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Cartoons for the Classroom: Joseph Wilson Accuses the President
Get a fun discussion going with this current events worksheet, which has scholars analyzing 2 political cartoons about an incident in 2009, when Congressman Joseph Wilson accused President Barack Obama of lying during a speech....
BBC
Bbc: Cia Leak Probe: Key Players
Background of the key players in the Valerie Plame scandal provided by the BBC.
CNN
Cnn: Former Ambassador Blames White House for Leak
In this September, 2003, interview, Joseph Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame, blames the White House for leaking that his wife was a CIA operative. He also discusses Robert Novak, the reporter whose column started the scandal.
BBC
Bbc: Bush 'Approved Intelligence Leak'
In an April 2006 testimony, Scooter Libby states that President George W. Bush authorized the leak of classified material to the media to defend the invasion of Iraq. Libby is accused of leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to...
BBC
Bbc: Q&a: The Cia Leak Case
Check out this thorough Q&A article on the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal of 2006. (9 September 2006)
CBS
Cbs News: The Exposure of Valerie Plame
This enlightening CBS News report focuses on the Valerie Plame scandal and the outcomes of the leaking of her name to the press. This report is from October, 2005.
BBC
Bbc: u.s. Officials 'Betrayed' Cia Agent
Valerie Plame contends that she was betrayed by the White House when it was leaked to the press that she was a CIA agent. She contends that it was in response to critical remarks made by her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson....
CNN
Cnn: Bush Welcomes Probe of Cia Leak
February, 2004: CNN reports on the reaction to President George W. Bush to the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate the revealing of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. There is also some history of the...
CNN
Cnn: Novak: 'No Great Crime' With Leak
The author of the column at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, Robert Novak, defends his article, the White House, and says there was no crime committed in this October, 2003, article.
CNN
Cnn: Cheney's Top Aide Indicted
Article dated 10/29/2005 states that the CIA Leak investigation now involves a top Cheney aide: Lewis Scooter Libby.
BBC
Bbc: Rove 'Will Not Face' Leak Charges
This June 2006 report explains that White House aide Karl Rove did not face charges in the Valerie Plame scandal. Rove was accused of leaking Plame's name as a CIA operative. Links to other Valerie Plame scandal sources accompany this...
BBC
Bbc: Bush 'Supports' Embattled Adviser
President George W. Bush's statement that he supported White House aide Karl Rove at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The case of jailed journalist Judith Miller is also chronicled. Plame affair timeline and links to...
BBC
Bbc: Us Reporter Jailed in Cia Trial
Judith Miller, reporter for the New York Times, is jailed for contempt of court for failing to testify in the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. (July, 2005)
BBC
Bbc: Plame Suit Makes Political Waves
Article from July 2006 reports on the Valerie Plame suit against White House officials for leaking her name as a CIA agent to the press.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Joseph Wilson
A businessman with an eye for innovations and the patience to research them, Wilson reinvented the Haloid Company as Xerox and made its name synonymous with photocopying.
PBS
Common Dreams: What I Didn't Find in Africa 7/6/2003
Article written by Ambassador Wilson about his fact finding mission to Africa in order to determine whether Iraq was seeking uranium from Niger.
NBC
Nbc News: Libby Lawyers Oppose Cheney Notes
In this May, 2006 article, NBC reports that Scooter Libby is trying to prevent prosecutors from submitting notes from Vice-President Dick Cheney in his trial. The notes were written on an article from Valerie Plame's husband, Joseph...
NBC
Nbc News: Spy Leak Trial for Scooter Libby Set for 2007
Scooter Libby, the former White House aide at the center of the Valerie Plame scandal, has his trial date for obstruction of justice and perjury charges set for January, 2007. Article is from February, 2006.
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Joseph Wilson
Biographies and roles of key people involved in the CIA leak of Valerie Plame's name are given by the Washington Post in this June, 2006, article.
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Joseph Wilson
February, 2004: CNN reports on the reaction to President George W. Bush to the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate the revealing of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. There is also some history of the...
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Joseph Wilson, Former Us Ambassador
An outstanding and thorough Q&A article on the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal.
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Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson
Background of the key players in the Valerie Plame scandal are given by the BBC.
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Valerie Plame (Left) Posed With Her Husband for the Cover of Vanity Fair
Background of the key players in the Valerie Plame scandal are given by the BBC.