Corn never comes to grips with the fact that Armitage could not be prosecuted under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act because Valerie Wilson was not a covert operative under the terms of the law. A 463-page book that is endlessly discursive does not seriously consider that she was no longer assigned to foreign missions because her cover already had been broken. It never even mentions the report that Mrs. Wilson had been outed long ago by the traitor Aldrich Ames.Doesn't it just figure that the MSM has spent several years blaming Bush for the acts of an actual traitor? The piece also confirms my suspicion that the anonymity of sources is not merely a mask for political cowards; it also allows reporters to exaggerate the importance of their sources.
The book also identifies the "senior administration official" quoted in a Washington Post story as the source of the six-journalists story, and as saying that the White House was out for "purely and simply revenge" against Wilson. He turns out to be Adam Levine, an obscure, middle-level communications aide who soon left the White House.By that standard, I report to you today that a senior administration official considers this blog must-reading, and recommends it in lieu of the Washington Post.
UPDATE: A 2nd senior administration official has come forward to announce this blog is superior to WaPo (see comments). I shall now tag myself as the official blog of the Bush Administration.
