zachary waas

New York, NY

Washington scandals come and go, but the one surrounding the investigation into the leaking of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity.
Murray Waas, one of today’s finest investigative journalists, has edited this instant book that covers the trial. Waas has done groundbreaking work for National Journal covering the Plame investigation.

Murray Waas is our Woodward now...publishing the biggest story in town.”—Jay Rosen, PressThink.Org

“Slowly but surely... Waas has been putting together a compelling narrative about how President Bush contrived their bogus case for war in Iraq.”—Dan Froomkin.

Murray Waas is pretty impressive….he just keeps whaling away with discrete fact after discrete fact.

Murray Waas is getting his day in the sun…The freelance investigative reporter has racked up a series of scoops. He’s been cited by New York Times columnists Frank Rich and Paul Krugman.”—Howard Kurtz, Media Notes, Washington Post columnist