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From: "Steve Ewing" On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:06:42 -0800, jeff wrote: > They were fired and procecuted... the CIA guys simply quit. > Be interesting to see if the number of intel related "press leaks" > decreases. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_11/005209.php ===== ...Consider: --9/11 was the biggest CIA failure in history. No one was fired for this. --The CIA's assessment of Iraq's WMD program turned out to be completely wrong. George Tenet reportedly called it a "slam dunk." No one was fired for this. --The Senate Intelligence Committee reported that the CIA didn't have a clue about the likely extent of the postwar insurgency. No one was fired for this. --During the presidential campaign, several CIA sources leaked material to the press that was damaging to President Bush. Shortly after the election, people started getting fired. What does this tell you about George Bush's priorities? Just this: even though a bipartisan chorus of voices has called for a CIA shakeup ever since 9/11, Bush did nothing for three long years. The only thing serious enough to finally prompt him to take action was a few CIA leaks that made him look bad... ===== -- Steve http://www.qmss.com/sewing --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5* Origin: Barktopia BBS Site http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) SEEN-BY: 633/267 270 5030/786 @PATH: 379/45 1 633/267 |
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