Her identity was revealed to public on july 14, 2003. Oh, valerie plame if that really is your name i would just shout the same to the world dear valerie plame so they made a wreck of you but give me the rest of you and ill give the world but you were just some silly girl taking in the sights of your empires colony so i took. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. On july 6, 2003, four months after the united states invaded iraq, former ambassador joseph wilsons now historic oped, what i didnt find in africa, appeared in the new york times. Valerie plame wilson was an analyst for the central intelligence agency with four videos in the cspan video library. Oct 17, 2007 some of the details plame had planned to offer, including discussion of her cia career and her job responsibilities, are redacted from the book.
You dont want to be associated with cia officer vanessa pierson or you may end up six feet under. Oct 22, 2007 valerie plame wilson begins her memoir, fair game, on a note of toughness. Valerie plame, author and former cia operations officer, speaks at the 2014 winter television critics association tour langham hotel in pasadena, california. Valerie plame wilson, the central intelligence agency covert officer whose name was publicly disclosed three years ago. What a mess that threatens to prove the article correct about criticizing israel resulting in swift attack of credibility. The couple is consulting with screenwriters as warner bros. Fair game book by valerie plame wilson, laura rozen. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist. Key events in the investigation into the leak of covert cia officer valerie plames name to the media associated press fri 28 oct 2005. Sep 22, 2017 former cia operative valerie plame wilson at a news conference in 2006.
Fair game by valerie plame wilson on july 6, 2003, four months after the united states invaded iraq, former ambassador joseph wilsons now historic oped. Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on elmendorf air force base in anchorage, alaska in 1963. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson moves family to. She holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university and masters degrees from the london school of economics and political science and the college of europe in bruges, belgium. During the runup to the iraq war, george bush and tony blair tried to bolster their case for invasion by claiming that saddam hussein was trying to. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house 2007 by valerie plame wilson aka valerie plame and the politics of truth. Valerie plame simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sometimes that means whole pages of blackedout text. Valerie plame s second thriller is a solid 4 star novel. A diplomats memoir 2004 by joseph wilson aka joe wilson.
Win mcnameegetty images in a vacuum, this would be a troubling headline. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house 9781416537618 by wilson, valerie plame and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Fair game book by valerie plame wilson, laura rozen official. Valerie plame and joe wilson attempted to hijack american foreign policy when plame recruited her husband to travel to africa to investigate yellow cake. Fair game by valerie plame wilson on july 6, 2003, four months after the united states invaded iraq, former ambassador joseph wilsons now historic op ed. Plame who got her 15 minutes of fame when she was outed as a cia analyst after her husband opposed the second gulf war tweeted a link to an article on n titled americas jews. Inside the lies that led to war and betrayed my wifes cia identity. 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.
After the title of valerie plame wilsons book had already been widely disseminated, on august 19, 2007, on meet the press with david gregory, gregory asked. Plame criticizes bush, media for leak scandal nbc news. 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. I picked up this book because i knew the story of valerie plame and how the.
Oct 22, 2007 valerie plame and joe wilson attempted to hijack american foreign policy when plame recruited her husband to travel to africa to investigate yellow cake. A movie with the same name, a sequel to the tv series, was made after the series. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson at a news conference in 2006. Valerie plame, the former cia operative now running for the u. Its fascinating that richard armitage was the source of the leak, and one hardly ever hears anything about mr. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. When former cia agent valerie plames identity was published in a newspaper column five years ago, an.
Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Serving as a covert operations officer for the cia, valerie plame kept her occupation and identity a secret, even from her closest family and friends. She is known for her work on fair game 2010, the worlds greatest spy movies 2016 and countdown to zero 2010. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie. While using her own name, valerie plame, her assignments required posing in various. Valerie plame wilson begins her memoir, fair game, on a note of toughness.
Valerie plame apologizes for americas jews are driving. A week later, conservative pundit robert novak revealed in his newspaper column that ambassador wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, was a cia operative. Exspy valerie plame makes memorable debut in campaign ad if you mistake this video announcing a congressional bid for a movie trailer or a sports car ad, dont be alarmed. Born at a military hospital in anchorage, alaska, to a lieutenant colonel in the air force, valerie plame grew up to be one of the worlds most famous secret agents.
Plame was a covert agent before her identity was revealed by journalist robert novak in 2003, in what some say was an act of political retribution against her husband for questioning the bush. 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. Valerie plame introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity. Much has been written about the valerie plame story, but valerie herself has been silent. Other than this, she has also written and published a few books which have added quite a good amount to her wealth.
Oct 28, 2005 key events in the investigation into the leak of covert cia officer valerie plame s name to the media associated press fri 28 oct 2005. The full title names of the movies source books are fair game. I feel like the authors created a detailed outline of events to happen, and then they filled in the blanks. Blowback is the first novel in a spy series about a cia operative named vanessa pierson. Valerie doesnt go by the book and it tends to get her into trouble, but she is successful at completing her missions.
Valerie plames new, antisemitic game new york post. She is also a cia agent, determined to lasso a nuclear arms dealer named bhoot before. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house new york. A future hollywood release about wilson and plame might be called something like the acerbic ambassador and his sometimes spy spouse. Valerie plame wilson is the woman at the centre of the scandal that, ultimately, led to the downfall, prosecution and conviction of the former white house chief of staff, lewis scooter libby, for revealing her identity as a cia spy. Cia operative valerie plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an oped article her husband wrote criticizing the bush administration.
Download audiobooks written by valerie plame to your device. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Former cia operative valerie plame wilson moves family to new. With naomi watts, sean penn, sonya davison, vanessa chong. The decemberists valerie plame lyrics genius lyrics. It was payback for her then husband, ambassador joseph wilson. In blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Nov, 2005 a future hollywood release about wilson and plame might be called something like the acerbic ambassador and his sometimes spy spouse.
My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house by valerie plame wilson. 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. Some of the details plame had planned to offer, including discussion of her cia career and her job responsibilities, are redacted from the book. Oh valerie plame if that really is your name i would just shout the same to the world dear valerie plame so they made a wreck of you but give me the rest of you. Valerie plame on scooter libby pardon president trump pardoned lewis scooter libby, who was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. She has been married to joseph wilson since april 3, 1998. Wilson continues to portray his wife and himself as victims. The book, whose working title is fair game, is scheduled to be published in the fall of 2007 by crown publishing, an imprint of. Valerie plames second thriller is a solid 4 star novel. 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. Dont look for that title to be on a marquee, though. Jun 10, 2008 a week later, conservative pundit robert novak revealed in his newspaper column that ambassador wilsons wife, valerie plame wilson, was a cia operative. Apr 14, 2018 valerie plame on scooter libby pardon president trump pardoned lewis scooter libby, who was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice related to the leak of cia officer valerie plames.
Valerie elise plame wilson, known simply as valerie plame, is a former officer of the central intelligence agency, politician and the author of two books related to her career. Sep 28, 20 vanessa pierson, the heroine of valerie plames first novel, is ahem blonde, lithe, and nicely sexy. Vanessa pierson, the heroine of valerie plames first novel, is ahem blonde, lithe, and nicely sexy. Despite all of joe wilsons huffing and puffing and media appearances, was valerie plame, his wife, that one there in the picture in vanity fair, really a covert agent at. Sep 10, 2019 exspy valerie plame makes memorable debut in campaign ad if you mistake this video announcing a congressional bid for a movie trailer or a sports car ad, dont be alarmed. House seat from new mexicos 3rd congressional district, testifies to a house committee in 2017. This was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah lovett a writer. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Valerie plame finds herself again fair game albuquerque journal.
Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family valerie plame wilson was born on august, 1963 in anchorage, alaska, usa as valerie elise plame. Fair game which takes its title from karl roves phrase about the. Sep 21, 2017 plame was a covert agent before her identity was revealed by journalist robert novak in 2003, in what some say was an act of political retribution against her husband for questioning the bush. When former cia agent valerie plame s identity was published in a newspaper column five years ago, an. She describes paramilitary drills in which she participated as a c. Why people care about valerie plame and her antisemitic. Wilson is the former covert cia officer whose thenclassified nonofficial cover noc identity as valerie plame was leaked to the press in july 2003, after her husband, former ambassador joseph c. Wilson who has gone by that name since she married former ambassador joseph c.
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