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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Can't challenge your experience, but there are a not insignificant number of people who work at CIA who can say they do. For example, lawyers in the GC's office have told me what they do, at least in general terms (e.g., I work on south america issues or FOIA requests). So, the fact that someone works at CIA does not necessarily make them covert or clandestine, or even not public knowledge. Although Bilmore and I disagree whether Plame was in the known category (she at least could tell Wilson initially only because he had a security clearnance).
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Now that you mention it, a friend of a friend is a lawyer at the CIA. She's the exception. Otherwise, I know (directly and indirectly) of perhaps 8-10 people who work(ed) there. They simply can't say what they did (nor would I press them). I have one or two friends who I suspect work there now, but its hard not to suspect anyone who says they are in the State department... as it seems like the most likely cover for all kinds of people.
The broader point though is that the public perception of this is not going to be good, even if she was a non-covert employee. And this is simply something I'd rather Rove not have done. He could have couched it in different (very different) terms, without ever mentioning this. But I'm dying to hear what he actually has to say about it directly, rather than through his attorney (who makes statements that are open to misinterpretation... or possibly accurate interpretation that reflects poorly on the speaker).
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