Alright- there seems to be consensus so far. This is slow and tedious, but we are going to hash this out proper. So far, we have general agreement on the following:
1.) Valerie Plame worked for the CIA, was stationed in Washington at the time of her outing, and previously had been a covert agent.
2.) Joseph Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame and former ambassador to Iraq, was sent by the CIA to investigate claims that Saddam Hussein was interested in/trying to buy uranium (ignore precisely what he was doing in Niger for now- we can get to that later).
3.) Valerie Plame recommended her husband to CIA authorities for the job, as he had extensive contacts in Africa from his numerous years of previous service.
4.) Joseph Wilson, either on his own volition, or at the behest of the NY Times, wrote an editorial critical of the Bush administration and many claims made by the Bush administration and was quoted widely in major media outlets prior to the ‘outing’ of his wife.
Time to take another baby step:
5.) It was erroneously asserted in the media (pay no attention who circulated it or why) that Joseph Wilson’s report on uranium/Niger was made at the behest of the Office of the Vice President, when in fact he was sent by the CIA. Whether the CIA sent him at his wife’s request is unknowable and doubtful, but she did endorse/recommend him for the job, as he did have contacts in Africa
Yes or no, please. If no, explain why.