I think if you listen to more of what he has to say, he brings that up. You can hear a 45 minute interview he gave in August when he was still anonymous, here: http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2004/07/20040721_b_main.asp
I've read the article.I've read other threads which have more of his words on them.The man is just another worthless,inept jerk,whose tenure in the CIA was a complete waste of MY tax dollars.Now,he's out there trying to sell his book.
I think that you are far too open minded! And you DO know what is said about that state of being...don't you? ;^)
I don't have a problem with any of his following statements:
19:27
What I'm concerned with is much less what muslims think... I only care in the sense that if we understand what they think we're better able to focus and draft a policy that would defeat them.
29:48
We've gone through now 2 nationals commissions, the Shelby Goss commission and now the 9-11 commission and we've heard very powerful senior leaders, whether it was the DCI, two Secretaries of State, Mr. Clark from the NSC, go before these committees and say "Well, we had a chance to get Osama Bin Laden, but the evidence wasn't good enough. Or, we might have killed an arab prince. Or, we might have hit a mosque with shrapnel and made muslims mad at us." And it's been astounding to me, and I've participated in both investigations, that none of the congressmen or senators, none of the members of the McCain commission, ever said: "Mr. Director, why didn't you err on the side of protecting the American people? Why were you always more concerned with the opinion of the europeans, the possible loss of an arab prince, of which the world is flush, or of offending muslims by hitting a mosque with a piece of shrapnel?" The dearth of people willing to take a chance to defend America, and American citizens, is a stunning situation to find ourselves in.
32:30
We're facing an enemy that's talented, experienced, extremely well organized, and doesn't wear uniforms. And as long as we're forced to pursue this war through only the military means, if we're going to defend America, we're going to have to kill a lot more people than we've done so far.
42:06
I don't see how you can combat a problem, win a war, unless you realize really what the enemy is up to and what he's about, and what motivates him. As long as we cling to these ideas that they're criminals and we can settle the issue with primarily the use of law enforcement in the court, and a very moderate application of military power, I see no reason for hope. I use an epigram there from Lincoln after the battle of Antietam where he said: "These people just don't realize we're in a bloody war and it's going to have to be fought out to the end", and that's about where we are.
I doubt many right thinking individuals would. Where the problem appears to lie is in his criticism that, even though we had been under attack by Bin Laden and Al Qaeda for over 7 years, no contingency existed to extirpate him from the face of the earth immediately after 9-11, indicating a lack of concern on the part of the Government as to this particular threat.
And for this vile outrage, the Fatwas have been issued: He must necessarily be placed in his hole in the ground, covered up to his chest, and pay for his sin under a hail of rock and stone.
I'd feel pretty bad about that, but given his comments as to who Osama actually fears, I guess I can live with it.