Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition by plame, valerie, lovett, sarah. Plame was covert agent at time of name leak politics. Valerie plame wilson, the former cia covert operations officer, was born on elmendorf air force base in anchorage, alaska in 1963. Dec 31, 2012 in blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal.
Now shes channeling her experiences into a spy thriller blowback. Just two hours after promoting and endorsing an antisemitic article blaming jews for americas wars, excia operative valerie plume says she messed up in sharing content that is. Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by richard armitage. In pr copy for the book, plame says that her heroine is a reflection of my younger self when she worked at the cia. It was payback for her then husband, ambassador joseph wilson. Its a welltold tale of high stakes and lives on the line, starring a brilliant, edgy protagonist i can. In her quest to capture bhoot, vanessa encounters professional difficulties, a dangerous sniper and indulges in a clandestine affair with another agent. For 18 years as an undercover agent for the cia, valerie plame wilson kept her occupation and her identity a secret, even to her own friends and family, to avoid compromising her work as a spy. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the new. Oct 22, 2007 in his september 6, 2006, article what valerie plame really did at the cia on the nations web site, david corn wrote, when the novak column ran, valerie wilson was in the process of changing her clandestine status from noc to official cover.
The article, penned by robert novak and run under the unremarkable headline, mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. Oct 06, 20 blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie plame and sarah lovett. Episode 34 spy mice with celebrity reader valerie plame. She holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university and masters degrees from the london school of economics and political science and the college of europe in bruges, belgium. Outed cia officer valerie plame wilson held a senior position in the cias intelligencegathering group tasked with nailing down the details of saddam husseins wmd programs, a. Youre publishing a book this month called blowback, a spy novel written with sarah lovett. State department official source of plame leak cnn. Vanessa pierson blonde, brainy and beautiful is a crack shot. Excia officer valerie plame apologizes for promoting. Plame retweeted a virulently antisemitic article by a wellknown bigot, which she characterized as thoughtful. The plame affair erupted in july 2003, when journalist robert novak revealed that valerie plame worked as covert employee of the central intelligence agency, although the seeds of the scandal had been laid during 2001 and 2002 as the bush administration investigated allegations that iraq had purchased nigerien uranium.
Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing bhoot, the worlds most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Sep 29, 20 youre publishing a book this month called blowback, a spy novel written with sarah lovett. Cannes debut for film about valerie plame, the agent doublecrossed in political scandal mark brown in cannes thu 20 may 2010. Sep 26, 20 the article, penned by robert novak and run under the unremarkable headline, mission to niger, identified valerie plamewife of exus ambassador joe wilsonas a cia operative on weapons of mass destruction. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert. I am not in favor of war with iran, or getting out of the iran nuclear treaty. Blowback is the first novel in a spy series about a cia operative named vanessa pierson. Covert cia ops officer vanessa pierson is finally close to capturing the world s most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. Wilson is the former covert cia officer whose thenclassified nonofficial cover noc identity as valerie plame was leaked to the press in july 2003, after her husband, former ambassador joseph c.
Plame retweeted a virulently antisemitic article by a wellknown bigot, which she characterized as. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aug 30, 2006 former deputy secretary of state richard armitage was the source who revealed the identity of cia officer valerie plame to syndicated columnist robert novak in 2003, touching off a federal. David baldacci david baldacci plame and lovett know their stuff cold and have written a realistic, vivid, fast moving story full of shocking twists and unexpected turns.
Oct 28, 2005 key events in the investigation into the leak of covert cia officer valerie plame s name to the media associated press fri 28 oct 2005. Valerie elise plame wilson nee plame, august, 1963, is an american writer, spy novelist, and former officer who worked at the united states central intelligence agency cia. An investigation, led by special counsel patrick fitzgerald, was started, concerning the possibility that one or more crimes may have been committed. In blowback cowritten by former spy valerie plame, vanessa pierson is a spy who has one allconsuming goal. Blowback is an outstanding addition to the thriller genre and ushers in a writing team that i hope will enthrall us for years to come. With each passing day, the manufactured scandal over the publication of valerie plames relationship with the cia establishes new depths of mainstreammedia hypocrisy. She signed a reported sevenfigure book deal, and her 2007 memoir, fair game. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plames cover was blown in a newspaper column. Also onboard is a topsecret briefing book containing a memo prepared by the state department identifying valerie wilson plames married name. With a handful of exceptions madeleine albright in 2000, barack obama in 2009 and 2015 most mainstream u.
Former cia agent valerie plame turns author albuquerque journal. Donald ellyson tried to scream, but nothing happened. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent. A vanessa pierson novel by valerie plame in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. The prosecution never accused libby of outing anyone. Blowback vanessa pierson series book 1 kindle edition. On september 6, 2006, david corn published an article for the nation titled what valerie plame really did at the cia, reporting that plame was placed in charge of the operations group within the joint task force on iraq in the spring of 2001 and that, when the novak column ran, in july 2003. My life as a spy, my betrayal by the white house new york.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blowback vanessa pierson series book 1. Serving as a covert operations officer for the cia, valerie plame kept her occupation and identity a secret, even from her closest family and friends. The plame affair erupted in july 2003, when journalist robert novak revealed that valerie plame worked as covert employee of the central intelligence agency, although the seeds of the scandal had been laid during 2001 and 2002 as the bush administration investigated allegations that iraq had purchased nigerien uranium between 2003 and 2007, patrick fitzgerald led a criminal investigation. So is her creator, valerie plame, who, according to her facebook page, scored highest with an ak47 in.
It is also the first that i have read and i have the feeling you would be better off reading blowback prior to picking this one up. Jul 02, 2007 also onboard is a topsecret briefing book containing a memo prepared by the state department identifying valerie wilson plame s married name as a cia officer and as the wife of former. All that changed in 2003 when a conservative columnist, at the direction of senior white house officials, leaked her true identity. Valerie plame wilson kept her silence about all this for years, until last october when she granted her first interview to 60 minutes and katie couric. Claims of a white house plot became so discredited that wilson was cut out of john kerrys presidential campaign by the summer of 2004. Introducing blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former cia ops officer valerie plame and thriller writer sarah lovett.
I feel like the authors created a detailed outline of events to happen, and then they filled in the blanks. Burned by valerie plame and sarah lovett is the second book in the vanessa pierson cia series. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. On his weblog, corn wrote, she was an undercover officer in charge of running critical covert. As a covert operative at the time of the story, the revelation of plames agency ties involved novak and his two senior. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plame s identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. The plame affair also known as the cia leak scandal and plamegate was a political scandal that revolved around journalist robert novaks public identification of valerie plame as a covert central intelligence agency officer in 2003 in 2002, plame wrote a memo to her superiors in which she expressed hesitation in recommending her husband, former diplomat joseph c. He had done a lot of reprehensible things in his fiftyfive years, but this was not how he had expected to diehis throat sliced and hot blood running down the front of his parka. Excia agent shares story blaming american jews for us wars.
Last weeks hearing attempted to revive a dormant issue. But that shroud was shed in 2003, when cia operative valerie plame s cover was blown in a newspaper column. As the subject of the 2003 plame affair, also known as the cia leak scandal, plames identity as a cia officer was leaked to and subsequently published by robert novak of the washington post. Oct 01, 20 blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer sarah lovetta thriller rich with international intrigue and details of spycraft and secret ops that only an insider could bring to the genre. The truth about the valerie plame case finally emerges.
Blowback is a stunning debut novel by former cia agent valerie plame and suspense writer sarah lovetta thriller rich with international intrigue and details of spycraft and secret ops that only an insider could bring to the genre. James and the giant peach roald dahl the hound of rowan henry neff eleanor and park rainbow rowell flying the dragon natalie dias lorenzi chains laurie halse anderson passenger on the pearl winifred conkling a mango shaped space wendy mass. Sep 22, 2017 valerie plame had to know what she was tweeting. In his september 6, 2006, article what valerie plame really did at the cia on the nations web site, david corn wrote, when the novak column ran, valerie wilson was in the process of changing her clandestine status from noc to official cover. Aka valerie plame wilson valerie plame is the author of blowback 3. Oct 10, 20 valerie plame became a household name back in 2003 when it was revealed she was a covert cia operative and left the agency. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The house oversight and government reform committee held a hearing on whether white house officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of cia agent valerie plame wilson.
Oct 17, 20 the central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. Blowback starts new franchise series by excia agent valerie plame and sarah lovett. The central intelligence agency is supposed to be synonymous with secrecy. Outed cia operative valerie plame on her new book, blowback. An unclassified summary of outed cia officer valerie plames employment history at the spy agency, disclosed for the first time today in a court filing by special counsel patrick fitzgerald. Key events in the investigation into the leak of covert cia officer valerie plames name to the media associated press fri 28 oct 2005. Plame knew what she was tweeting gatestone institute. Valerie plame became a household name back in 2003 when it was revealed she was a covert cia operative and left the agency. Valerie plame, author of blowback in blowback, plame channels her expertise in nuclear counterproliferation into a realistic portrait of a female covert agent. This was cowritten by valerie plame used to work for the cia and sarah lovett a writer. The plame affair was a dispute stemming from allegations that one or more white house officials revealed central intelligence agency cia agent valerie plame wilsons undercover status. Why was valerie plame outed as a spy by scooter libby. Valerie plame is the master of her own universe the new. Valerie plame wilson to write series of spy novels the.
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