Posted on 03/27/2013 4:37:49 PM PDT by servo1969
The CIA is notorious for its disastrous, damaging failures. In the 1950s, the CIA’s meddling in Iran politics led to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, creating a nation that is our implacable enemy. In the 1960s, the CIA carried out the embarrassing Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. In the 1980s, the CIA it was responsible for the Iran-Contra scandal that nearly wrecked Reagan’s presidency. In the 1980s, the CIA entirely missed the fact that the Soviet Union was collapsing. And in 2001 it was as surprised as anyone by the 9/11 attack.
One would think that, with this track record, American presidents and the CIA would stop meddling in other country’s affairs. Wrong. WorldNetDaily has long claimed that the Obama administration, which refused to take a public stand on the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, spent the last year shipping weapons to the Syrian rebels (or Free Syrian Army, a name that disguises its radical and violent Islamist orientation). WND has also alleged that the Benghazi consulate and CIA outpost that terrorists attacked last September were specifically tasked with coordinating secret aid, including jihadist recruitment, for the FSA.
While there is still no confirmation about the role the Benghazi consulate and CIA outpost played in Syria’s civil war, the New York Times has finally acknowledged that President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been lying to the public and to Congress by denying arms running claims to the FSA. Lying is always bad. What’s worse is that, while Assad’s regime was evil and anti-America, the FSA, which is made up of radical jihadists, is just as bad, or potentially much worse. The administration would have done better either to stay out of the fight entirely or to publicly weigh in on the side of freedom for Syria’s people. As it is, Obama and Clinton were complicit in killing or exiling tens of thousands of Syrian civilians and arming another dangerous radical Islamist organization.
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I’ve been in law enforcement, the military and worked overseas doing security. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to encounter and work with people from all sorts of alphabet agencies. One of the things that I’ve learned is that the title does not make the man/woman.
People seem to think that b/c someone says they are FBI, CIA, Secret Service, SWAT, Ranger, Special Forces, etc etc etc etc, that they can somehow leap tall buildings, are more powerful than a locomotive, are smarter than your average bear. Not so.
Like anyone else, in any other job, there are some that are rockstars, there are some that are competent, and there are some that just outright suck at what they do. Doesn’t matter what the job is.
I am here to tell you, that not everyone who works for the CIA is Jason Bourne or James Bond. Far from it.
Such a story will never see the light of day.
I don’t believe Congress passed legislation preventing the arming of these factions. It is stupid, and most definitely resulted in the Benghazi fiasco, but I don’t think it’s illegal.
I remember way back here on FR when everyone was hopeful that BJ Clinton would be charged with the rape of Juanita Broadderick.
Still waiting on that.
This is not news. Freepers have known about this since Sept. 12th. If they want information, they should click on a few keywords above.
As far as the media is concerned - big deal. Nothing to see here citizens. Unless of course we go back to that Iran/Contra thing with Reagan and North then by golly it’s newsworthy for months on end ad nauseum.
That is right. People in this country are so stupid and so lazy and they want to be lied to so much. As long as they are told they are rich and happy- that is all that they care about. They are as smart as fish!
We already know what ciminals we have in DC- and the others do not care. Hey - it gives them permission to be lazy, stupid criminals, to have obama in the WH.
Thanks for the post; ping. Very important. BUMP-TO-THE-TRUTH!
Bump
Very few people will believe the truth if even if they read it.
Start by finding out who/what/how the CIA, and its predecessor, OSS, began.
Be sure to note the “who”.
Thanks, had forgotten that exchange. Noticed they both said the same things and zer0 tried to make it look like they disagreed. Still wonder why we are supporting any group in Syria. I guess I’m dense.
In the 1950s, the CIA’s meddling in Iran politics led to the Iranian Revolution in 1979...IOW, the writer of this swill is a shill.
> Possibly Salma Hayek will dump her billionaire husband and call me for a date tomorrow.
This guy with her, hmm? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm321823488/nm4912595
It’s only a short walk from “Inside sources at the White House say...” to “Inside sources at the NY Times say...”
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