[sinanju]

I would call the man an anti-semite but I don't think that begins to do him justice. He's plain nuts. I have seen and read other interviews and he sometimes contradicts himself in the course of a single sentence. If the agency bigwigs who sent him forth really thought he could change enough minds to affect the election then they are as dumb as they are corrupt.

You really ought to see some of the photos and interviews of this man. He has that Marshall Herf Applewhite psychotic stare.

[standupfortruth]

Israel may very well be the only remaining true ally that we have in this screwed up world.

[nuffsenuff]

This Scheuer guys pretty much lost his marbles huh?

[wolfpat]

How does somebody get a job where you can just say any stupid thing, and not only will people pay attention to you, but they'll actually pay you well for it? Ward Churchill, this guy, Noam Chomsky... the list goes on of nut-cases who are obviously wrong, but get money and a following anyway.

[infocats]

It wouldn't surprise me if Scheuer was on the Moslem payroll in order to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Isreal. This is an old trick that they have repeatedly used, as recently as several days ago when they blamed Isreal for blowing up the former Lebanese Prime Minister.

[MissAmericanPie]

Don't tread on Isreal, unless one like walking around on nubs.

[iopscusa]

Scheuer needs professional help and vast quantities of medicine...he is wacko. Wonder how many more CIA wackos are bouncing around, ready to go off at any time!

[secretagent]

I would call the man an anti-semite but I don't think that begins to do him justice.

What do you find anti-Semitic about him?

...he sometimes contradicts himself in the course of a single sentence.

Examples?

[angkor]

I have seen and read other interviews and he sometimes contradicts himself in the course of a single sentence.

And I thought it was just me.

Like you I've seen and read Scheuer multiple times, and I can't makes heads or tails of his positions. He is extremely contradictory and a very shoddy thinker.

On this single topic of Israel he does seem to whine a lot. Guess he hasn't realized that Israel is our only real strategic and democratic ally in the Middle East, and is worth protecting.

If this is the way the guy thinks and speaks, its no wonder that he was in charge of the OBL task force at CIA for 6 years, and that nothing happened.

[Steve_Seattle]

I predict that one of these days, Scheuer will be found dead in bed with Scott Ritter.

[theFIRMbss]

>"MICHAEL SCHEUER has uncovered "the most successful covert action program in the history of man." Or, at least that's what he told an audience at Council on Foreign Relations in New York City on February 3. The CIA's former bin Laden-hunter-turned-public-persona is the widely cited author of a scathing critique of the Bush administration's war on terror, Imperial Hubris. Since his resignation from "the Agency" in November 2004, he has become best known for his view that the West is really losing the war on terror. Perhaps he should also be known for his work uncovering conspiracies."

It's hard to believe it's become acceptable to make such a speech!

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

(that's the sound of some rivets comin' loose in the guy's brain.

[JohnathanRGalt]

Do we have to excerpt articles from the weeklystandard.com?

Examples? His book, "Imperial Hubris", has many. One that bothered me was his statement that most of the Jewish terrorism experts were just "shills for the State of Israel", therefore we must discount everything they say. This is coming from one of the top men at the CIA -- who would have been expected and required to work closely with Israeli anti-terror intelligence.

I've OCR'd dozens of pages of "Imperial Hubris" and I'm in the process of checking line-by-line for errors and converting to HTML. I'll ping you when it's ready and we can discuss it.

Here's some previous discussions:

Ex-CIA Man Uncovers Jewish Conspiracy!

The "Cranks" at the CIA

CIA renditions of terror suspects 'out of control:' report-Boiling prisoner suspects' body parts

An Interview With Anonymous - Author of "Imperial Hubris"

Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror

The Worst Idea

Why I Resigned From the CIA / The agency did its job, but higher-ups endangered the nation.

Bin Laden not 'admirable' (Why the CIA needed a total house-cleaning)

The Evidence Scheuer Ignored

[JohnathanRGalt]

Do we have to excerpt articles from the weeklystandard.com?

Examples? His book, "Imperial Hubris", has many. One that bothered me was his statement that most of the Jewish terrorism experts were just "shills for the State of Israel", therefore we must discount everything they say. This is coming from one of the top men at the CIA -- who would have been expected and required to work closely with Israeli anti-terror intelligence.

I've OCR'd dozens of pages of "Imperial Hubris" and I'm in the process of checking line-by-line for errors and converting to HTML. I'll ping you when it's ready and we can discuss it.

Here's some previous discussions:

Ex-CIA Man Uncovers Jewish Conspiracy!

The "Cranks" at the CIA

CIA renditions of terror suspects 'out of control:' report-Boiling prisoner suspects' body parts

An Interview With Anonymous - Author of "Imperial Hubris"

Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror

The Worst Idea

Why I Resigned From the CIA / The agency did its job, but higher-ups endangered the nation.

Bin Laden not 'admirable' (Why the CIA needed a total house-cleaning)

The Evidence Scheuer Ignored