October 11, 2003

VALERIE PLAME'S CAREER....Today's Nick Kristof (NYT)column on Valerie Plame actually contains some new information:

    First, the C.I.A. suspected that Aldrich Ames had given Mrs. Wilson's name (along with those of other spies) to the Russians before his espionage arrest in 1994. So her undercover security was undermined at that time, and she was brought back to Washington for safety reasons.