Posted on 02/07/2006 9:47:00 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the CIA's counter-terrorism center has been forced to step down as part of efforts by the spy agency to bolster its pursuit of al Qaeda, current and former intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
Robert Grenier, 51, told colleagues in an e-mail on Monday that he had been asked to move on from the helm of the unit that plans and executes CIA counter-terrorism operations and provides analysis on terrorism issues.
It was not clear whether Grenier planned to leave the spy agency and there was no immediate word on who would succeed him in the counter-terrorism post.
The CIA has been criticized for failing to track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, who are believed to be somewhere along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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Goss is making headway.
seems like a good move ,, he was station chief in islamabad when 9/11 went down. looks like he was 'promoted', and may not have been up to the task at hand, then or now.
Let the games begin!
More Tenet boys/girls need to be shown the door.
Now, what I want to know, did this now dethroned "head" have anything to do with Joe Wilson's trips to Niger and what absolute MESS is he responsible for in other areas.
I hope that more heads will roll!
When does his book lambasting the Administration come out?
Before or after the NY Time's interview?
Sorry, couldn't help it.
Or maybe he's a leaker and Goss found out?
Ok, fine!
Probaly that too.
Fascinating, BUMP!
fyi
I also wonder if there hasn't already been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on at Langley during the past few months.
It's good to see Porter taking control.
As always, thanks for the ping!
Many of the rats, jihadists and communists at the Farm started jumping overboard when they knew that Goss was headed there. Many have written books or are writing books about the evil Bush/Rovians. Many have obviously broken their oaths re what has been told to the Ny Slimes and Compost after they left.
Former CIA Director George Tenet named him chief of the CIA's Iraq Operations Group in mid-2002 as the Bush administration moved toward war with Saddam Hussein.
So, having missed any sign of the September 11 attacks, Grenier was placed in the critical position to miss any sign Saddam Hussein was flying and trucking his weapons of mass destruction materials to Syria.
Having missed the WMD shell game, Grenier was positioned to miss Osama bin Laden.
Goss is slowly changing the CIA from Peter Principle 'R' Us to I'm Jack Bauer and I'll break your kneecaps, Senator, if you don't tell me where you're meeting the intern.
The Director's office will take calls in support of his vigorous housekeeping at 1-703-482-6363.
Goss needs our support and thnaks; BIG TIME! :-)
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