Reply #227: Here is a quote of Joe Kleins without any references to intel into the

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assertion of Plame and a sting operation.

The entire paragraph:

"Michael Moore couldn't have said it any better — and this book was vetted by CIA censors. In fact, the views of Anonymous are an accurate reflection of the opinions I've heard from multiple intelligence sources.

The spooks seem to believe that outgoing CIA Director George Tenet was strong-armed by Cheney and Rumsfeld into overassessing Iraq's WMD capacity. This may or may not be true, but it is the conventional wisdom in the intelligence community.

"Furthermore, there is intense anger over the White House's revealing the identity of Plame, who may have been active in a sting operation involving the trafficking of WMD components.

Plame was outed in a White House attempt to discredit the finding of her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, that there was no evidence that Iraq tried to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. "Only a very high-ranking official could have had access to the knowledge that Plame was on the payroll" of the CIA, an intelligence source told me."

I think you're reading too much into Klein's statement..he has no links to his one liner statement and also fails to mention any sources, not even the intelligence community...all he's saying is,.. "intense anger over the actions of the WH...no mention of a source of the info for the sting operation comment!"