Senators May Have Blown Cover of CIA Agent [View All]

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bolton_analyst_1

By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON - Mr. Smith came to Washington again Monday, as an alias for a Central Intelligence Agency officer who works covertly. Senators, however, may have blown his cover.

During questioning on John R. Bolton's nomination to be President Bush's ambassador to the United Nations, Bolton and members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee referred to "Mr. Smith" as one official among several who were involved in a dispute over what Democrats asserted was Bolton's inappropriate treatment of an intelligence analyst who disagreed with him.

"We referred to this other analyst at the CIA, whom I'll try and call Mr. Smith here, I hope I can keep that straight," Bolton said at one point. Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both mentioned a name, Fulton Armstrong, that had not previously come up in public accounts of the intelligence flap. It is not clear whether Armstrong is the undercover officer, but an exchange between Kerry and Bolton suggests that he may be.

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The media whores are quick to jump on this. Hopefully it did not happen, but if it did.....watch the outrage and attacks from the right