WASHINGTON: The CIA's senior counter-terrorism official was fired because he opposed detaining al-Qa'ida suspects in secret prisons abroad, sending them to other countries for interrogation abroad and using forms of torture such as "water boarding", intelligence sources have claimed.Robert Grenier, head of the CIA counter-terrorism centre, was relieved of his post last week after a year in the job. One intelligence official said he was "not quite as aggressive as he might have been" in pursuing al-Qa'ida leaders and networks.
Vincent Cannistraro, a former head of counter-terrorism at the agency, said: "It is not that Grenier wasn't aggressive enough -- it's that he wasn't with the program. He expressed misgivings about the secret prisons in Europe and the rendition of terrorists."
Mr Grenier also opposed "excessive" interrogation, such as strapping suspects to boards and submerging them in water, Mr Cannistraro said.
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interesting quote there ... smells of a possible leaker
Please see post 60. Sounds like Grenier was in favor of a "kinder, gentler" means of dealing with terrorists.
Thanks for the contributions to the thread JaneAustin.
Good post.
I think we just found out why Mr. Grenier is kaputski.
Also, regarding leakers, please see post #50.
Apparently, there's been some aggressive lie-detector testing going on recently. I am not big on coincidence.
Jane - thanks for finding that and putting it here. You and prairie always find the best stuff.