Plamegate Comes Full Circle

“Scooter” Libby’s jail sentencing could determine how much the American public finds out about President Bush’s manipulation of the facts concerning Iraq’s pursuit of Uranium, which were pivotal in the justification for the current war in Iraq. According to this article, if the presiding U.S. District Judge, Reggie Walton, decides for an immediate sentence, it may result in Libby blowing the whistle on the roles of Bush and Vice President Darth Cheney in Plamegate so that he could obtain a more lenient sentence. What was the the end result of this situation called Plamegate back in 2003? Answer: the essential silencing of Iraq war critic Joseph Wilson, who, at the time, was discrediting the White House for its Iraq-Uranium intelligence as evidence for war.

How does Valerie Plame, the center piece of Plamegate, fit into this entire equation? Well, she’s a covert CIA officer, who just so happens to be the husband of (drumroll…) Mr. Joseph Wilson. Please…Discuss.