Joseph Wilson, the husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame, called on Thursday for an inquiry by The Washington Post into the conduct of journalist Bob Woodward, who repeatedly criticized the leak investigation without disclosing his own involvement.
"It certainly gives the appearance of a conflict of interest. He was taking an advocacy position when he was a party to it," Wilson said.
Woodward testified under oath on Monday to special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that a senior Bush administration official casually told him in mid-June 2003 about Plame's position at the CIA.
Wilson, a former ambassador turned White House critic, told Reuters that The Washington Post should reveal the name of Woodward's source, and conduct an inquiry to determine why he withheld the information for more than two years from his editors and the federal prosecutor.
Before publicly disclosing his involvement in the leak case on Wednesday, Woodward was a frequent critic of Fitzgerald's investigation in television and radio appearances. Woodward has described the case as laughable and Fitzgerald's behavior as "disgraceful" and has referred to him as "a junkyard dog."
I have noticed that something has not smelled right with Woodward for quite some time now. He is one of my all time favorite heroes for what he and Bernstien did during Watergate, but it certainly seems like he took a big gulp of the administration Kool-aid.
How can somebody be so instrumental in bringing a corrupt administration to justice in the 70's and then bury his head in the sand for a story which might very well prove to be much, much worse today?
It seems as if Woodward has betrayed all of todays reporters who look to him to be an example of pursuing a story no matter where it may lead you. He should be ashamed of himself.
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