Disclosure As Part of A Covert CIA Task Force
Prince was part of a secret CIA task force created to kill terrorists. The House intelligence congressional committee leaked his name to the press. Prince compared himself to the target of the similar government leak of Valerie Plame:
"Valerie Plame’s identity was compromised for political reasons. A special prosecutor appointed. Well, what happened to me was worse. People acting for political reasons disclosed not only the existence of a very sensitive program but my name along with it."
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