It's up to us, and the blogosphere, to keep hammering on this- the drive-by media is ramping up to "full spin cycle..."
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Bump for later reading.
What a bloody mess.
What a lot of work! Thank you, backhoe. It really does sound like a Tom Clancy novel, doesn't it?
You're still the best, kid. Thanks for putting this all in one easily retrievable place!
Bookmarkmarked to my "Backhoe" file..Thank you for doing this!
Great Job.
Do you have this goodie.
http://varifrank.com/archives/2006/04/mccarthy_second.php
McCarthy: Second Day - First Thoughts
1. Maybe the war would be over by now if half the CIA wasnt more interested in "getting Bush" than it is with "getting Osama".
2. The WAPO and the New York Times are saying that McCarthys efforts are not just legitimate, but actually required for the safe running of a government. Would they say the same if other members of the CIA were to reveal classified information on the failures of the Clinton Administration?
3. In my mind, the CIA is a compromised organization. Mary McCarthy is not some back bench disgruntled civil servant, she's a major player in the Security Community, the NSC and the CIA. Organizations tend to take on the attributes of those at the top. People who are promoted within the organization are promoted because they mimic those in the leadership. This means that there are a large number of people in the CIA whos careers map, personal network and decision making processes mimic those of Dr. McCarthy. Those that are supporting McCarthy now need to explain how an out of control, and apparently disloyal CIA has helped secure the United States against the people who are trying to kill us.
4. How many "dots" are not being "connected" because half of the CIA is sitting in its cubicles frothing at the mouth in hatred over the words "President Bush". How many people have died due to someone elses Bush Derangement Syndrome?
5. At what point does the actions of someone like McCarthy stop being a "Leak" and start being a form of "shadow government"?
6. Its supposed to be the "Central Intelligence Agency", not the "Central Policy Agency". We didnt elect you Dr. McCarthy, you are not "the decider"; its not your call.
7. If a person will violate their security oath for political revenge, what wont they do?
8. What strikes me as most interesting about this case is that it appears that Dr. McCarthy has close working relationships with many people in the "anti-Bush" community and the Democrat party. Is this just a leak, or part of an attempt at a soft "coup"?
9. Why is Dr. McCarthy so interested in overturning the results of an legitimate election? Should we trust someone who doesnt trust the voters? ( I love replaying Clinton Apologies for my own benefit)
10. Now that we have reason to question the loyalty of Dr. McCarthy and that she served in the NSC with Sandy Berger, Just what was it that Sandy Berger was carrying in his pants out of the archive? Is it related to this?
Posted @ April 22, 2006 09:32 AM | Current Affairs
If this affair does not qualify for the use of the terms 'cabal' and 'coup' attempt, we might as well throw away our dictionaries.
This is a more accurate listing of Mary McCarthy (and her husband's) donations to the Democrats:
Fired CIA Leaker Gave To Kerry And The DNC
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619620/posts
Which total over $10,000.
Wow! This is a tour de force! Thank you very much, backhoe!
This is fantastic- thanks for all your work.
The connections are literally dizzying..
Awesome overview! Thanks for your hard work.
Is this the same anti-war, anti-military William Goodfellow of the Center for International Policy @ ciponline.org?
Mary McChristmas!! Thanks for all your links!! PLUS Dana Priest's husband is a Pol Pot APOLOGIST.... COMMUNIST!!
bump for later (when I have about 5 months to go over all this)
Nice compilation (I think that's a word)
Thanks for the roundup. Great work!