Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House

This isn't a spy-intrigue-action book, so please don't expect it to be. It's Valerie Plame Wilson's story about ow she happened to become a CIA agent, what it took to reach the levels in the institution that she did. How the scandal started who was and wasn't involved. She explains how the government managed to touch every part of her being to her personal life, social life, professional life, motherhood, finances, you name it. It's a good book, and one American's should read. Especially approaching this 2008 election.

Valerie's story is almost a personal 1984. The government singles out a husband and wife to ruin their lives. In the end they fought being railroaded, audited, their loss of income and opportunity, and a battle that even threatened their marriage. At the same time, the guilty party "Scooter", thanks to the president he served, walked away free from a jail sentence. A note: Don't let the redactions in chap 2 and 3 stop you from reading further. They serve as one more element of the war against the author.

I have the audiobook, & it was good, it makes me angry that neocons like O'reilly, Medved, Beck, & Malkin goes nuts when Hollywood makes an anti-war films, but they were not outrage on what happen to this lady.

Valerie Plame Wilson's husband spoke the truth about how we were misled to go to war in Iraq. He is a true American hero for that, the administration sought revenge by outing Ms. Wilson's as a CIA agent. The book is somewhat difficult to read in the order presented due to many redactions by the CIA. After Ms. Wilson's memoir is a synopsis of her story written by a reporter. I recommend reading that part first to better understand the book.

I'd avidly followed Valerie Plame's nightmare, so I knew a lot about the story and the various players involved. But it was so interesting to be able to peek behind the scenes and see what it was like for Valerie personally: As a mother of young children, as a woman, as a professional who put her life on the line for her country. A fascinating read. Now that's my opinion, of course, and you're free to disagree. But if you're going to bash this book in a review, please make sure you actually READ it first. It is obvious that some of the reviewers here have not done so. The purpose of the review section is to give potential buyers an idea of the book being sold, not to advance one's political views.