Novak names a CIA officer; Wilson's wife is blown, her covert career over
Eight days earlier, Joseph Wilson had accused the Bush administration of twisting intelligence to justify the Iraq War. On July 14, 2003, columnist Robert Novak answered back by revealing that Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA officer working under non-official cover, citing two senior administration officials as his sources. The disclosure ended her covert career and opened a criminal investigation that would reach into the office of the vice president…
