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To: Win Smith who wrote (117386)	10/22/2003 1:23:42 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Um, no. The people who actually did the leaks presumably know they did it. That assumes that someone from the White House actually leaked the information. These 6 journalists could merely be engaged in a publicity stunt, knowing that they can legally never be required to reveal their source. We don't know that it wasn't Wilson himself who revealed his wife's status. There have been rumours that it was widely known in the Wilson's social circles that his wife worked for the CIA. Furthermore, the fact that she had married a high-level US politician certainly destroyed her usefulness as a NOC spy. Though Plame's cover is now blown, it probably began to unravel years ago when Wilson first asked her out. Rustmann describes Plame as an "exceptional officer" but says her ability to remain under cover was jeopardized by her marriage in 1998 to the higher-profile American diplomat. cnn.com Hawk