mills the new york times it is axiomatic by now. But libbys closeness to vice president dick cheney added heft to the crazed idea of a sinister, antiplameandwilson. Lewis libby indictment casts vice president dick cheney in a key role in the cia leak investigation.
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She can be viewed as a canary in the proverbial coal mine, and her book reads. The public disclosure of that secret information spurred a federal investigation and led to the trial and conviction of vice president dick cheneys chief of staff. Valerie plame, the former cia operative whose unmasking led to a federal investigation and the indictment of a top vice presidential aide, has agreed to a book deal with the crown publishing group. Sep 08, 2006 while no one has been indicted for actually leaking plame s identity, lewis scooter libby, the former chief of staff to vice president dick cheney, has been charged with perjury, obstruction of. In a highly public case more than a decade ago, plames confidential work for the cia was unmasked by the top aide to then vice president richard cheney in a case punctuated with spy intrigue, political partisanship and an eventual prosecution. President bushs former spokesman, scott mcclellan, will testify before a house committee next week about whether vice president dick cheney ordered him to make misleading public statements about the leaking of cia agent valerie plame s identity. Libby, chief of staff to vice president dick cheney, was convicted of lying to investigators. The fbi has released key documents related to former vice president dick cheney s role in the. Dick cheneys chief of staff took revenge against my husband and leaked my identity. Much has been written about the valerie plame story, but valerie herself. My dad was in the air force, my brother almost died in vietnam. In the prosecution that led to the conviction of former vice president cheneys chief of staff, scooter libby, patrick fitzgerald famously spoke of a cloud over the vice president. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson moves family to new. Seven years after top officials in the bush administration turned their world upside down in an attempt to convince the public to support the war in iraq, amb.
The truth about the valerie plame case finally emerges. The cia training center, in order to become a field officer. Joe wilson with his wife the cia agent who was treasonously outed comment on dick cheneys new book. Valerie plame, the former cia operative now running for the u. In 2010, plame provided an account of her personal journey in her book, fair. Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on.
Valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. Since theres a post on the front page mentioning dick cheney s attempt to marginalize the cia that doesnt go far enough. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novaks public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003 in 2002, plame wrote a memo to her superiors in which she expressed hesitation in recommending her husband, former diplomat joseph c. Aug 30, 2011 joe wilson with his wife the cia agent who was treasonously outed comment on dick cheneys new book. Fair game is a book that talks about the story of a former cia agent, valerie plame. On july 6, 2003, four months after the united states invaded iraq, former ambassador joseph wilsons now historic oped, what i didnt find in africa, appeared in the new york times. Valerie plame excia agent outed by cheneys chief of staff, spy novelist running for congress in new mexico scooter libby was convicted of lying to investigators and obstruction of.
Cheney and the plamegate coverup common dreams views. Plame sues cheney, libby, rove us news security nbc news. Ronald regan, don rumsfeld and his take on iraq, north korea, valerie plame, cia and cabinet appointees. Joseph wilson and outed cia agent valerie plame said they still have not received an apology. Former cia spy valerie plame recounts work, outing by vice president cheneys top aide. The fbi has released key documents related to former vice president dick cheneys. A week later, conservative pundit robert novak revealed in his newspaper column that ambassador wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, was a cia operative. Fair game book by valerie plame wilson, laura rozen. Years later in her 2015 book, judith miller recanted her testimony under no. The former secretary of state misleads on valerie plame.
Nov 03, 2009 but cheney denied that he unleashed a retaliatory campaign to discredit this early iraq war critic nor told anyone to leak the fact that wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, worked at the cia and had a small. Valerie plame lied to voters in her very first campaign ad. For excia officer and antisemitic conspiracy monger valerie plame. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson relocates family to new mexico. Libby, chief of staff to vice president cheney, was convicted of perjury, but he was not. Seattle valerie plame says former vice president dick cheney is a traitor for allegedly having outed her in 2003 as an undercover cia operative overseas. Valerie plame wilson, the central intelligence agency covert officer. Valerie plame, the former cia operative who was outed as a spy by top. Citing lawyers connected to the case, the new york times reports that lewis libby, vice president dick cheney s chief of staff, first learned about plame from a conversation with. Lewis scooter libby of revealing plames cia identity in. Dick cheneys book explains his exceptional vision for. Locating the source of the plame leak in july 2003, the identity of an undercover cia operative, valerie plame, appeared in the press, with bush administration officials cited as the source. Valerie plame lived most of her professional life undercover, working for.
Notes from former vice president dick cheneys interview with the fbi about the leak of valerie plame wilsons covert cia. District court for the district of columbia on july, 2006, by valerie plame and her husband, former ambassador joseph c. In the ad she lies that former vice president dick cheney and his chief of staff scooter libby scooter betrayed her. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novak s public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003. Former cia spy valerie plame released her first campaign ad for congress on monday. Inside the bush white house and washingtons culture of deception. Valerie plame, former cia agent outed during iraq war, running for. Much has been written about the valerie plame story, but valerie herself has been silent, until now. Dick cheney never apologized to us either by amanda terkel seven years after top officials in the bush administration turned their world upside down in an attempt to convince the public to support the war in iraq, amb. She holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university and masters degrees from the london school of economics and political science and the college of europe in bruges, belgium. Fair game book by valerie plame wilson, laura rozen official. Valerie plame and her husband, joseph wilson, a former u. Dick cheney outed valerie plame because of joebut also because of pushback at cia.
The other day i wrote a diary about valerie plames connections to al libi. Judge tosses out exspys lawsuit against cheney in cia leak. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Former cia spy valerie plame recounts work, outing by vice. In the aftermath of the scandal, richard armitage in the u. Sep 10, 2019 on september 10, washington post fact checker glenn kessler published an article on the recently released valerie plame campaign video, taking exception to the line then dick cheneys chief. Richard nixon is the main example of one who produced a multivolume apologia. The truth about dick cheney, scooter libby, and valerie plame. In a last word exclusive, former cia officer valerie plame and her husband, former u.
Former vice president of the united states dick cheney served four republican presidents and spent six terms in the house. While no one has been indicted for actually leaking plames identity, lewis scooter libby, the former chief of staff to vice president dick cheney, has been charged with perjury, obstruction of. In taking on former vice president dick cheneys account of the valerie plame matter, powell is the one who misleads and distorts. In his book, cheney doesnt mention the cias conclusion. May 18, 2009 the other day i wrote a diary about valerie plame s connections to al libi. His remarks suggested that, while no charges had been pressed against cheney, the vice president was considered an unindicted coconspirator in a scheme to out covert cia agent valerie plame. Since theres a post on the front page mentioning dick cheneys attempt to. Cheney is the subject of the documentary film the world according to dick cheney, premiering march 15, 20, on the showtime television channel.
Plame writes in her book that joe wilson was too upset to. Dick cheneys pax americana by ambassador joe wilson ret. Armitage admits leaking plames identity sep 8, 2006. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia. A personal and political memoir cheney, dick, cheney, liz on. How a top cia agent was betrayed by her own government wilson, valerie plame, rozen, laura on. Libby, chief of staff to vice president cheney, was convicted of perjury. Dick cheney, torture, iraq, and valerie plame shadowproof. How a top cia agent was betrayed by her own government. You really receive a first hand education as to the true working of. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house kindle edition by wilson, valerie plame, rozen, laura. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Valerie plame, as all true political junkies will recall, rocketed from anonymity to. Vice president cheney had been driving the pushback effort and had.
It is nothing more than an unhinged rant that smacks of sedition. Jul, 2006 valerie plame, the cia officer whose identity was leaked to reporters, sued vice president dick cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser karl rove on thursday, accusing them of. Citing lawyers connected to the case, the new york times reports that lewis libby, vice president dick cheneys chief of staff, first learned about plame from a. Exceptional, the new book from former vice president dick cheney and his daughter liz, is not. And the clear suggestion by the questions were, well, maybe there.
In taking on former vice president dick cheneys account of the valerie plame matter, powell is. Valerie plame finds herself again fair game albuquerque journal. Oct 31, 2009 what did dick cheney know and when did he know it. Valerie plame is someone who worked extremely hard as she went through the rigors of the farm. On september 10, washington post fact checker glenn kessler published an article on the recently released valerie plame campaign video, taking exception to the line then dick cheneys chief of staff took revenge against my husband and leaked my identity.
Valerie plame, the cia officer whose identity was leaked to reporters, sued vice president dick cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser karl rove on thursday, accusing them of. Cheney says he has no idea who leaked valerie plames name. May 09, 2019 valerie plame, the former cia operative who was outed as a spy by top officials in george w. Scooter libby, chief of staff to vice president dick cheney, was convicted of lying to investigators. President bushs former spokesman, scott mcclellan, will testify before a house committee next week about whether vice president dick cheney ordered him to make misleading public statements about the leaking of cia agent valerie plames identity. Valerie plame, the former cia operative who was outed as a spy by top officials in george w. Analysis valerie plames claim that scooter libby leaked. On october 18, 2005, the washington post reported that the vice presidents office was central to the investigation of the valerie plame cia leak scandal, for cheney s former chief of staff, lewis scooter libby, was one of the figures under investigation. But cheney denied that he unleashed a retaliatory campaign to discredit this early iraq war critic nor told anyone to leak the fact that wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, worked at the cia and had a small.
She signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair. House seat from new mexicos 3rd congressional district, testifies to a house committee in 2017. Vice president dick cheney in a june 20, 2007 file photo. Wilson, iv, against richard armitage individually for allegedly revealing her identity and thus irresponsibly infringing upon her. The vice president advised that there was no discussion of pushing. Aug 29, 2011 the former secretary of state misleads on valerie plame. In 2002, plame wrote a memo to her superiors in which she expressed hesitation in recommending her husband. Investigations are continuing into the identity of the person who told mr. Bushs administration in the early months of the iraq war in 2003, is running for congress in new. Jul 19, 2007 a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by outed spy valerie plame and her husband against vice president dick cheney and other top bush administration officials. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie.
There were two factors that led dick cheney and scooter libbyon the orders or george bushto target the. District court, valerie plame and her husband, joseph wilson, a former u. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert. Now that memoirs by the late bob novak, former vicepresident dick cheney, and former president george bush have all been published, we now know much more about the valerie plame case than we did. Former outed cia operative valerie plame calls cheney a. Valerie plame, voiceover in a video ad, released sept.
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