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To: geode00 who wrote (176169)	11/29/2005 5:39:06 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Wilson did not send her husband on the trip to Niger. She had no authority to do so. Your use of that lie shows how bad your information is. The hell she didn't. She's the one who recommended that her husband be sent to Niger. Obviously, someone else approved of it within the CIA. But SHE was the one who made the initial proposal to her superiors, despite the obvious conflict of interest, as well as the potential for having her cover blown (not that she was actually using it at the time). The report turns a harsh spotlight on what Wilson has said about his role in gathering prewar intelligence, most pointedly by asserting that his wife, CIA employee Valerie Plame, recommended him. ........... The report states that a CIA official told the Senate committee that Plame "offered up" Wilson's name for the Niger trip, then on Feb. 12, 2002, sent a memo to a deputy chief in the CIA's Directorate of Operations saying her husband "has good relations with both the PM [prime minister] and the former Minister of Mines (not to mention lots of French contacts), both of whom could possibly shed light on this sort of activity." The next day, the operations official cabled an overseas officer seeking concurrence with the idea of sending Wilson, the report said. It would do you well to do a bit more research Geode00. I just cited the Washington Post (not the Washington Times).. washingtonpost.com Hawk