Amid CIA Officers' Resignations, Tensions With Chief Draw Focus

Wall Street Journal ^ | November 15, 2004 | DAVID S. CLOUD

[OESY]

I cheer the start of much needed house-cleaning at CIA.

[agere_contra]

Agreed. Throw the bums out!

[ProudVet77]

Soon as Mr Goss is done at CIA, make him SOS. Foggy Bottom needs to have it's bottom kicked.

[Uncle Miltie]

"many agency officials fear that he is under orders from the White House to clean house. Some Bush administration officials privately are vitriolic about CIA officials, accusing the agency of pre-election leaks that put the Bush campaign on the defensive"

Housecleaning Alert!

[Claire Voyant]

GO PORTER!!!! Clean house!!! We are behind you!!!

[NordP]

Yep, it's a messy job, boys---but SOMEbody's GOT to do it!

Go forth and mix it up, Mr. G!

[Gibtx]

D-9 Cat ..... warmed up and ready to roll.... where do u want me to start......

[gov_bean_ counter]

Wonder what Wilson and Plume contributed to this story, hmmm?

[Condor51]

"many agency officials fear that he is under orders from the White House to clean house. Some Bush administration officials privately are vitriolic about CIA officials, accusing the agency of pre-election leaks that put the Bush campaign on the defensive"
Housecleaning Alert!

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Yep, but I remember all too well what happened when JFK threatened the CIA's very existence with a "house cleaning". So I hope the Secret Service is on their toes.

[AmericanInTokyo]

If it is bad news for the Mainstream Media, and liberal talking heads on the Sunday talk shows (which it IS), then it is EXXXXXCELLENT news for the conservative side of the house. Keep up the good news Director GOSS!!

[G.Mason]

" ... the tensions threaten to impede rebuilding the nation's spying capabilities, current and former intelligence officials say."

The "current" soon to be former intelligence officials.

BTW ... just how does one go about "impeding" what isn't there?

[xzins]

Goss was hired to clean out the joint.

He's doing it, and there's some howlin' going on because of the pain.

I'm not surprised. Is anyone?

The MSM will complain loudest because it's their liberal, back-stabbing, security-violating, quisling plants at Foggy Bottom who are getting the ax.

Go GOSS!

[bandleader]

It's PAST TIME!!!!

[hgro]

Lets get rid of those bureaucratic pansies that screwed up the C.I.A. and get some real leaders installed.

Porter Goss will get the job done in spite of the press losing all of their leakers that provided the MSM with anti-Bush trivia.

[Obadiah]

This housecleaning definately needs to be done. Of course you will hear loud caterwaulling, that's to be expected. I'm sure I am not alone in expressing my absolute dismay at how the CIA engaged in active politics during this past election! CIA staffers were out and out trying to get Bush! Clean house now!

Ever hear a cat in heat? It sounds awful, but it's necessary for the species to continue. It's the same here. This is a good thing. And, I suspect you will hear CIA operatives howling even louder as the housecleaning continues. Keep up the good work. Get rid of the Clintonistas.

Now, about the State Department...

[Citizen Tom Paine]

I don't believe that a mid-level manager can buck an agency chief. Did those people ever hear of TDY, travel, and reassignments.

I could straighten out the non performers an a month or so.

[zerosix]

Gosh, does that mean that the Bush Administration noticed that we had our knives inserted in their backs, giving them bogus information, then leaking anlysis that charged them with incompetence, when they acted on our bogus information?

[G.Mason]

"Yep, but I remember all too well what happened when JFK threatened the CIA's very existence with a "house cleaning". So I hope the Secret Service is on their toes."

You been talking to Oliver Stoned?

Should anything happen to President Bush, there will be a sudden and terrifying loss of places to hide for the left.

[MamaLucci]

I cheer it, as well.

.......whose support has long been considered vital for a director to gain control of the agency's clandestine wing, the directorate of operations.

Looks like Mr. Goss ain't playing by the old rules, and it has bruised some tender egos. GOOD!

[Publius6961]

The nation's new spy chief's management style is alienating some career intelligence officers, and the tensions threaten to impede rebuilding the nation's spying capabilities, current and former intelligence officials say.

Better late than never.
An intelligence service is a joke when every delusional neurotic in it questions and challenges his superiors. Challenging the chief executive of the country particularly rankles. When did we start rewarding arrogance?