CORRECTING THE RECORD ON VALERIE PLAME
Larry C. Johnson, a republican former CIA agent writes this piece to Congress to try and spread some truth about Valeri and combat the gang of bullies that is being directed by the Republican National Committee. "We must put to bed the lie that she was not undercover. For starters, if she had not been undercover then the CIA would not have referred the matter to the Justice Department.
Some reports, such as one in the Washington Times that Valerie Plame's supervisor at the CIA, Fred Rustman, said she told friends and family she worked at the CIA and that her cover was light. These claims are not true. Rustman, who supervised Val in one of her earliest assignments, left the CIA in 1990 and did not stay in social contact with Valerie. His knowledge of Val's cover is dated. He does not know what she has done during the past 15 years...read on"
Listening to the RNC smear Valeri in an effort to save their own is despicable. Do you think any of the former agents would step forward to defend Valeri because of a political agenda when they are all Republicans? I think they have a better understanding of what constitutes a NOC and her status in the CIA instead of cowards like John Gibson.
