From an article by Graeme Wood in the latest issue of The Atlantic:

Ironically, the vice president’s office itself has provided evidence of this latter danger. Representative Henry Waxman, the Democratic chair of the House Oversight Committee, has pointed out that Dick Cheney’s office has been involved in at least three major leaks since 2003: disclosing parts of the National Intelligence Estimate, passing secret information to coup plotters in the Philippines, and revealing Valerie Plame’s identity.

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It is a rare privilege to be present at the birth of a Lefty myth. Succeeding generations of lefty spawn will warm themselves in the light of this new sun, this tale told to youngsters around carbon-emitting campfires to scare them. And you were here to see it begin. Sigh.

The effectiveness of myths like this is only enhanced by the fact it takes too long to refute them. But ever so briefly. Richard Armitage, not Cheney’s office, was the original source “who revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame to syndicated columnist Robert Novak in 2003.” And Armitage was not an errand boy for the Bush Administration, to say the very least.

As for leaks, if he is truly concerned, perhaps Waxman would care to do a search under US History -> 21st Century -> CIA leaks, Intended to undermine Bush Administration. For instance, see here and here and here.

Alas, you can’t fight City Hall. You can only hope to contain it.

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