18 January 2008

a Plame Prequel

A daughter-in-law has been impressed by Mme. Plame Wilson’s account of her life and times in clandestine services.

Mainstreet confesses to surface glimpses of said book before noting:

A. The author, typical of the current middle agers, imagines that her generation discovered gravity, invented the wheel and so forth. To all of that ilk: please acquaint yourself with some history before touting your accomplishments.

B . With Mme. P.W... we enter the world of the new ilk of intelligence officers, their group mentality and therein obvious reasons for little success.

As to A: There was an OSS in World War II. It had many ladies of quality who achieved much most entire teams do not achieve today. They actually jumped into occupied territory (one with wooden leg), did the major spotting, assessing, developing and recruiting (major targets), had languages pre instruction, did whatever they could because they were proud to serve, felt privileged so to do. This is a direct quote from many interviewed by Madam Mainstreet.

Many of these ladies went into the CIA when it was formed. No, they were not secretaries or bored housewives. They were quality women of background, education and much achievement, accomplishment. Do study the OSS.

There were in World War II female officers of the armed services who subsequently also went into the CIA. One replaced a Marine Captain (female) at the first post; and a Marine Captain (female) at the second post. These female captains subsequently married and continued to serve their country, our U.S.A., with honor.

As to B: Any with any intuition or instinct and experience of others cultures would wage all on the likelihood that neither Mme. P nor any of her fellow recruits were not marked by other intelligence services from recruitment.

As to their team ops, we would give them a zero chance of undetected success.

Mme. P.W. does not appear at all aware that others have been at this great game for centuries, and view us/her as just too silly and egomaniacal for words. To suggest that a White House would “out” her, that she was not already outed, that she was worth outing is infantile.

Lives in danger! Recalling her because of traitor Ames! We know one friend, targeted, tortured and killed (and meeting his fate liked a brave Iroquois), but to suggest that Mme. P was ever in any danger is simply risible.