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[hga]

The CIA assumed in the first half of the '90s that Aldrich Ames burned her covert status, so she was withdraw from that role long before any of this happened. Just another desk bound "operative" in McLean, Virginia, where there's a highway turnoff sign to the HQ.

[tptacek → hga]

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. Outing a covert agent also risks outing other resources in the area, or sources and methods. In any case, it was clearly not a good idea for Scooter Libby to reveal her identity to Bob Novak.

[hga → tptacek]

First:

"In any case, it was clearly not a good idea for Richard Armitage to reveal her identity to Bob Novak."

Let's keep the established facts straight.

Otherwise, since you're ignoring my statement that she was no longer a covert agent when this happened, I'm not sure what's the point of your reply.

[tptacek → hga]

The point of my reply is that it remains dangerous to publicly out a covert operative even after they've been pulled back to a desk job.

Richard Armitage is also accused of leaking Plame's identity, and first, but that didn't make it less of a crime for Libby to do so as well.