Ex-CIA Officer Explains The Real Damage Done By Rove

A retired CIA officer Larry Johnson, who was also a classmate of Valerie Plame, tells us the REAL damage that has been done by Rove and the rest of this Administration. They were leaking Ms. Plames identity for no other reason than trashing Joe Wilson's name because he spoke out against the Bush claim that Iraq was receiving uranium tubes. In other words, there is a case of cover-up going on with this corrupt administration because they were caught lying about on of the many false reasons they gave for the occupation of Iraq. Here are some excerpts from TPM. I would urge you to read the entire post however so you can see for yourself that this illegitimate administration will stop at nothing to protect their asses. [snip] The misinformation being spread in the media about the Plame affair is alarming and damaging to the longterm security interests of the United States. Republicans' talking points are trying to savage Joe Wilson and, by implication, his wife, Valerie Plame as liars. That is the truly big lie. For starters, Valerie Plame was an undercover operations officer until outed in the press by Robert Novak. Novak's column was not an isolated attack. It was in fact part of a coordinated, orchestrated smear that we now know includes at least Karl Rove Of course now because they have been caught red-handed in a lie they again are trying to discredit Wilson and Plame with their current talking points. [snip] The lies by people like Victoria Toensing, Representative Peter King, and P. J. O'Rourke insist that Valerie was nothing, just a desk jockey. Yet, until Robert Novak betrayed her she was still undercover and the company that was her front was still a secret to the world. When Novak outed Valerie he also compromised her company and every individual overseas who had been in contact with that company and with her. The Republicans now want to hide behind the legalism that "no laws were broken". I don't know if a man made law was broken but an ethical and moral code was breached. For the first time a group of partisan political operatives publicly identified a CIA NOC. They have set a precendent that the next group of political hacks may feel free to violate. They try to hide behind the specious claim that Joe Wilson "lied". Although Joe did not lie let's follow that reasoning to the logical conclusion. Let's use the same standard for the Bush Administration. Here are the facts. Bush's lies have resulted in the deaths of almost 1800 American soldiers and the mutilation of 12,000. Joe Wilson has not killed anyone. He tried to prevent the needless death of Americans and the loss of American prestige in the world. Now that the MSM has decided to cover the story (although some of them are doing so incorrectly and are still mouthing the Republican talking points), we need to keep the heat on. This administration knowingly lied to justify the occupation of Iraq. That is an impeachable offense and Rove and Cheney were the masterminds. You can read the entire post by Mr. Johnson ....HERE.