https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/19/what-did-joseph-c-wilson-know-and-when-did-he-know-it/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:27:30 -0400<![CDATA[Remember Joseph C. Wilson? Probably if you&#8217;re a news junkie, but you can be excused if you don&#8217;t. While the Plame/Wilson Affair was all the rage in the NYT and LAT (particularly) when it seemed a huge (although somewhat inexplicable) embarrassment to the administration, it mostly vanished from the mainstream media when Wilson emerged as less than truthful and heroic &#8212; more of a sleazy lifetime vassal of the Saudis and their buddies in the State Department. That was it for his fifteen minutes. Oh, but he did manage to be photographed with his &#8220;secret agent&#8221; wife in Vanity Fair, not to mention publish a book filled with more lies than a National Guard document. Call it Rathergate, the Prequel.]]>Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:04:03 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/09/19/what-did-joseph-c-wilson-know-and-when-did-he-know-it-n204753