Spy Information on Internet

Did media leaks of Valerie Plame's identity really blow her cover as a CIA operative? The Chicago Tribune says 'not really' in a series of articles in today's issue. The articles point to an alarming gap in national security.

Anyone who can qualify for a subscription to one of the online services that compile public information also can learn that she is a CIA employee who, over the past decade, has been assigned to several American embassies in Europe.

So, to review, anyone can find information about CIA operatives through a simple Internet search service.

However, Wisconsin's Department of Administration refuses to release the names of workers who lost their privileges to drive state vehicles, and the Department of Natural Resources declines to release the names of employees in its northern offices.

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