Let's Not Forget the Damage That's Been Done

When officials in the Bush administration outed Valerie Plame, they also outed the entire front company she was working under- Brewster Jennings. This was a huge violation of national security and in my opinion, equivalent to treason.

Here's an excerpt from a Washington Post article on the matter:

"The leak of a CIA operative's name has also exposed the identity of a CIA front company, potentially expanding the damage caused by the original disclosure...The inadvertent disclosure of the name of a business affiliated with the CIA underscores the potential damage to the agency and its operatives caused by the leak of Plame's identity. Intelligence officials have said that once Plame's job as an undercover operative was revealed, other agency secrets could be unraveled and her sources might be compromised or endangered."

Guardian coverage:
"Here's what one noted American had to say about this kind of behavior: "I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our (CIA) sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors." The speaker was George Bush Sr, in 1999. And that's exactly what his son oversaw."