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Joe Wilson has named three people he thinks could have leaked his wife's identity.

From The Associated Press:

In "The Politics of Truth," to be published Friday, Wilson says Libby is "quite possibly the person who exposed my wife's identity," according to The Washington Post, which obtained an early copy.

Wilson writes that a "workup" of his background was done by the White House in March 2003, after his public criticism of the administration's Iraq (news - web sites) policy.

"The other name that has most often been repeated to me in connection with the inquiry and disclosure into my background and Valerie's is that of Elliott Abrams, who gained infamy in the Iran-Contra scandal," he writes. Abrams is currently a Mideast specialist on the National Security Council.

Another suspect named in Wilson's book: White House chief political adviser Karl Rove. "The workup on me that turned up the information on Valerie was shared with Karl Rove, who then circulated it in administration and neoconservative circles," Wilson writes.

What is with this new trend of releasing information in book form? Every time some politico is going to make some major allegations or broach some controversial subject they release a book. Richard Clarke did it. Bob Woodward did it. Now Joe Wilson is doing it.

Am I just noticing this now or was it always done this way? I guess it does make sense, in a way. Not only do these people get to further their political agendas but they often clear a pretty hefty profit as well.