
Fair Game
How a Top CIA Agent Was Betrayed by Her Own Government
Valerie Plame Wilson(Author)
Pocket Books (Publisher)
Published on 26. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-4516-2387-1 (ISBN)
Description
Valerie Plame Wilson is the woman at the centre of the scandal that, ultimately, led to the downfall, prosecution and conviction of the former White House chief of staff, Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, for revealing her identity as a CIA spy. During the run-up to the Iraq War, George Bush and Tony Blair tried to bolster their case for invasion by claiming that Saddam Hussein was trying to procure weapons-grade uranium from Africa. The claim was highly dubious, and when Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, a former US ambassador, was sent to investigate, he quickly concluded it was false. Wilson's findings were not passed up the CIA food chain, however, prompting him to write an article in The New York Times saying Saddam had not tried to buy any uranium. Because this made life awkward for the White House, a counter-attack then began, with a rebuttal rubbishing Wilson's article and in the process revealing Valerie Plame's identity and status as a covert CIA operative - a revelation that proved illegal, with Lewis Libby being held ultimately responsible. Now, for the first time, Valerie Plame Wilson breaks her silence to tell her side of this extraordinary story, and her life as a spy.
Candid and gripping, it sheds astonishing light on a world that is supposed to remain hidden.
Candid and gripping, it sheds astonishing light on a world that is supposed to remain hidden.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
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Media tie-in
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4516-2387-1 (9781451623871)
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