[BluH2o]

Although the Clinton administration was no doubt culpable in many respects it was the CIA under Jimmy Carter that began the process. Carter brought Stansfield Turner on board to run the CIA back in the mid-seventies. In very short order he decimated on ground intelligence gathering, terminating operatives who had spent years penetrating terrorist cells around the world, especially in the mideast. Stansfield Turner felt the only intelligence gathering needed could be obtained by satellite, surveillance aircraft, or radio intercepts. Stansfield Turner, as you may recall, was a retired Navy admiral who had graduated from the Naval Academy at the top of his class about the same time Carter attended the Academy. An example of another so called "intellect", completely devoid of common sense.

[Illbay]

Columnist Austin Bay was on a local radio talk show yesterday afternoon, and said EXACTLY what you're saying here, putting a good part of the blame on Stansfield Turner. You obviously know whereof you speak.

[Irene Adler]

"Although the Clinton administration was no doubt culpable in many respects it was the CIA under Jimmy Carter that began the process."

There is much truth in this statement. During the same time period, Senator Frank Church pushed legislation that passed and was signed that seriously weakened the CIA's ability to gather information, as well.

[backhoe]

This post really needs to be bumped, and flagged for others- I have used some of those mass emailers I occasionally post to send links to this story to many papers, letters to editors, and opinion makers- in the hopes that more of the public will read this, and learn...