[Steve_Seattle]

"there is a rumor that SOS Powell was unhappy and pressing for an internal investigation of the CIA."

For once, I agree with Powell. It seems to me there is some factionalism in the CIA, with some elements actively trying to undermine Bush. The Chalabi mess is extremely suspicious, as are some elements of the Wilson/Plame affair.

[AFPhys]

There is no indication, regardless of how you want to spin it, that the CIA is fractionalized, as you put it.

They have done a very good job during President Bush's administration, and that is largely due to Tenet's steady hand on the rein.

Chalabi and whatever else you care to bring up are mere and minor flashes of discord in a now remarkably run agency, unlike before Tenet. A good deal of the credit for the great success we had in the BASH and the during the rebuilding effort is clearly due to CIAs efforts. You and I will not know for many - MANY - years just how many terrorist attempts on our home soil they have been able to preclude since 9/11, but they've done GREAT under Tenet w/Bush as president.
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