Posted on 08/25/2007 10:12:07 AM PDT by ChessExpert
On July 20, the CIA issued the most extraordinary press release. Director of Public Affairs Mike Mansfield wrote:
We generally don't comment on books, but we have departed from that on occasion, and have decided to do so in connection with Rowan Scarborough's new book, "Sabotage: America's Enemies Within the CIA."
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
Good discussion of CIA leaks and their effects.
You know the CIA must be the least effective, least secret agency in the history of the world.
And yet the conspiracy nuts attribute the CIA with everything from the Kennedy assassination to the destruction of the Twin Towers and everything in between.
I saw an interview with a CIA (former) agent once and he said "If we could do everything people think we can do it would require the combined efforts of every human being on the planet and all of it would be common knowledge."
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To quote Jim Traficant.
“They’re so stupid they could throw themselves at the ground and miss.”
Sabotage is a great read!
Considering how leaky the CIA is, how corrupt the US Congress is and how inept FEMA is, one has to wonder just WHY anyone thinks giving the Goverement anymore control over anything would be a good idea.
Outside the US Military, can anyone show me a Govt bureacracy this is efficent, well run and effective?
Traficant does have a way with words even if he is in the slammer. lol
Nothin will be done about the CIA leaks. The Democrats want them.
His one liners alone were worth keeping him around. Also he was pretty conservative on most issues.
The gov't has failed us on every level.
The borders are not secure.
Illegal aliens are turned back into society even when they commit crimes.
Drugs are rampant even after a 40 year "war on drugs"
Crime goes unnoticed and excused. Convicts are given sentences that are laughable.
Our bridges and infrastructure are falling apart even though tax revenues are at all-time highs.
Our roads are clogged as expansion is blocked.
Our skies are clogged as changes are blocked.
And it goes on and on and on........
I don't know about efficient or well run, but the IRS is effective.
That fact alone speaks volumes about the priorities of government.
Course the Bordernuts think the gummit can solve that problem. Incoming!!
Pray for W and Our Troops
Since the objective of these leaks has been to discredit the Bush Administration and Republicans, I conclude that those responsible are doing so benefit DEMOCRATS in gaining control of the government to push a socialist agenda. Thus, the GREAT HARM which has been suffered by our national security was caused by Democrats and Democrat sympathizers within the CIA.
Sarborough and Babbin: 1
Mansfield: 0
I served 20 years in the AF and I hesitate to call the military eficient. It just so happens that a military’s performance is graded against other countries military forces which are also govt sponsored. Given that criteria the US military is outstanding.
Yeah, but they sure know how to spend money.
The FdGov Motto should be: "You may find better quality, but you will never spend more"
The Democrats’ call for a special counsel to investigate Gonzales’ statements to Congress is, mostly, political puffery. The real problem in the Justice Department is not the firings of US attorneys. Ask yourself: why haven’t the leakers of the CIA secret prisons, the SWIFT program’s cooperation, and the NSA terrorist surveillance program been discovered and prosecuted?
An excellent question. Why hasn't the administration been more aggressive at finding and prosecuting the leakers?
“I don’t know about efficient or well run, but the IRS is effective”
They are not very effective in policing the underground economy produced by employers using illegal aliens. There are billions of dollars in Texas alone going unreported by the illegal employment of Mexicans in homes and businesses. Collection of those taxes could support the government for a long time and perhaps help out in impact that the illegals have here.
Scarborough was on C-SPAN a few days ago talking about his book. A hostile questioner in the audience, who said he had served in the CIA (probably retired), claimed that 80% of the people in the CIA were Republicans. I would guess the guy was a Democrat who was unhappy that everyone there wasn’t of his way of thinking...but even 20% would mean a lot of potential leakers able to cause trouble for a Republican administration.
Looks like I missed this on my summer reading list- will remedy this week:)
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