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Much of the controversy of the affair centered on disputes over what her precise relationship was to the CIA, and whether any laws were broken when Novak and Armitage revealed the fact of her employment. Perhaps the key issue was whether anyone in the Bush administration deliberately revealed it as a way of retaliating against (or discrediting) Wilson.  

Much of the controversy of the affair centered on disputes over what her precise relationship was to the CIA, and whether any laws were broken when Novak and Armitage revealed the fact of her employment. Perhaps the key issue was whether anyone in the Bush administration deliberately revealed it as a way of retaliating against (or discrediting) Wilson.  

Bush opponents have regularly taken the position that all these matters are beyond dispute and that Karl Rove, someone else close to the president, or the president himself is guilty - either of a crime or at least of a severe lapse of ethics.  

Bush opponents have regularly taken the position that all these matters are beyond dispute and that [[Karl Rove]], someone else close to the president, or the president himself is guilty - either of a crime or at least of a severe lapse of ethics.  

Others have taken the contrary position, asserting that her CIA status either remains unclear or that she was never covered by the Identities Act; that no one who revealed her identity broke any law by doing so; that there was no political motivation on the part of administration insiders (or supporters) to harm Plame or Wilson.

Others have taken the contrary position, asserting that her CIA status either remains unclear or that she was never covered by the Identities Act; that no one who revealed her identity broke any law by doing so; that there was no political motivation on the part of administration insiders (or supporters) to harm Plame or Wilson.

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[[Category:Political Figures]]

[[Category:Political Figures]]