Takes issue with claims made in article about former U.S. diplomat

I'm surprised at the Acorn. Your paper is usually accurate; however, your story on Joe Wilson contained several errors.

First of all, Joe Wilson was never the ambassador to Iraq. He was the ambassador to Gabon, one of Africa's smallest nations.

Second, Valerie Plame, Joe's wife, was not a "covert CIA agent." She was a CIA officer who held a NOC (nonofficial cover) position working a desk for a CIA front company called Brewster, Jennings & Associates as an energy analyst.

Third, Valerie Plame was not mentioned to take the media spotlight off Bush's statement. She was mentioned because she was the one who sent her husband to Niger to investigate, not anyone from the Bush administration as Joe was spouting to the press at the time.

Regardless of how people feel about Bush, the war in Iraq, Joe Wilson or Valerie Plame, the Acorn should be publishing the truth and not simply the opinion of a disgruntled, politically biased ex-diplomat.

A little balance from our small community paper would be appreciated.
Chris Coleman
Moorpark

Editor's note: Wilson did serve as the deputy chief of mission (DCM) at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, from 1988 to 1991. Plame served with the CIA and disclosing that information-- under any circumstances--is against the law.