[kcvl]

I heard a portion of a FNC report that mentioned the foreign prison stuff was a set up (sting).

Good. I hope they have more stings.

[Enchante]

An interesing comment on possible/likely "affirmative action" or "Democrat action" in the CIA during the Clinton years: "former spook" says that her promotion to National Intelligence Officer (NIO) in 1994 was a 'meteoric' rise compared to more distinguished people he knew who took much longer to reach that level:

http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/04/leaker.html

Equally interesting is her meteoric rise within the intelligence community. According to her bio, she joined the CIA as an analyst in 1984. Within seven years, she had rise to a Deputy NIO position, and reached full NIO status by 1994. To reach that level, she literally catapulted over dozens of more senior officers--and I'm guessing that her political connections didn't hurt. By comparison, I know a current NIO, with a resume and academic credentials more impressive than Ms. McCarthy's, who reached the position after more than 20 years of extraordinarily distinguished service. McCarthy's rapid advancement speaks volumes about how the Clinton Administration did business, and sheds new light on the intelligence failures that set the stage for 9-11. We can only wonder how many other political hacks climbed the intel food chain under Clinton--and remain in place to this day.