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How a Lone Diplomat Compromised the Hunt for Bin Laden
NY Sun ^ | March 28, 2005 | RICHARD MINITER

Posted on 03/28/2005 3:46:19 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

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To: elli1

Well, yeah---all of the above and then some! The RFJ Program is a good setup. Clinton couldn't support it but it's done good work in spite. And it is WORLD WIDE. The notion that it was some how suspended in Pakiland is what the Haw'ns say: KAKA! I've written to them numerous times and know they are set up to be reached internationally. I still say the butch chick spent too much time studying URDU and ought to be kept away from moving things, like progress.


181 posted on 03/30/2005 11:10:10 AM PST by cherokee1
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To: elli1

Miniter's book Shadow War is documented to the point of requiring undivided attention when reading it. Hard to imagine a guy who does good work would get proveably careless. Even in his live interviews I don't catch him spreading obvious BS---which is a high compliment anymore.


182 posted on 03/30/2005 11:22:58 AM PST by cherokee1
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To: dennisw; scoastie

At least she's not wearing one of those hideous cockroach-looking brooches that Maid Madeline "Not at" Albright wears.


183 posted on 03/30/2005 4:58:14 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all)
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To: raybbr

a real porker.

why she's still in the employ of the u.s. government needs serious attention.


184 posted on 03/30/2005 5:02:54 PM PST by ken21 ( if you didn't see it on tv, then it didn't happen. /s)
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To: Straight Vermonter; jb6; marron; A. Pole; Balkans; Incorrigible; Coop; ken5050; MindBender26; ...
It is not unbelievable for someone who knows State Dept connections to Pakistan and the Paki's intelligence service - which supported the Taliban and al-Qaeda at the same time it was helping the State Dept carry out some black ops operations using jihadists in the Balkans, Chechnya and Central Asia in the 90s.

We just walked through the looking glass?

185 posted on 03/31/2005 12:02:08 AM PST by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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To: cherokee1

... ought to be kept away from moving things, like progress.

Yes..moving things is a critical point. Situations change--dramatically so in the ME. And that alone calls for the character parts to be recast. Like Colin Powell out/ Condi Rice in.

Thinking about it, I was probably a bit too anal about Miniter using the word 'little'. He probably meant 'few' (rewards have been paid...)

As an aside, and moving the subject to Iraq...I think that in Iraq, the incidents of locals coming forward with info about bad guys will increase dramatically as an Iraqi gov't takes shape. My gut feeling is that it will be entirely more acceptable for Iraqis to rat out the troublemakers to Iraqi authority (as opposed to 'Coalition' authority) and that will ripple across the region.

186 posted on 03/31/2005 3:34:32 AM PST by elli1
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To: elli1

Who rats out who is a major key----and don't forget the Iraqi gals have a much bigger piece of the coming pie. They gotta be getting sick of the dirtbags shooting up their kids. Laura's over there getting the girls in school too---seems to me the 'raqi's are on a roll


187 posted on 03/31/2005 10:54:10 AM PST by cherokee1
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To: EmilyGeiger

rule of thumb: aquire dirt on as many co-workers as possible,...when yer in a fix,they'll just shuffle you to somewhere because yer a HEADLESS NAIL


189 posted on 03/31/2005 6:42:57 PM PST by Dad yer funny
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To: MindBender26

It didn't go over to well having a lesbian ambassador in Pakistan


190 posted on 04/02/2005 12:28:53 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Malesherbes
...but where do we find these idiots we keep sending out as ambassadors. It was some dumb broad American ambassatrix who told Sadaam that it would be cool to invade Kuwait. Now we get this one.

It is called political correctness.

191 posted on 04/02/2005 12:30:45 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Some answers to your questions hopefully

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

192 posted on 04/02/2005 12:38:14 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Calpernia; Velveeta; WestCoastGal; Donna Lee Nardo; MamaDearest; DAVEY CROCKETT; SandRat; ...

Davey found this, I had missed it and wonder if you did also.


193 posted on 06/08/2005 1:34:10 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (My prayer of thanks is for all the Freepers who make my days so interesting,educational and loving.)
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194 posted on 06/08/2005 2:00:31 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: Texas Eagle

195 posted on 09/09/2005 7:17:29 AM PDT by Ipberg
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