Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq

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Valerie Plame, a CIA agent, is secretly leading an investigation into the potential existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But when the Bush administration ignores its conclusions to justify the outbreak of war, Joe Wilson, diplomat, reacts via an editorial in the New York Times thus triggering the controversy. Shortly after, the true identity of Valerie Plame is revealed. With her cover shattered and her contacts abroad in mortal danger, Valerie sees her career and private life crumble.