Here’s a well-thought-out contrary opinion on the Plame matter on a blog called Complex Now. The author says he doesn’t think the Plame perps knew she was covert and provides the best argument supporting that conclusion.
I actually agree with some of what he says, but not all. And I’ll try to explain where I agree and disagree in a subsequent post. My own sense of how this happened is that it was done quickly and without thinking through the consequences, either the political ones or those for the country.
Also on the Plame matter, here’s my latest column in the Hill which explains why I think they did know and why it would almost be worse if they didn’t.
