Joseph wilson, valerie plame on bill maher our amazing world. Longtime readers know that buzzflash has had a special relationship with the valerie plame wilson case since shortly after she was outed in july of 2003 as a cia operative in a bob novak column, in a leak orchestrated by dick cheneys staff and karl rove, and it likely appears with the knowledge of george w. Her husband, joe, a former ambassador, had just returned from a business trip to baghdad and was on the phone. Bushs claim that iraq had purchased and imported uranium from. When former cia agent valerie plames identity was published in a newspaper column five years ago, an investigation traced the leak all the way to the white house and it became apparent this was no ordinary spy story. In august, i posted the trailer for fair game, the movie based on former cia employee valerie plames book of the same name. Valerie plame wilson and her thenhusband joseph wilson depart from the national press club following a press conference in july 2006, after filing a lawsuit alleging vice president dick cheney. Former spy valerie plames ad announces congressional bid. The coauthor, valerie plame, is the excia spy whose undercover identity was reportedly exposed by highlevel bush administration officials in 2003 in what was suspected to be in retaliation for her husband s, former ambassador joseph wilson, repudiation of president george w. Washington post factchecker gives plame three pinocchios. Bush administration on the iraq war, has died at the age of 69, according to a report. For his actions, he was called a true american hero by president george h. Joseph wilson, diplomat who defied the bush administration over. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post.
Onetime washington power couple valerie plame and joe wilson quietly divorced in 2017 after nearly two decades of marriage, according to state divorce records. Shortly afterward, wilson s wife, valerie plame, was outed as a central intelligence agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. When valerie plame and joe wilson wanted to take their relationship to the next level, plame told him she needed to come clean about something she was an international secret agent. Valerie plame wilson on keeping her marriage together.
Valerie plame and joe wilson rip president trump for. House seat from new mexicos 3rd congressional district, the former cia agent is among a crowded field of democrats vying to fill. Iraq whistleblower and valerie plame exhusband joe wilson. Joseph wilson, diplomat at heart of iraq war firestorm. Anyone else notice the curious thud with which valerie. Valerie plame and joe wilson on last wordresponding to. The washington post fact checker column gave former cia operative and current democratic new mexico congressional candidate valerie plame three pinocchios for her claim that former george w. Valerie plames claim that scooter libby leaked her. Former ambassador joe wilson dead at 69 of organ failure. Valerie plame, who was outed as a cia agent, moved to santa fe with her husband, joe wilson. Shortly after it was announced that president donald trump had pardoned former dick cheney aide scooter libby, the husband of excia operative valerie plame called into msnbc to discuss.
Your wife was outed by the vicepresident and now hes saying he has no problem with torture. Though wilson and jacqueline began to live separate lives in the 1990s, they did not divorce until 1998 because wilson was never in one place long enough to complete the process. She and her husband, ambassador joe wilson, are the parents of sevenyearold twins. In an oped published by the guardian, former cia agent valerie plame wilson and former diplomat joe wilson lay into the arguments being made to defend the nsas domestic surveillance program. Joe wilson skeptic on iraq war intelligence, exhusband of valerie. Absolutely immoral, absolutely immoral, valerie plame. Former diplomat joseph wilson, whose thenwife valerie plame was outed as a cia agent shortly after wilson blew the whistle on bogus iraq intelligence, passed away friday at the age of 69. I gave you my thoughts on what i figured would be in the movie, based on the trailer and based on the claims and statements of the wilson plames. Joseph wilson, the former ambassador who set off a political. Joe wilson, husband of valerie plame, speaks out 04. With 2015 only a couple of weeks away, ed schultz just managed to sneak under the wire in the race for most inane question of the year by an msnbc host.
At the time that wilson was conducting this research for the bush administration, his wife valerie plame was working for the cia. Former ambassador joe wilson and his wife, former cia agent valerie plame railed against president trump friday after he pardoned lewis scooter libby. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand shut down trump. In a photo from 2006, former cia officer valerie plame and her husband, former ambassador joseph wilson, arrive at the national press club in washington. Her cover was blown after her husband former ambassador joe wilson criticized. Wilson was a source for kristof and also post reporter walter pincus, who wrote in more detail about wilson s trip on june 12, 2003, without identifying him. Excia spy valerie plame is running for an open house seat in new mexico. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Her book fair game, about her exposure as a cia operative, was made into. A week later, conservative pundit robert novak revealed in his newspaper column that ambassador wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, was a cia operative. Valerie plames husband calls trump vile and despicable. Speaking to valerie plames husband joe wilson on the the ed show this evening, schultz suggested. Plames book fair game about her exposure as a cia operative was.
Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia. The public disclosure of that secret information spurred a federal investigation and led to the trial and conviction of vice president dick cheneys chief of staff, scooter libby, and the wilsons civil suit against top officials of the bush. Plame emerging as a professional public speaker and book author. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity. Plames husband joseph wilson announced on march 6, 2007, that the couple had signed a deal with warner. That july, the new york times had published an oped by wilson that had. Former cia officer valerie plame and her husband, former ambassador joseph wilson, at a news. Exspy valerie plame and husband say movie about them has. She describes paramilitary drills in which she participated as a c. Joseph wilson, who was once married to outed cia officer valerie plame and famously challenged the george w.
Wls the book is supposed to be based on a true story isnt it. Valerie had her two children named samantha finnell diana wilson and trevor rolph wilson together with her late ex husband joseph c. Former cia agent valerie plame wilson and her husband, joe wilson, in 2006. Wilson never worked for the cia, but his wife, valerie plame, is an agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. Joseph wilson, valerie plame on bill maher youtube. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist. Valerie plame wilson,a former cia agent,and her husband,former ambassador joe wilson,are promoting the movie about their lives, fair game, which opens nationwide nov. The movie stars naomi watts as plame and sean penn as her husband, joe wilson. The senates report on intelligence failures would appear to confirm that valerie plame did recommend her husband joseph wilson for the mission to niger.
For 18 years as an undercover agent for the cia, valerie plame wilson kept her occupation and her identity a secret, even to her own friends and family, to avoid compromising her work as a spy. Exspy valerie plame promotes her movie the new york times. Why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic tweet. Ambassador joseph wilson, with his wife valerie plame in the.
Why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic. Valerie plames husband rips trump over scooter libby. Valerie plame, who was exposed as cia operative by aide to george w bush, announces death of exhusband. Joseph wilson valerie plame ex husband wiki, age, bio.
Wilsons first marriage ended in divorce, and in 1986 he married jacqueline giorgi, a french diplomat who. Wilson, a former ambassador to gabon, is married to valerie plame, the excia officer whose career with the agency was upended in 2003 when her identity was leaked to the press. How to stay healthy when your child, spouse or roommate has covid19. Valerie plame isnt a spy anymore, but she plays one in her latest campaign ad, which looks more like the trailer for a movie about jason bournes aunt than the start of a congressional run. Wilson married his second wife jacqueline, a french diplomat, raised in africa, in 1986. Outed cia spy valerie plame and diplomat husband joe wilson are. Former cia agent valerie plame selling santa fe home for. Cia analysts prior to the iraq invasion were quoted by the white house as believing that iraq was trying to acquire. Valerie plame and joe wilson on nsa business insider. Valerie plame wilson, the former covert cia agent unmasked after husband joe wilson wrote an oped critical of iraq wmd intelligence, gives her side of the story in the new book fair game.
Wilson had met valerie plame in 1997, while working for president bill. Outed cia spy valerie plame and diplomat husband joe. Novak, after wilson criticized president bush for stating that iraqi president saddam hussein bought nuclear weaponsgrade uranium in the african nation of niger. She was a covert agent and keeping her identity secret was. His comments led to the outing of his wife, valerie plame, as a cia operative. Rip joseph wilson former diplomat and valerie plames ex. Valerie plame wilson,a former cia agent,and her husband,former ambassador joe wilson,are promoting the movie about their lives,fair. Exambassador publicly disputed iraq war intelligence while married to cias valerie plame. Former ambassador joe wilson who found himself and his thenwife valerie plame in the middle of a political firestorm when he contradicted president george w. Joseph wilson is the husband of valerie plame, a covert cia operative who was unmasked in july 2003 by columnist robert d. Valerie plame wilson begins her memoir, fair game, on a note of toughness. Inside valerie plames quixotic mission to buy twitterand.
Dick cheney is a traitor video by nick wing joe wilson, husband of outed cia agent valerie plame, kept his criticism of exvice president dick cheney and cheneys former chief of staff scooter libby succinct and serious wednesday, when he referred to each of them simply as traitor. Former cia officer valerie plame, left, and her husband, former. Plame, rumored to run, made it official wednesday when she filed paperwork with the federal election commission to run as a. Outed cia spy valerie plame and diplomat husband joe wilson are divorced. Joseph charles wilson iv was an american diplomat who was best known for his 2002 trip to. Valerie plame is a proud mother of two children, a son, and a daughter. Meet valerie plames children samantha finnell diana. A conversation with ambassador joe wilson with michael nacht. The mother of two, valerie is an american writer, novelist, and former cia agent. Joe wilson and valerie plame leave an afterparty at the macedonian embassy in washington following the white house correspondents dinner in 2006. In 2002, as a private citizen, he was asked by the cia to travel to. But a few weeks ago, valerie plame and her husband, joe wilson, traveled to my new hometown of taos, n.
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