Well, since this fella was discredited during Iran/Contra, his opinion is utterly useless, he has no truthful information about anything, and he has no business talking to anyone in our defense establishment. Ever. For any reason whatsoever.
This guy is a player that can get the ball rolling on certain issues. He's a hustler, and is out for the money, but he does know things and can get us pointed in the right direction. Just as in Afghanistan, we will have to deal with some less than trustworthy characters to get to the ultimate goal.