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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Technical defense = admission in the court of public opinion. All anyone will hear is "Outed... spy... put her... in danger." That he didn't do so "knowingly," which will be his defense, is a trivial distinction to the public.
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That's not the only defence. Although we don't know for sure, it is very possible that Plame doesn't fall under a class protected by the statute because she hasn't worked undercover outside the US during the last 5 years. But I agree with you, if it gets to this, the jig is up.
