Informant38

Mr. Novak says:

"First, Armitage did not, as he now indicates, merely pass on something he had heard and that he 'thought' might be so. Rather, he identified to me the CIA division where Mrs. Wilson worked, and said flatly that she recommended the mission to Niger by her husband, former Amb. Joseph Wilson.

"Second, Armitage did not slip me this information as idle chitchat, as he now suggests. He made clear he considered it especially suited for my column..."

E&P 13.09.06
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Although, as we know, having been assured of this by the nearly unanimous corporate voices of American news media, Mr. Armitage was acting solely and entirely and absolutely completely on his own. Case closed.