Leak of ID of CIA Operative Valeria Plame

VALERIE PLAME AND HER HUSBAND
PLACED AT RISK
OUR NATIONAL SECURITY WAS BREACHED
WHILE THOSE INVOLVED GO UNTOUCHED
WHY?

THE PLAYERS

Leak of Identity of CIA Operative Valerie Plame:

• Order (PDF) (In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declines to reconsider its Feb. 15, 2005 opinion refusing to give First Amendment protection to reporters from being forced to testify about their confidential sources before a federal grand jury. (April 19, 2004)
• Opinion and Order (PDF) (In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena) A federal appeals court orders that New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Time reporter Matthew Cooper lack any First Amendment privelege to prevent them from testifying before a federal grand jury regarding confidential sources in connection with a federal investigation of an apparent leak within the Bush administration of former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity to the media. (Feb. 15, 2005)
• Order Vacating Contempt (PDF) (In Re: Special Counsel Investigation) Judge vacates previous order holding reporter Matthew Cooper and TIME Inc. in contempt after they comply with subpoena of special counsel Fitzgerald (Aug. 24, 2004)
• Contempt Order (PDF) (In Re: Special Counsel Investigation) (Aug. 9, 2004)
• Memorandum Opinion (PDF) (In Re: Special Counsel Investigation) (July 20, 2004)
• Letter from Democratic Leaders of Congress to U.S. Comptroller General David Walker (PDF) [HTML vesion] (Requesting Investigation by General Accounting Office Re Protecting Plame's Identity) (Jan. 26, 2004)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to Deputy Attorney General James Comey (Requesting Update from Justice Department) (Jan. 22, 2004)
• Status of House Resolution 499 (U.S. House of Representatives)
• House Resolution 499 - Resolution of Inquiry (PDF) [HTML version] (Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt) (Jan. 21, 2004)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to Nat'l Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice (PDF) (Requesting Information On Inconsistencies in Handling Disclosures re Valerie Plame and Disclosures by Fmr. Treas. Sec'y Paul O'Neill) (Jan. 14, 2004)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (Requesting White House have its employees sign waivers releasing reporters from confidentiality agreements) (Jan. 6, 2004)
• Dept. of Justice Press Conf. - Recusal of Atty. Gen., Appointment of Special Prosecutor (Deputy Atty. Gen. Andrew Comey holds Press Conf. to Announce Recusal of Atty. Gen. Ashcroft and Appointment of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald) (Dec. 30, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (PDF) (Renewing Request to House Committee on Government Reform to investigate leak) (Dec. 11, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Sens. Schumer and Kennedy to John Dion of Dept. of Justice (Requesting Explanation of Apparent Delays in White House's Production of Evidence) (Oct. 15, 2003)
• Memo from White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to All White House Employees (Directing Employees to Provide Documents Relevant to Leak Investigation by 5 pm) (Oct. 7, 2003)
• Third Memo from White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez to All White House Employees (Directing Employees to Provide Documents Relevant to Leak Investigation by Oct. 7) (Oct. 3, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to Attorney General John Ashcroft (PDF) (Asking Why Justice Dept "Telegraphed" Plan to Notify Employees of Defense and State Depts to Preserve Documents Relating to Investigation.) (Oct. 3, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to Attorney General John Ashcroft (PDF) (Additional Evidence Supporting Appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate and Prosecute Leaking of an Undercover CIA Agent's Identity) (Oct. 1, 2003)
• Second Memo from White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez to All White House Employees (Directing Employees to Preserve Specific Evidence Relevant to Leak Investigation) (Sept. 30, 2003)
• First Memo from White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez to All White House Employees (Directing Employees to Preserve Evidence Relevant to Leak Investigation) (Sept. 30, 2003)
• Letter from Dem. Members of Sen. Governmental Affairs Com. to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (Requesting White House to Take Steps to Preserve Evidence Relevant to Leak Investigation) (Sept. 30, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. John Conyers to Attorney General John Ashcroft (PDF) (Requesting Appointment of Special Counsel under 28 CFR � 600.1 to investigate leak) (Sept. 29, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (PDF) (Requesting House Committee on Government Reform to investigate leak) (Sept. 29, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to Attorney General John Ashcroft (PDF) (Requesting appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate and Prosecute Leaking of an Undercover CIA Agent's Identity) (Sept. 29, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to FBI Director Robert Mueller (Requesting Criminal Investigation into Disclosure of Identity of Undercover CIA operative) (July 24, 2003)
• Dept. of Justice Regulation - Grounds for Appointing Special Counsel (28 Code of Fed. Regs. Sec. 600.1) (Revised as of July 1, 2003)
• Intelligence Identities and Protection Act (50 U.S. Code Sec. 421)

Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the
U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq
(July 7, 2004):

COMPLETE IRAQ REPORT (PDF) (24 MB)
CONCLUSIONS (PDF) (2 MB)
IRAQ REPORT DIVIDED BY SECTIONS:		Page
INTRODUCTION (PDF) (2.5 MB)		1
NIGER (PDF) (2.3 MB)		36
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF IRAQ'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM (PDF) (2.7 MB)		84
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF IRAQ'S BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM (PDF) (2.1 MB)		143
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS (CW) PROGRAM (PDF) (2 MB) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF IRAQ'S DELIVERY SYSTEMS [included with Section V.]		195
IRAQ WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTELLIGENCE IN SECRETARY POWELL'S UNITED NATIONS SPEECH (PDF) (2.2 MB) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AGAINST IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [included with Section VII.] PRESSURE ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSTS REGARDING IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD) CAPABILITIES [included with Section VII.]		239
WHITE PAPER ON IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROGRAMS (PDF) (2.7 MB) THE RAPID PRODUCTION OF THE OCTOBER 2002 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAQ'S CONTINUING PROGRAMS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [included with Section X.] IRAQ'S LINKS TO TERRORISM [included with Section X.]		286
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AGAINST IRAQ'S LINKS TO TERRORISM (PDF) (2.3 MB) PRESSURE ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYSTS REGARDING IRAQ'S LINKS TO TERRORISM [included with Section XIII.] POWELL SPEECH - TERRORISM PORTION [included with Section XIII.] IRAQ'S THREAT TO REGIONAL STABILITY AND SECURITY [included with Section XIII.] SADDAM HUSSEIN'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD [included with Section XIII.]		350
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQI SUSPECT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SITES WITH UNITED NATIONS INSPECTORS (PDF) (1.4 MB) APPENDIX A [included with Section XVIII.] APPENDIX B [included with Section XVIII.] GLOSSARY [included with Section XVIII.] ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS [included with Section XVIII.]		404
ADDITIONAL VIEWS (PDF) (4.2 MB)		441

United States Resolutions, Reports, and Documents

White House:
• Executive Order: Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (Feb. 6, 2004)
• Executive Order: Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property (Mar. 20, 2003)
• President Bush's State of the Union Address (Jan. 28, 2003)
  
  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
• Statement by CIA Director George Tenet Accepting Responsibility for Iraq Uranium Claim in State of the Union Address (July 11, 2003)
• Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs Report (Oct. 2002)
  
  U.S. House of Representatives
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to House Intelligence Committee Requesting Public Hearings on Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence in State of the Union Address (July 15, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to President Bush Re IAEA Information on Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence (July 8, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. State Dept. Forwarding and Commenting on IAEA Response to Rep. Waxman's Letter Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence (July 3, 2003)
• Letter from International Atomic Energy Agency Responding to U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman Letter Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence (June 20, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence in State of the Union Address (June 10, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to President Bush Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence in State of the Union Address (June 2, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. State Dept. Responding to Rep. Waxman's March 17 Letter to President Bush Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence in State of the Union Address (Apr. 29, 2003)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman to President Bush Re Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Evidence in State of the Union Address (Mar. 17, 2003)
  
  Congressional Resolutions:
• House Resolution H. J. RES. 114 (using force against Iraq)
• Senate Resolution S. J. RES. 45 (using force against Iraq)
  
  U.S. Department of Defense:
• War and the Iraq Dilemma: Facing Harsh Realities (Autumn 2002)
• Gulf Security and Iraq's Uncertain Future (Autumn 1995)

United Nations

Resolutions:
• S/Res/1441 (Nov. 8, 2002)
• S/Res/1409 (Goods Review List) (May 14, 2002)
• S/Res/1284 (changing UNSCOM to UNMOVIC) (Dec. 17, 1999)
• S/Res/1205 (condemning halt of monitoring) (Nov. 5, 1998)
• S/Res/1194 (condemning halt of inspections) (Sep. 9, 1998)
• S/Res/1154 (access to Presidential sites) (Mar. 2, 1998)
• S/Res/1051 (import/export monitoring) (Mar. 27, 1996)
• S/Res/715 (approving monitoring plan) (Oct. 11, 1991)
• S/Res/707 (Iraq's compliance) (Aug. 15, 1991)
• S/Res/687 (cease-fire and estalbishment of UNSCOM) (Apr. 8, 1991)
• S/Res/678 (establishing disarmament process) (Nov. 29, 1990)
  
  UNMOVIC Reports:
• The "Cluster" Report (Mar. 6, 2003)
• S/2003/232 - Twelfth Quarterly Report (Feb. 28, 2003)
• S/2002/1303 - Eleventh Quarterly Report (Nov. 27, 2002)
• S/2002/981 - Tenth Quarterly Report (Sep. 9, 2002)
• S/2002/606 - Ninth Quarterly Report (May 31, 2002)
• S/2002/195 - Eighth Quarterly Report (Mar. 1, 2002)
• S/2001/1126 - Seventh Quarterly Report (Nov. 29, 2001)
• S/2001/833 - Sixth Quarterly Report (Aug. 31, 2001)
• S/2001/515 - Fifth Quarterly Report (May 24, 2001)
• S/2001/177 - Fourth Quarterly Report (Feb. 27, 2001)
• S/2000/1134 - Third Quarterly Report (Dec. 1, 2000)
• S/2000/835 - Second Quarterly Report - (Aug. 28, 2000)
• S/2000/516 - First Quarterly Report (June 1, 2000)
• The "Amorim Report" (Mar. 30, 1999)
• The Monitoring Plan (Oct. 2, 1991)
• Exchange of Letters Between the UN and Iraq Re: UNSCOM (May 6, 1991)
  
  International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) Reports:
• IAEA Report to the Security Council (Jan. 27, 2003)
• Iraq Inspection Acceptance Letter (Nov. 13, 2002)
• S/2002/1150 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 16, 2002)
• S/2002/367 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 10, 2002)
• Letter to UNSC after Physical Inventory Verification (PIV) 2001 (S/2001/129 of 13 Feb 2001) (Feb. 12, 2001)
• GC(45)/18 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Aug. 10, 2001)
• S/2001/945 - consolidated report Under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 5, 2001)
• GC(44)/11 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Jul, 27, 2000)
• S/2001/337 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 6, 2001)
• S/2000/983 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 11, 2000)
• S/2000/300 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 11, 2000)
• GC(43)/16 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Aug. 18, 1999)
• GC(42)/14 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Aug. 22, 1998)
• S/2001/26 (10 Jan 2001) - Letter to UNSC announcing PIV 2001 (Jan. 9, 2001)
• S/2000/120 (15 Dec 2000) - Letter to UNSC announcing PIV 2000 (Dec. 10, 1999)
• S/1999/1035 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 7, 1999)
• S/1999/393 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 9, 1999)
• S/1999/127 - Dir. General Report in Connection With Panel on Disarmament (Feb. 9, 1999)
• S/1998/927 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 7, 1998)
• S/1998/694 - Dir. General Interim Status Report in Response to Pres. Statement on Iraq of 14 May 1998 (Jul. 27, 1998)
• S/1998/312 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 9, 1998)
• Memorandum of Understanding Between the UN and Iraq (Feb. 23, 1998)
• S/1998/38 - Report on IAEA Technical Team visit to Iraq, 19 To 21 December 1997 (Jan. 15 1998)
• S/1997/779 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 8, 1997)
• GC(41)/20 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Sep. 9, 1997)
• S/1997/297 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Apr. 11, 1997)
• GC(40)/13 - Report to IAEA General Conference on Resolutions (Aug. 12, 1996)
• S/1996/833 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996 (Oct. 7, 1996)
• S/1996/261 - consolidated report under par. 16, UNSCR 1051/1996) (Apr. 11, 1996)
• S/1996/14 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jan. 10, 1996)
• S/1995/1040 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 18, 1995)
• S/1995/1003 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 1, 1995)
• S/1995/844 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct. 6, 1995)
• S/1995/604 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Jul. 21, 1995)
• S/1995/481 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Jun. 13, 1995)
• S/1995/287 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Apr. 11, 1995)
• S/1994/1438 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 22, 1994)
• S/1994/1443 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 22, 1994)
• S/1994/1206 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct 22, 1994)
• S/1994/1151 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct. 10, 1994)
• S/1994/1001 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Aug. 26, 1994)
• S/1994/793 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Jul. 5, 1994)
• S/1994/650 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jun. 1, 1994)
• S/1994/490 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Apr. 22, 1994)
• S/1994/355 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Mar. 25, 1994)
• S/1994/31 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jan. 14, 1994)
• S/26897 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 20, 1993)
• S/26685 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Nov. 3, 1993)
• S/26333 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Aug. 20, 1993)
• S/25983 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Jun. 21, 1993)
• S/25982 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jun. 21, 1993)
• S/25666 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Apr. 26, 1993)
• S/25621 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Apr. 19, 1993)
• S/25411 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Mar. 13, 1993)
• S/25013 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 24, 1992)
• S/24988 - plan for destroying items under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 17, 1992)
• S/24981 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 17, 1992)
• S/24722 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct. 28, 1992)
• S/24593 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Sep. 28, 1992)
• S/24450 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Aug. 16,1992)
• S/24223 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jul. 2, 1992)
• S/24110 - plan for destroying items par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Jun. 17, 1992)
• S/23947 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (May 22, 1992)
• S/23813 - on-going monitoring under par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (Apr. 15, 1992)
• S/23644 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Feb. 26, 1992)
• S/23505 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jan. 30, 1992)
• S/23295 - plan for destroying items par. 12, UNSCR 687/1991 (17 Dec. 1991)
• S/23283 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Dec. 12, 1991)
• S/23215 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Nov. 14, 1991)
• S/23122 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct. 8, 1991)
• S/23112 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Oct. 4, 1991)
• S/22986 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Sep. 11, 1991)
• S/22837 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jul. 25, 1991)
• S/22788 - on-site inspections under UNSCR 687/1991 (Jul. 15, 1991)